| Country/Nation | UK |
| Politics/Politik | Green/Grüne |
| Londoner Größstadtteillage | SW London |
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It's not about whether you personally want to or need to drive. It’s about understanding the simple truth that in cities, if everyone tries to move by car, no one moves much at all. So the more of us that are enticed to walk, bike and take transit, the better cities work for EVERYONE.
Icy roads last month left residents in Greenwich trapped in their homes. Undoubtedly this happened in our borough too. Yet still councils prioritise cars over people and do nothing to make pavements safer but grit roads instead
Skewed priorities
Not gritting pavements during freezing weather is leaving many residents “effectively locked in their homes”, a Greenwich councillor said last night. Snow and a week of sub-zero temperatures left many footways impassable across the borough, while many roads were treated with salt to keep them clear. Freezing conditions this month have also made paths slippery. […]
♻️Today Scottish Green minister @lornaslater announced more than £21 million to support the introduction of a new twin-stream service for the separate collection of recyclable materials in Glasgow.
This project will save over 6,000 tonnes of CO2 every year.
"Gridlock at retail park traps drivers for ‘three hours’"
“I’m never going drive in there again," said a man who, the article goes on to note, lived five minutes away. #cardependency
https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/gridlock-at-retail-park-traps-drivers-for-three-hours/?utm_source=Bristol24%2F7&utm_campaign=c974cea3fb-bristol247_newsletter_230123&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_67a9a4e1bd-c974cea3fb-38944138&mc_cid=c974cea3fb&mc_eid=1e28bd5695
#Equality in sport?
The golden boot awards are announced and guess who gets the photo? Yes, it isn’t Nicky Evrard but the male Simon Mignolet
Great article but unfortunately with a lot of focus on Canadian schemes when there are plenty in the U.K.
Do like the idea of Swopfiets in the Netherlands which is a long-term loan scheme
If we are to get more people on bikes - good for #health and for #AirPollution - then these schemes need to be readily accessible along with proper safe infrastructure
(Caveat - bikes should not be left blocking pavements)
The Church should represent England when it is the state church
The bishops’ stance on same sex marriage is not the English they claim to represent
A bonfire of EU legislation is what the Tories are aiming to do
Deregulation might cut #RedTape but the red tape is there for a reason, as #Grenfell writer & overall #housing expert Peter Apps argues powerfully
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/18/grenfell-tower-tories-eu-regulations
Brent Toderian
Colin Boyle
RBK Greens
Scottish Greens
Ian Walker
