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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 2d

UNLAWFUL ARREST

This woman was arrested for holding a sign with “I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action” on it, a totally lawful statement to make, even under the Labour government’s absurd new laws proscribing the direct action group.

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 4d

If I'm reading the data correctly it suggests 5% of reform voters think yes they are racist (and proud presumably).

And 20% of that group seem to think the party and policies are not racist enough.

Is that fair @yougov.co.uk (not checked the sample size, maybe just a couple of cranks)

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 7d

Unsurprisingly, the overwhelming majority of Reform UK voters (87-90%) reject the idea that they or their party are racist, as do most Tory voters

Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters disagree, branding Reform UK, its policies, and its voters as "generally racist"

yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

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Olly Glover, MP 🔶 @ollyglover.bsky.social · 7d

I'm pleased to have been appointed @libdems.org.uk Transport Spokesperson.

Transport should be an enabler of a thriving economy, social mobility, and preventing climate change, and I will campaign for affordable and reliable public transport, walking and cycling, and roads that work for all.

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 8d

🚲 Big win for Abingdon! £1.5m secured to fix the missing NCN5 link + boost walking & cycling

Plans include a new two-way contraflow on East St Helen St, Dutch entrance kerbs, continuous footways + better crossings

Have your say by 28 Oct – letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/east-st-hele...

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks Nathan, really looking forward to this, and will make a big difference for the Europa bike bus too 🎉

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 8d

Would better active travel routes help you get more exercise? Better local sports facilities?
Let @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social know!
The consultstion closes tomorrow (I assume at midnight).

letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/getting-acti...

Getting active in Oxfordshire

Have your say We’d like to hear from you about how active you are, whether you’d like to be more active, and what might help you move more. Your feedback will help us better understand what people in ...

letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 11d

5 years ago, the Government consulted on how dangerous pavement parking could be tackled in England. The Government has yet to respond.

If pavement parking is a problem in your area – fill out the form and add to the map of danger hotspots across the UK.

‪@livingstreets.bsky.social‬

Map pavement parking hotspots

Five years ago, the Government consulted on how the dangerous practice of pavement parking could be tackled in England. The Government has yet to respond. Together we want to show how pavement parkin...

act.livingstreets.org.uk

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 11d

The government is bringing rail into public ownership after 30 years of failed privatisation

To make this succeed they must

🚄set up Great British Trains
🚄stop wasteful competition
🚄create a national railcard
🚄give passengers a real say
🚄INVEST like Switzerland does

weownit.org.uk/passengersno...

Read the report - Passengers not profit: a vision for the Railways Bill

The government's upcoming Railways Bill should include these reforms if it is serious about delivering for passengers.

weownit.org.uk

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 13d

Interesting, it's definitely got a massive choice at the moment, and always a fan of Big Dave's quiz, but the Sussex Best has been vinegar the last few times I've tried it. Keep having to go to backup lagers for safety.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15d

We need to change everything.

Step 1 - join.greenparty.org.uk

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 14d

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 19d

Not this weekend, but Oxford Wood Recycling have a course coming up in a few weeks about making a picture frame. The last one was very good, and they're a nice organisation to support.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/profession...

Professional frame making course

Make a professional frame by hand. Learn how to make a perfect frame ready to be used with your own personalised pic as a Christmas present

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Freddie van Mierlo MP 🔶 @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social · 23d

I recently spoke in Parliament about the impact of pavement parking—a concern I hear often from constituents with disabilities, sight loss or mobility aids.
It makes everyday journeys harder and more dangerous. Councils need proper powers to act.
Everyone deserves safe, accessible streets

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 23d

Hopefully @laylamoran.bsky.social will take a look at my email 🙂🚂🚂🚂

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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 29d

British NIMBYism is truly a sight to behold.

“We are rejecting this solar farm, because one time I saw an electric vehicle on fire, which reminded me that decades ago a coal mining disaster killed lots of children”.

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 29d

This decision is so ridiculous the Witney Gazette will find it hard to parody...

Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 29d

A solar farm that could have powered “all the households in Witney” has been refused permission by West Oxfordshire District Council. Councillors were concerned about the risk of fire, one drawing parallels to the 1966 Aberfan disaster: “Until someone can guarantee it is safe, I can’t support it.”

The proposed site of the Witney Solar Farm

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · Sep 8

Totally, now I just need to find a bit more space on my frame for another gizmo... 🤖🚲🤖

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Olly Glover, MP 🔶 @ollyglover.bsky.social · Sep 2

As part of the APPG on Fair Votes, I am pleased to see our cross party proposal for an independent review of the UK’s out-dated first-past-the-post electoral system published.

Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission - Politics.co.uk

A group of cross-party MPs have set out a “ready to go” blueprint for an independent review of the UK’s first past the post (FPTP) electoral system. The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for fair e...

www.politics.co.uk

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Freddie van Mierlo MP 🔶 @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social · Sep 2

I challenged the Foreign Secretary to sanction Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sadly he declined to answer

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · Sep 5

Given the massive costs of infra, I often wonder if there's an argument to create a cheap right of way with a cleared dirt/gravel path for rural routes just so there is something on a reasonable timescale. Is that silly? Perhaps costs are more in the mobilisation and admin, and surface is moot?

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · Sep 4

That's grim, @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social please join Layla Moran and sign the EDM 🙂 bsky.app/profile/oxfo...

Oxford Pedestrians Association @oxfordpedestrians.bsky.social · May 20

The last government ran a consultation on pavement parking in 2020. Nearly five years on, a new government still refuses to publish the responses!

Write to Anneliese Dodds and Layla Moran asking them to sign this parliamentary motion calling for action:

edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

Pavement parking - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

That this House notes that communities across the UK are negatively impacted by inconsiderate pavement parking and its knock-on effects on pavement use by wheelchair users, parents and carers with pra...

edm.parliament.uk

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · Sep 3

Just seen the OM headline in question 😡 the Clarion can't put them out of business soon enough.

I thought your post was well written FWIW. I'm sure it'll blow over soon and the trolls will move on.

Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · Sep 2

I have signed, anything to avoid another Westgate scenario is sensible (quarter of the Westgate in this case).

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · Sep 1

It's disappointing that the government's plan to get people moving is focused around "Go for a jog" rather than, as the evidence suggests, building environments that encourage everyday incidental exercise: the ability to walk to amenities
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/388...

Streeting’s bid to get Britain off the couch and save NHS £10bn

Health Secretary’s Get Britain Moving campaign could be undermined by difficulty to walk in some areas

liveapp.inews.co.uk

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · Sep 1

The flow of increasing precision through history reminded me of this book (in case anyone wants more of the same). Thanks, an interesting article 🙂

Exactly: How precision engineers created the modern world by Simon Winchester | Royal Society

Exactly: How precision engineers created the modern world by Simon Winchester

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