Tom Lawy
@tlawy.bsky.social
Deep end GP, Interesed in this, that and everything. For democracy. Against fascism.
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Waiting for that tipping point when most sensible people realise that transporting a single 80kg person in 2.5 tonnes of SUV was not the height of technical advancement but peak stupidity for the human race.
Tax SUVs out of existence
Tax SUVs out of existence
Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn
Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Waiting for that tipping point when most sensible people realise that transporting a single 80kg person in 2.5 tonnes of SUV was not the height of technical advancement but peak stupidity for the human race.
Tax SUVs out of existence
Tax SUVs out of existence
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Living Streets Walking Summit: a GP perspective
I first started noticing how little attention we pay to walking a few years ago. That was one of the reasons I attended the Living Streets Walking Summit in 2023. I came away feeling refreshed and rec
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August 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I love our ebike!
Interesting study from Germany on e-bikes and the modes they replace:
"43.1% of electric bicycle trips and 63.2% of electric bicycle mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions"
"43.1% of electric bicycle trips and 63.2% of electric bicycle mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions"
Further, steeper, greener: Implications from an electric bicycle mode choice model
Electric bicycles are transforming the active mobility landscape, potentially increasing active mode uptake and delivering environmental and health benefits. This study examines electric bicycle mo...
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July 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I love our ebike!
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A Super Ager, Fauja Singh, ran his 1st marathon at age 89, and 8 more after that through age 101.
How does he die at age 114 years?
Hit by a car.
apnews.com/article/olde...
How does he die at age 114 years?
Hit by a car.
apnews.com/article/olde...
July 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A Super Ager, Fauja Singh, ran his 1st marathon at age 89, and 8 more after that through age 101.
How does he die at age 114 years?
Hit by a car.
apnews.com/article/olde...
How does he die at age 114 years?
Hit by a car.
apnews.com/article/olde...
Driver crashed car resulting in this on the 'quiet residential road' aka rat run my children's school in is on, Broomhill. We need a #schoolstreet ! @teammodeshift.bsky.social @sheffcitycouncil.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Driver crashed car resulting in this on the 'quiet residential road' aka rat run my children's school in is on, Broomhill. We need a #schoolstreet ! @teammodeshift.bsky.social @sheffcitycouncil.bsky.social
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That’s one hell of an article title. And one hell of an image in the article.
“Call to drop Range Rover sponsorship of Wimbledon as SUVs 82% more likely to kill children.”
Good idea.
www.londondaily.news/call-to-drop...
“Call to drop Range Rover sponsorship of Wimbledon as SUVs 82% more likely to kill children.”
Good idea.
www.londondaily.news/call-to-drop...
July 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
That’s one hell of an article title. And one hell of an image in the article.
“Call to drop Range Rover sponsorship of Wimbledon as SUVs 82% more likely to kill children.”
Good idea.
www.londondaily.news/call-to-drop...
“Call to drop Range Rover sponsorship of Wimbledon as SUVs 82% more likely to kill children.”
Good idea.
www.londondaily.news/call-to-drop...
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New research provides conclusive proof that 20mph in London is saving lives.
14 yrs of analysis at 150+ sites - reviewed by experts - shows:
❤️40% fewer deaths (vs 7% drop on roads where no changes were made)
❤️75% fewer children killed & 50% fewer kids hurt
And slower speeds deliver so much more:
14 yrs of analysis at 150+ sites - reviewed by experts - shows:
❤️40% fewer deaths (vs 7% drop on roads where no changes were made)
❤️75% fewer children killed & 50% fewer kids hurt
And slower speeds deliver so much more:
June 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
New research provides conclusive proof that 20mph in London is saving lives.
14 yrs of analysis at 150+ sites - reviewed by experts - shows:
❤️40% fewer deaths (vs 7% drop on roads where no changes were made)
❤️75% fewer children killed & 50% fewer kids hurt
And slower speeds deliver so much more:
14 yrs of analysis at 150+ sites - reviewed by experts - shows:
❤️40% fewer deaths (vs 7% drop on roads where no changes were made)
❤️75% fewer children killed & 50% fewer kids hurt
And slower speeds deliver so much more:
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open.spotify.com/episode/33NA...
More on motonormativity:
- Shift the narrative away from "parking policy" and mobility onto autonomy of children
- Talk about the whole decision problem Inc all the hidden costs and benefits
More on motonormativity:
- Shift the narrative away from "parking policy" and mobility onto autonomy of children
- Talk about the whole decision problem Inc all the hidden costs and benefits
More Motornormativity with Marco te Brömmelstroet, aka "The Fietsprofessor"
The War on Cars · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
open.spotify.com/episode/33NA...
More on motonormativity:
- Shift the narrative away from "parking policy" and mobility onto autonomy of children
- Talk about the whole decision problem Inc all the hidden costs and benefits
More on motonormativity:
- Shift the narrative away from "parking policy" and mobility onto autonomy of children
- Talk about the whole decision problem Inc all the hidden costs and benefits
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Too many people at the top of the BBC think that they should be competing with the private sector not providing an important thing that the market can't. Should focus on providing detailed coverage of 'what's in it?' that someone with the reading age of a seven year old can parse.
I’m old fashioned enough to think the BBC should be leading on what the deal is and what it means. Rather than the political claims from both sides.
May 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Too many people at the top of the BBC think that they should be competing with the private sector not providing an important thing that the market can't. Should focus on providing detailed coverage of 'what's in it?' that someone with the reading age of a seven year old can parse.
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Today I got the train up to Sheffield to marshal Kidical Mass Sheffield! What a turnout! Hundreds of families enjoying cycling. Hoping to get high numbers at our Kidical Mass Nottingham ride on 1st June! It leaves at 11am from Victoria Embankment Children's Cycle Park. #kidicalmass
May 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Today I got the train up to Sheffield to marshal Kidical Mass Sheffield! What a turnout! Hundreds of families enjoying cycling. Hoping to get high numbers at our Kidical Mass Nottingham ride on 1st June! It leaves at 11am from Victoria Embankment Children's Cycle Park. #kidicalmass
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Across England our ancient woodlands lie smothered beneath regimented rows of timber plantations.
If we delay, they will be lost forever.
@wildcard.land are calling on Forestry England to revive our Ghost Woods!
youtu.be/ruXMLzEcPoI
If we delay, they will be lost forever.
@wildcard.land are calling on Forestry England to revive our Ghost Woods!
youtu.be/ruXMLzEcPoI
Rewild The Ghost Woods
YouTube video by Wild Card
youtu.be
May 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Across England our ancient woodlands lie smothered beneath regimented rows of timber plantations.
If we delay, they will be lost forever.
@wildcard.land are calling on Forestry England to revive our Ghost Woods!
youtu.be/ruXMLzEcPoI
If we delay, they will be lost forever.
@wildcard.land are calling on Forestry England to revive our Ghost Woods!
youtu.be/ruXMLzEcPoI
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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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OPINION: Anyone who has lived through a democracy’s collapse knows the score: Authoritarians' early popularity can delay resistance, making it feel risky or even anti-democratic.
But that’s precisely when the real damage gets done.
But that’s precisely when the real damage gets done.
Democratic backsliding in Europe holds lessons for America
Authoritarians’ early popularity can delay resistance — but that’s when the real damage gets done.
www.politico.eu
April 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
OPINION: Anyone who has lived through a democracy’s collapse knows the score: Authoritarians' early popularity can delay resistance, making it feel risky or even anti-democratic.
But that’s precisely when the real damage gets done.
But that’s precisely when the real damage gets done.
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Pavement parking is illegal in London, but in the rest of England the Highway Code only advises against the practice.
Yesterday I called for action during a debate I held in Westminster on encouraging more children to walk and cycle to school!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yesterday I called for action during a debate I held in Westminster on encouraging more children to walk and cycle to school!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pavement parking: Call for ban to improve school run safety
MP Olly Glover says tackling pavement parking would encourage families to walk or cycle to school.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Pavement parking is illegal in London, but in the rest of England the Highway Code only advises against the practice.
Yesterday I called for action during a debate I held in Westminster on encouraging more children to walk and cycle to school!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yesterday I called for action during a debate I held in Westminster on encouraging more children to walk and cycle to school!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Moving from London to Sheffield I was totally shocked at the way people park all over the pavements.
70% of wheelchair users said pavement parking was a regular problem, forcing them into the road.
London can ban pavement parking; why can't the rest of the country?
There seems to be widespread support for it; for example, 78% of Daily Express readers back a ban.
Let's do it.
London can ban pavement parking; why can't the rest of the country?
There seems to be widespread support for it; for example, 78% of Daily Express readers back a ban.
Let's do it.
April 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Moving from London to Sheffield I was totally shocked at the way people park all over the pavements.
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📢 The @nihrspcr.bsky.social is offering up to eleven General Practice Commercial Research Fellowships, with positions available at various universities across the UK. Find out more: bit.ly/4i3Z88G
#GP #Fellowship #SPCR
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April 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
📢 The @nihrspcr.bsky.social is offering up to eleven General Practice Commercial Research Fellowships, with positions available at various universities across the UK. Find out more: bit.ly/4i3Z88G
#GP #Fellowship #SPCR
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#GP #Fellowship #SPCR
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Researchers at @accessnetwork.bsky.social have just published a substantial new report on public views on Net Zero accessnetwork.uk/making-a-net...
Making a Net Zero Society: Follow the Social Science
Advancing Capacity for Climate and Environment Social Science
accessnetwork.uk
April 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Researchers at @accessnetwork.bsky.social have just published a substantial new report on public views on Net Zero accessnetwork.uk/making-a-net...
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In January I spent 24 hours with Ukrainian combat medics of the Third Assault Brigade in a frontline field hospital.
Their work is extraordinarily courageous - they are constantly targeted by Russian forces, in violation of the Geneva Conventions.
Please watch.
Please keep supporting Ukraine 🇺🇦
Their work is extraordinarily courageous - they are constantly targeted by Russian forces, in violation of the Geneva Conventions.
Please watch.
Please keep supporting Ukraine 🇺🇦
March 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
In January I spent 24 hours with Ukrainian combat medics of the Third Assault Brigade in a frontline field hospital.
Their work is extraordinarily courageous - they are constantly targeted by Russian forces, in violation of the Geneva Conventions.
Please watch.
Please keep supporting Ukraine 🇺🇦
Their work is extraordinarily courageous - they are constantly targeted by Russian forces, in violation of the Geneva Conventions.
Please watch.
Please keep supporting Ukraine 🇺🇦
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Thankyou!
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February 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
ARE YOU A UK MEDICAL STUDENT OR DOCTOR?
Please take part in this short survey about medical education in the UK.
Thankyou!
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Please take part in this short survey about medical education in the UK.
Thankyou!
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Happy International Women's Day!
Today I think about the women overlooked, talked over, silenced, and even punished for speaking up about inequality.
Don't lose your voice. It matters.
Today I think about the women overlooked, talked over, silenced, and even punished for speaking up about inequality.
Don't lose your voice. It matters.
March 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Happy International Women's Day!
Today I think about the women overlooked, talked over, silenced, and even punished for speaking up about inequality.
Don't lose your voice. It matters.
Today I think about the women overlooked, talked over, silenced, and even punished for speaking up about inequality.
Don't lose your voice. It matters.
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Starmer: "You are very, very welcome here in Downing Street. As you heard from the cheers on the street outside, you have full backing across the United Kingdom. We will stand with you and Ukraine for as long as it may take."
Proud to be British tonight.
#SlavaUkrainii 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Proud to be British tonight.
#SlavaUkrainii 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
March 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Starmer: "You are very, very welcome here in Downing Street. As you heard from the cheers on the street outside, you have full backing across the United Kingdom. We will stand with you and Ukraine for as long as it may take."
Proud to be British tonight.
#SlavaUkrainii 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Proud to be British tonight.
#SlavaUkrainii 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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I want to tell you a story. In 2015, I was in the small Lithuanian city of Panevežys, standing with the locals, watching a military parade. But this was no ordinary parade, because marching alongside the Lithuanian troops were our American allies.🧵1/17
February 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I want to tell you a story. In 2015, I was in the small Lithuanian city of Panevežys, standing with the locals, watching a military parade. But this was no ordinary parade, because marching alongside the Lithuanian troops were our American allies.🧵1/17
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bjgp.org/content/75/7... Excited to have an article published in #BJGP - a how to guide on reducing the carbon footprint of your #GP practice💊💉🏥🌎🌳 #FamilyMedicine
Climate change and primary care: how to reduce the carbon footprint of your practice
Health care is responsible for approximately 5% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, with primary care responsible for over 20% of these emissions.1 The World Health Organization has recognised clima...
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February 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
bjgp.org/content/75/7... Excited to have an article published in #BJGP - a how to guide on reducing the carbon footprint of your #GP practice💊💉🏥🌎🌳 #FamilyMedicine
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Good a coalition is forming-but speed not inclusion is key now.
Small groups must move now to
✅1.Seize Russian assets
✅2.Send 🇺🇦 LR strike, AD &
✅3.Troops in non-combat roles
✅4.Rapid invest in def-ind
✅5.Mutual def pacts incl w.🇺🇦 after UA agreed peace
#Justdoit
www.politico.eu/article/west...
Small groups must move now to
✅1.Seize Russian assets
✅2.Send 🇺🇦 LR strike, AD &
✅3.Troops in non-combat roles
✅4.Rapid invest in def-ind
✅5.Mutual def pacts incl w.🇺🇦 after UA agreed peace
#Justdoit
www.politico.eu/article/west...
West’s ‘crisis’ coalition grows as Trump rails against Zelenskyy
Forget about NATO and the EU. Western leaders are building a new diplomatic framework to deal with the White House’s alignment with Moscow.
www.politico.eu
February 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Good a coalition is forming-but speed not inclusion is key now.
Small groups must move now to
✅1.Seize Russian assets
✅2.Send 🇺🇦 LR strike, AD &
✅3.Troops in non-combat roles
✅4.Rapid invest in def-ind
✅5.Mutual def pacts incl w.🇺🇦 after UA agreed peace
#Justdoit
www.politico.eu/article/west...
Small groups must move now to
✅1.Seize Russian assets
✅2.Send 🇺🇦 LR strike, AD &
✅3.Troops in non-combat roles
✅4.Rapid invest in def-ind
✅5.Mutual def pacts incl w.🇺🇦 after UA agreed peace
#Justdoit
www.politico.eu/article/west...
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🧵/ I agonised over whether to write this Sunday Times piece.
Whipped-up emotion, hate & vitriol now dominate discussions of assisted dying on here - appallingly.
We have to be able to converse in good faith - & concerns should not be dismissed as "noise". (1/n)
www.thetimes.com/article/5188...
Whipped-up emotion, hate & vitriol now dominate discussions of assisted dying on here - appallingly.
We have to be able to converse in good faith - & concerns should not be dismissed as "noise". (1/n)
www.thetimes.com/article/5188...
Patients deserve better than this slapdash assisted dying bill
One palliative care doctor who gave evidence at the committee stage of the bill sets out her concerns
www.thetimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🧵/ I agonised over whether to write this Sunday Times piece.
Whipped-up emotion, hate & vitriol now dominate discussions of assisted dying on here - appallingly.
We have to be able to converse in good faith - & concerns should not be dismissed as "noise". (1/n)
www.thetimes.com/article/5188...
Whipped-up emotion, hate & vitriol now dominate discussions of assisted dying on here - appallingly.
We have to be able to converse in good faith - & concerns should not be dismissed as "noise". (1/n)
www.thetimes.com/article/5188...