Willywigan
@willywigan.bsky.social
Former QS, Primary Teacher with Urban Design interests, Cyclox Trustee and Parent.
10 years on from the Dieselgate scandal, justice still hasn’t been served in the UK. While other countries made carmakers pay, ours let them off the hook. Sign the petition now and demand accountability now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...
Make polluters pay for poisoning our children
10 years ago it was revealed that many diesel cars were being fitted with illegal technology that means they emit levels of toxic gases (NOx) exceeding testing and legal limits. These emissions poison...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
10 years on from the Dieselgate scandal, justice still hasn’t been served in the UK. While other countries made carmakers pay, ours let them off the hook. Sign the petition now and demand accountability now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...
A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers
Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
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Sorry to burden you with another jaw-dropping scandal. But what the government intends to do to chemicals regulation in the UK is chilling. Its consultation was slipped out so quietly that most of us missed it. When I read it, I saw why.
This week's column:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Want to import toxic chemicals into Britain with scant scrutiny? Labour says: go right ahead | George Monbiot
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Tory fantasy of a post-Brexit bonfire of regulations is coming true. Our bodies and ecosystems will pay the price, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Sorry to burden you with another jaw-dropping scandal. But what the government intends to do to chemicals regulation in the UK is chilling. Its consultation was slipped out so quietly that most of us missed it. When I read it, I saw why.
This week's column:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Parklets are popular! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Parking space-sized gardens impress Hampton Court flower show judges
Surrey council’s designs for mini-parks aim to demonstrate the benefits of less car-focused public spaces
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Parklets are popular! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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When Starmer’s Labour says not everyone will lose their disability benefits money…
US firm that tests eligibility for UK disability benefits pays £10m in dividends
British arm of Maximus, which provides DWP assessments, reports a 23% rise in pre-tax profit in annual figures
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
When Starmer’s Labour says not everyone will lose their disability benefits money…
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Bezos and Sánchez off to pick up climate award on yacht that all by itself has the annual carbon footprint as 1,250 Europeans or 72,000 Africans, all for work on the Bezos Climate Fund that aimed to be self-serving for Amazon but ended up not even doing that. louispisano.substack.com/p/the-bezos-...
The Bezos Cannes-tastrophe
Starring Jeff Bezos as himself, Lauren Sánchez as an environmentalist, and Cannes as the end-stage symptom of elite delusion.
louispisano.substack.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Bezos and Sánchez off to pick up climate award on yacht that all by itself has the annual carbon footprint as 1,250 Europeans or 72,000 Africans, all for work on the Bezos Climate Fund that aimed to be self-serving for Amazon but ended up not even doing that. louispisano.substack.com/p/the-bezos-...
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Swifts are amazing. A single swift can fly 2 million miles in its lifetime with a top speed of nearly 70 mph 😳 Yet they’re under pressure as never before. Please do as @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social asks - lobby your MP to overturn this Govt’s obdurate refusal to mandate swift bricks in new homes 👇
May 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Swifts are amazing. A single swift can fly 2 million miles in its lifetime with a top speed of nearly 70 mph 😳 Yet they’re under pressure as never before. Please do as @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social asks - lobby your MP to overturn this Govt’s obdurate refusal to mandate swift bricks in new homes 👇
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The top image:
The Guardian, July 2016
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The bottom image:
The Guardian, May 2025
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian, July 2016
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The bottom image:
The Guardian, May 2025
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
May 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The top image:
The Guardian, July 2016
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The bottom image:
The Guardian, May 2025
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian, July 2016
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The bottom image:
The Guardian, May 2025
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I ❤️ Traffic shirts are going fast in every city across the world.
Don't let Ford and his cronies divide us. Let's unite for real solutions to our massive congestion and road safety issues.
We all want to get home quickly, safely, and with a limited amount of yelling at other humans.
By @tomflood.bsky.social
We all want to get home quickly, safely, and with a limited amount of yelling at other humans.
By @tomflood.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I ❤️ Traffic shirts are going fast in every city across the world.
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It doesn’t take much to add joy to our public realm. #CityOfSmiles
May 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It doesn’t take much to add joy to our public realm. #CityOfSmiles
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In case you were wondering how long we’ve known that mobility in cities is fundamentally a space problem, this was from Wichita Falls, Texas in 1927.
The streetcar was electric.
And they would need more cars today because of fewer average people in each car.
HT Peter Norton
The streetcar was electric.
And they would need more cars today because of fewer average people in each car.
HT Peter Norton
May 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
In case you were wondering how long we’ve known that mobility in cities is fundamentally a space problem, this was from Wichita Falls, Texas in 1927.
The streetcar was electric.
And they would need more cars today because of fewer average people in each car.
HT Peter Norton
The streetcar was electric.
And they would need more cars today because of fewer average people in each car.
HT Peter Norton
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“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
May 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
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Call your senators. This bill is heading to them next and they can stop it if the people speak out. (202) 224-3121
May 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Call your senators. This bill is heading to them next and they can stop it if the people speak out. (202) 224-3121
