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“The reality is that the biggest danger to pedestrians is overwhelmingly drivers of motor vehicles. On average, more pedestrians are killed each year by cows than by cyclists”

Every day we’re seeing the consequences of advertisers failing to fix this: Rising racist attacks, the toxic resurgence of misogyny among young men, an uptick in transphobic hate crime, charity volunteers being harassed simply for doing their jobs. /3 www.insidetrack.org.uk/releases/adh...

Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved public transit, not only did it TRANSFORM the city’s public life and economic success, but the car traffic got better. The car traffic got BETTER.

“The case for Rejoin must be a case for Europe as our home: a continent…prepared to take on and defeat Russian imperialism, an economic union which can shelter countries from the storm of a global trade war” A team we want to belong to. Because it strengthens us all. www.arguably.uk/p/europe-is-...

Please read my latest article about the dangers of free zones in Wales, and why the public knows next to nothing about them. I am a volunteer; please subscribe and, where possible, donate to my Ko-Fi. Thank you💚 ko-fi.com/europeanpowell

Since his ennoblement in Boris Johnson’s 2023 resignation list, Tees Valley regional mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen has claimed more than £25,000 in tax-free daily “attendance” allowances from the House of Lords for 73 days when he hasn’t voted, spoken or performed any recorded parliamentary activity.

Every argument you need to hear about why the UK must pursue EU membership, in 90 seconds. @pimlicat.bsky.social on Politics Live 👏

This went on for the rest of the full hour, at which point the BBC apologised for having to go to the weather and urged viewers to follow continuing live coverage on iPlayer. Forty-one minutes of unfiltered, unchallenged propaganda by a far right party with 8 MPs, now third in the polls. Discuss.

A bad week for Trump and co?

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Journalists are questioning the BBC's decision to broadcast 40 minutes of 'propaganda' from Reform UK without interruption or challenge ⬇️ www.thenational.scot/news/2...

BBC happily interviews lots of Zionists saying they are offended and fearful about Green Party rehashing a 1975 UN motion saying Zionism is racism But not Palestinians living in apartheid Israel about discrimination they face in jobs, housing, education every day of their lives meme via Dave Toller

Saw it. Cinema packed with people of all ages. Lots of laughs: these guys really know what they're doing. Definitely not one of those disappointing TV spin-offs. Ideal half-term fare, I'd say.

If Nigel Farage was being honest the US-style privatised health service he plans to replace a dismantled NHS would look something like ... memes via Barry James

“Cyclists are often perceived as recklessly flaunting road laws. A new study challenges this perception. The study found only 5% of cyclists broke road rules while riding on bike infrastructure versus 66% of motorists who broke rules while driving.” Safe bike infrastructure fuels rule-following.

👏👏 www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...

Brilliant data analysis from @adahomolova.bsky.social on how we could improve cities by turning car parks into park parks homolova.sk/posts/what-i...

If you’re thinking of buying an Audi, don’t forget that an Audi executive appeared at a Trump rally this weekend to try to boost an American dictatorship. Make your car-buying decision accordingly.

Reform UK's Suella Braverman claims massive taxpayer-funded water bill at home equal to 18 baths a day Claim to have used 1,504 litres of water daily at her £1.2million four-bedroom pad in a five-month period. Reform have promised benefit cuts for the disabled, old, sick, poor, unfortunate.

Prime Gaza real estate being readied for Trump's amusement park, built on the rotting corpses of thousands of children buried by Palantir software guided Israeli 2000lb bomb rubble meme via Atef Ben Brahim

Definitely this 👇👇👇

Three years ago, my dad said that all fish are the same shape. Out of spite, I decided to draw all 478 families of bony fish listed in Nelson 2016. There's still some stuff I need to edit and some fish I want to redraw but, after 985 days, I finished my big dumb fish project last night.

MUSK IS A WAR CRIMINAL #TheHague

Sign now to ramp up the pressure: weownit.org.uk/StopTheBailout

Thatcher too.

A study of 10,000 crashes has found that, for every 10cm of vehicle height, the odds of a pedestrian death rise by 11%. "Big cars have the momentum," say the researchers, "and without any change in policy, the momentum is not going to go away." “Right now, there is no disincentive to buy big.”

Feeling a bit rough this morning after being up all night comforting Richard Tice, who was crying hysterically.

Currently wondering what message the UK govt thought it was sending by dressing up the Minister for Net Zero in a literal Shell logo.

🔴 REVEALED: Palantir led closed-door review of how MoD buys software The review was presented to defence minister Luke Pollard by Palantir UK boss Louis Mosley in Feb and has mostly been implemented None of this was made public New investigation🧵 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-p...

NHS England has said that you cannot opt out of Palantir having your medical data and they refuse to review their policy. So if you live in England, Palantir, Donald Trump, Netanyahu and co have access to all your medical data. Nobody voted for this.

Jackdaw decision could haunt the UK at future climate summits We rightly question people who preach climate responsibility but refuse to practise it. Why should governments be judged differently? theconversation.com/jackdaw-deci...

A private security firm, hired by Reform UK and paid for with public money, has been caught abusing teenage girls by handcuffing them illegally. It's just the latest in a long list of cases where it's obvious that Reform UK, and those supporting them, do not wish to protect women and girls...

The Amazon is shifting from carbon sink to carbon source. 15 yrs of CO2 data show that fires are the dominant carbon source and now outpace forest uptake. Deforestation is driving the damage, amplified by drought and El Niño. Protecting forests is climate action. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

It’s ok for DWP to raid the poorest but not HMRC to raid the richest. Say no more.

In the Budget HMRC will be granted powers to seize money directly from the bank accounts of people who fail to pay their taxes. Does this include people like Nadhim Zahawi, Lord Bamford and all the other massive tax avoiders. Or is it just for the little people as usual?

The devastating consequences of climate breakdown are already here and the UN this week has warned that global warming will breach 1.5°C. Labour's response: pushing ahead with more fossil fuels by approving Jackdaw.

This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding bikes, yet 66% of people did so while driving. And perhaps even more importantly, if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.com

OCTOBER 31, US EMBASSY Over 400 people will gather outside the US Embassy and hold signs reading "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action", days before the Supreme Court hearing on the Palestine Action ban. Burnham must drop this "Trumpian ban".

If I wanted to approve a new gas field drilling project I just wouldn’t do it on the same day as the UN is scheduled to publish its annual ‘emissions gap’ report explaining how badly we’re off track to meet global climate goals. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Campaigners say “the reduction in rat-running traffic means it is safer for people to walk, wheel or cycle to the shops or the bus stop. That’s visible in the data, and in the people you meet in the streets.” road.cc/news/ltn-oxf...

Five hen harrier chicks found dead on a grouse moor had injuries consistent with stabbing . . . YES , stabbing . Email your ‘victim impact statement’ to gamebirds@defra.gov.uk (subject: Call for Evidence) by 1 Nov . It can't go on . raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/10/16/p...

Palantir has just OVERRIDDEN the Mayor of London after he tried to BLOCK their contract with the Met Police Khan dared to oppose the foreign totalitarian Zionist spytech company backed by Peter Thiel embedding itself into our police yet Palantir somehow managed to get the high court to overrule him