“Why not?...Nothing’ll happen to them.”

They should carve that in stone and stick it over the door on every Garda station and every court house in the country.

#CultureOfImpunity

https://dublininquirer.com/2023/07/12/a-stream-of-private-vehicles-continues-to-flow-through-college-green-despite-councils-restrictions/

Still can’t get over the fact that an editor of the Financial Times said that we need to do away with #capitalism in order to deal with the #climate. If that’s not a sign of mainstream economics/finance finally waking up to the reality of the situation we’re in, I don’t now what is.

edit to add link (thanks Boud): https://archive.ph/2023.06.29-113742/https://www.ft.com/content/86d71297-3f34-48f3-8f3f-28b7e8be03c6

#TfL Press Release: Important walking, cycling and public transport improvements at #Bishopsgate to be made permanent

"Data shows that bus journey times have significantly improved since the scheme was introduced..."
https://tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/important-walking-cycling-and-public-transport-improvements-at-bishopsgate-to-be-made-permanent

My little patch of "mostly leave it and see what happens" garden is developing, with a lot more colour since the end of May and the buddleia just starting to flower There's always something flying about around here and it's quickly become my favourite spot to just sit and look.

#Garden #WildGarden

Great news from the European Parliament! MEPs vote to pass the Nature Restoration Law. All Irish MEPs voted for it in the end despite the misinformation some politicians were spreading here.

#Biodiversity #NatureRestoration #EuropeanParliament

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/07/12/nature-restoration-law-survives-knife-edge-vote-in-the-european-parliament-amid-right-wing