Stewb62
@stewb62.bsky.social
Hi everyone. I'm a semi-retired public health specialist based in Somerset UK. Professional interests smoking, vaping, planning and transport, commercial determinants. Recently become a volunteer for the home library service. Everyday cyclist.
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Delighted to have authored this report, launched today, busting one of the biggest myths in British politics.
The public doesn't see action on public health as 'the nanny state'. In fact, they want bolder action - incl among key swing voters.
This has major implications for policy & politics. 🧵
The public doesn't see action on public health as 'the nanny state'. In fact, they want bolder action - incl among key swing voters.
This has major implications for policy & politics. 🧵
❤️🩹 | NEW REPORT: Voters want bold action on health – and don’t see it as 'nanny statism'. Our new research with Public First shows that smarter public health policy isn’t just good for the nation – it could be a vote-winner too.
www.ippr.org/articles/the...
www.ippr.org/articles/the...
April 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Delighted to have authored this report, launched today, busting one of the biggest myths in British politics.
The public doesn't see action on public health as 'the nanny state'. In fact, they want bolder action - incl among key swing voters.
This has major implications for policy & politics. 🧵
The public doesn't see action on public health as 'the nanny state'. In fact, they want bolder action - incl among key swing voters.
This has major implications for policy & politics. 🧵
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Being hit by an #SUV increases the likelihood of death or serious injury
Findings from analysis of data on 600,000+ collisions include children 82% more likely to be killed if struck by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Findings from analysis of data on 600,000+ collisions include children 82% more likely to be killed if struck by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
April 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Being hit by an #SUV increases the likelihood of death or serious injury
Findings from analysis of data on 600,000+ collisions include children 82% more likely to be killed if struck by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Findings from analysis of data on 600,000+ collisions include children 82% more likely to be killed if struck by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
This #Ent is clearly having a rest on a hot day here in #Somerset #LOTR @nationaltrust.org.uk #FyneCourt
April 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This #Ent is clearly having a rest on a hot day here in #Somerset #LOTR @nationaltrust.org.uk #FyneCourt
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It's a straightforward relationship: high #inequality leads to the triumph of the far right. It will keep winning until governments deliberately seek to make societies more equal. I'm looking at you, Keir Starmer.
This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature | George Monbiot
Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It's a straightforward relationship: high #inequality leads to the triumph of the far right. It will keep winning until governments deliberately seek to make societies more equal. I'm looking at you, Keir Starmer.
This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025.... Spoiler alert: Kennedy is wrong!
RFK Jr says they are poisoning us, influencers call them unnatural – but what is the truth about seed oils?
The common cooking ingredient has sparked fierce debate since the US health secretary urged people to avoid it
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
www.theguardian.com/science/2025.... Spoiler alert: Kennedy is wrong!
In 2010 UK fuel duty was 57.19p per litre. Today it stands at 52.95p. Had the rate increased by inflation it would be 87p/l today. With pump prices also falling at the moment, surely it makes sense for the Chancellor to reintroduce indexing of fuel duty today.
March 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
In 2010 UK fuel duty was 57.19p per litre. Today it stands at 52.95p. Had the rate increased by inflation it would be 87p/l today. With pump prices also falling at the moment, surely it makes sense for the Chancellor to reintroduce indexing of fuel duty today.
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I have lots of people like Betty in my ward and I try and take their views into account when I get to make decisions
Betty, aged seven, wants more walking, wheeling and cycling
YouTube video by Active Travel England
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March 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I have lots of people like Betty in my ward and I try and take their views into account when I get to make decisions
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
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I genuinely feel sick after watching that presser & not in a ‘Trump was rude, pass the smelling salts’ way or even shock that you’d publicly bully a wartime leader like that. It’s the utter narcissism. Trump could literally start WW3 because he feels his ego hasn’t been sufficiently stroked.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I genuinely feel sick after watching that presser & not in a ‘Trump was rude, pass the smelling salts’ way or even shock that you’d publicly bully a wartime leader like that. It’s the utter narcissism. Trump could literally start WW3 because he feels his ego hasn’t been sufficiently stroked.
How low will they go? A barbaric crime — wildjustice.org.uk/bandgspetiti...
How low will they go? A barbaric crime - Wild Justice
The grouse shooting industry doesn’t like to talk about raptor (bird of prey) killing because it’s wildlife crime. It’s not […]
wildjustice.org.uk
February 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
How low will they go? A barbaric crime — wildjustice.org.uk/bandgspetiti...
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Most of Britain won't be taking any lessons in British values from Trump/Vance
It is a British value to oppose dictators in Europe, not to reward them.
It is a British value to accept it if you lose. To turn up & congratulate the winner, not to sulk + incite violence to try to overturn democracy
It is a British value to oppose dictators in Europe, not to reward them.
It is a British value to accept it if you lose. To turn up & congratulate the winner, not to sulk + incite violence to try to overturn democracy
February 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Most of Britain won't be taking any lessons in British values from Trump/Vance
It is a British value to oppose dictators in Europe, not to reward them.
It is a British value to accept it if you lose. To turn up & congratulate the winner, not to sulk + incite violence to try to overturn democracy
It is a British value to oppose dictators in Europe, not to reward them.
It is a British value to accept it if you lose. To turn up & congratulate the winner, not to sulk + incite violence to try to overturn democracy
How low will they go? Shooting a sleeping beauty — wildjustice.org.uk/general/how-...
How low will they go? Shooting a sleeping beauty - Wild Justice
The grouse shooting industry doesn’t like to talk about raptor (bird of prey) killing because it’s wildlife crime. It’s not […]
wildjustice.org.uk
February 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
How low will they go? Shooting a sleeping beauty — wildjustice.org.uk/general/how-...
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Because the places where we live, work and play are so important for our health, we are working to support public health teams forge closer relationships with planning departments so that places can be developed with health & wellbeing in mind.
Visit ➡️ bit.ly/3WmqMoq
Visit ➡️ bit.ly/3WmqMoq
Tens of millions of people feel their health is being made worse by the places they spend time. 🏘️
But what if this wasn't the case? What if our environments improved our health instead?
Today, we're calling for a change in how we think about health ➡️ ow.ly/XjSv50UBFaR
But what if this wasn't the case? What if our environments improved our health instead?
Today, we're calling for a change in how we think about health ➡️ ow.ly/XjSv50UBFaR
January 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Because the places where we live, work and play are so important for our health, we are working to support public health teams forge closer relationships with planning departments so that places can be developed with health & wellbeing in mind.
Visit ➡️ bit.ly/3WmqMoq
Visit ➡️ bit.ly/3WmqMoq
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The insanity of being a fire ecologist in the epicenter of a major fire event, bags packed and ready to evacuate, watching active fire from my window, while taking media requests and explaining to the public, for the 100,000th time how climate change is largely responsible for this
January 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The insanity of being a fire ecologist in the epicenter of a major fire event, bags packed and ready to evacuate, watching active fire from my window, while taking media requests and explaining to the public, for the 100,000th time how climate change is largely responsible for this
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Over at the other place, Elon Musk is frantically re-tweeting far right conspiracy theorists about child sexual abuse in the UK. The deeper he gets, the trickier it becomes for Nigel Farage. It's not just a few pro-Tommy Robinson tweets – Musks seems to be getting embedded in that racist ecosystem.
January 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Over at the other place, Elon Musk is frantically re-tweeting far right conspiracy theorists about child sexual abuse in the UK. The deeper he gets, the trickier it becomes for Nigel Farage. It's not just a few pro-Tommy Robinson tweets – Musks seems to be getting embedded in that racist ecosystem.
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Some people still believe the Dutch only cycle because their country is flat and the weather is mild. Well, here’s the real reason: exceptional cycling infrastructure—on a cold, grey winter’s day.
January 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Some people still believe the Dutch only cycle because their country is flat and the weather is mild. Well, here’s the real reason: exceptional cycling infrastructure—on a cold, grey winter’s day.
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Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
December 18, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
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“It's amazing how pollution has dropped in #Paris in 15 years. @annehidalgo.bsky.social has filled the city with bike-lanes & not only has she reduced pollution by 40% but she’s also been re-elected.”
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Es alucinante cómo ha bajado la contaminación en París en 15 años. Anne Hidalgo lo ha llenado todo de carriles bici y no sólo ha reducido la contaminación en un 40%, sino que ha sido reelegida.
December 18, 2024 at 7:49 PM
“It's amazing how pollution has dropped in #Paris in 15 years. @annehidalgo.bsky.social has filled the city with bike-lanes & not only has she reduced pollution by 40% but she’s also been re-elected.”
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
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US teen nicotine use:
-deadly cigarette use has dropped 90% to near zero
-safer nicotine vape use is now at a 10-year low
(less than half the number who smoked in 2011)
-nicotine use from any source is now at a 50-year low
(down 49% over the past decade)
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
Crisis?
-deadly cigarette use has dropped 90% to near zero
-safer nicotine vape use is now at a 10-year low
(less than half the number who smoked in 2011)
-nicotine use from any source is now at a 50-year low
(down 49% over the past decade)
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
Crisis?
Youth Tobacco Product Use Continues to Decline
FDA’s ongoing efforts serve to make tobacco-related disease and death part of our nation’s past, ensuring a healthier future for our youth.
www.fda.gov
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM
US teen nicotine use:
-deadly cigarette use has dropped 90% to near zero
-safer nicotine vape use is now at a 10-year low
(less than half the number who smoked in 2011)
-nicotine use from any source is now at a 50-year low
(down 49% over the past decade)
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
Crisis?
-deadly cigarette use has dropped 90% to near zero
-safer nicotine vape use is now at a 10-year low
(less than half the number who smoked in 2011)
-nicotine use from any source is now at a 50-year low
(down 49% over the past decade)
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
Crisis?
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Why are US lawmakers more alarmed about teen nicotine use NOW than they were 10 years ago in 2014?
Teen nicotine use:
2014: 17.3% (9.2% smoked cigarettes; 13.3% vaped ecigs)
2024: 8.3% (1.7% smoke cigarettes; 7.8% vape ecigs)
NOTE: FDA says "e-cigarettes are markedly less risky than cigarettes."
Teen nicotine use:
2014: 17.3% (9.2% smoked cigarettes; 13.3% vaped ecigs)
2024: 8.3% (1.7% smoke cigarettes; 7.8% vape ecigs)
NOTE: FDA says "e-cigarettes are markedly less risky than cigarettes."
December 7, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Why are US lawmakers more alarmed about teen nicotine use NOW than they were 10 years ago in 2014?
Teen nicotine use:
2014: 17.3% (9.2% smoked cigarettes; 13.3% vaped ecigs)
2024: 8.3% (1.7% smoke cigarettes; 7.8% vape ecigs)
NOTE: FDA says "e-cigarettes are markedly less risky than cigarettes."
Teen nicotine use:
2014: 17.3% (9.2% smoked cigarettes; 13.3% vaped ecigs)
2024: 8.3% (1.7% smoke cigarettes; 7.8% vape ecigs)
NOTE: FDA says "e-cigarettes are markedly less risky than cigarettes."
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New Guardian column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What is the real toll of natural and climate disasters? Science has staggering new answers | Devi Sridhar
New research challenges us to look beyond the initial event to the devastating long-term impacts. Governments must take note, says public health expert Devi Sridhar
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:57 AM
New Guardian column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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1/ Yesterday I spoke at UCL about the transformational benefits of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.
This is what LTNs do:
* Halve road injuries.
* Eliminate rat-running.
* Reduce pollution, even at boundaries.
* Reduce street crime.
And here's the evidence...👇
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pla...
This is what LTNs do:
* Halve road injuries.
* Eliminate rat-running.
* Reduce pollution, even at boundaries.
* Reduce street crime.
And here's the evidence...👇
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pla...
Politics and Policies for London’s Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
This seminar will explore the pioneering policies and contentious politics surrounding the design and implementation of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) across London. We will hear from experts on th...
www.ucl.ac.uk
December 6, 2024 at 9:58 AM
1/ Yesterday I spoke at UCL about the transformational benefits of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.
This is what LTNs do:
* Halve road injuries.
* Eliminate rat-running.
* Reduce pollution, even at boundaries.
* Reduce street crime.
And here's the evidence...👇
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pla...
This is what LTNs do:
* Halve road injuries.
* Eliminate rat-running.
* Reduce pollution, even at boundaries.
* Reduce street crime.
And here's the evidence...👇
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pla...