There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton
Fietser Steve
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@FietserSteve@mastodon.green youtube.com/@cyclingsteve Tring-tring not ding-ding. Computer whisperer, utility cyclist, Hackney and Newham, London, UK. AI offers opinions not facts, it doesn't know fact from fiction. Post before you follow me.
Our neighbours in Waltham Forest just keep pushing further and further to make cycling better—here, a crowded shared footway that was over capacity is being replaced by a separated cycleway. More convenient for cycling, and much safer & less stressful for pedestrians going to Whipps Cross Hospital!
Fietser Steve@fietsersteve.bsky.social · 15h agoBlimey look what the neighbors are building! I haven't been to Whipps Cross for a while so had no idea. youtu.be/PZIATQQyFck?...
Blimey look what the neighbors are building! I haven't been to Whipps Cross for a while so had no idea. youtu.be/PZIATQQyFck?...
Whipps Cross Corridor: Linking Lea Bridge Road to Leytonstone
YouTube video by Waltham Forest Council
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“As Aydin jumps a scooter over ramps set up in the middle of the road, children around him are drawing with chalk, blowing bubbles and kicking a football in a spot where cars are usually driving through.” Good job Leeds. More children should have the chance to play in their neighbourhood like this.
Leeds: The city closing down streets so children can play
In Leeds, streets are being temporarily closed to traffic so kids have more space to safely play - an initiative proving beneficial to both children and adults.
bbc.co.uk
A Memorandum of Understanding with Active Travel England, adopted in 2024, wasn't published until we unearthed it under the Freedom of Information Act. Even now, we can see no signs of the promised annual reports on progress in putting it into practice transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...
National Highways must come clean on pedestrian and cycle safety
We recently highlighted National Highways' serious failure to meet its road casualty reduction targets - despite their claim that "safety is our most important commitment”. Worse still is their failur...
transportactionnetwork.org.uk
Meanwhile in ̶C̶l̶a̶c̶t̶o̶n̶ Columbia. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
White elephant in the room: Colombia swears in costumed anti-corruption activist as senator
Luis Carlos Rúa revealed himself to be Elefante blanco just three days before election for ‘his own safety’. Now he is tackling graft from senate floor
theguardian.com
It’s weird how London has lots of tall buildings and yet their fire trucks are moderately sized. It’s as if truck size in America is just an ideological imperative.
Big new story from @annaisaac.bsky.social. Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother before she made Reform & Tice donations. The even bigger question now is where did Cottrell’s money come from? And this is where I think a very big problem lies.. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK
Exclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son
theguardian.com
Remember kids: wear bright clothing and be conspicuous when you walk to school.
Steve@lollercake.bsky.social · 2w agoTis the day for crap driving. Russell Road, at about 1pm. Closed to cyclists as well as drivers, hopefully it's open by now though.
This disingenuous commentary doesn’t help anyone. Frauds start unravelling pretty quickly. That you apparently cannot afford to put your oven or treat yourself is quickly undermined by the question “so why are you spending £50 per week on petrol?” Then, it turns out, she has an agent and /1
Ash@queerash.bsky.social · 2w agoElaine in this article "can't remember the last time she used her oven" but also spends £200 a month on petrol (so driving probably ~50 miles a day?) (she's also a professional old person; she was on Good Morning Britain last year, and then also at the Nov budget, and the year before lmao)
Postie just dropped off my eclipse glasses, I'm ready for next month. www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/solar...
August 12, 2026 solar eclipse – UK guide | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
A guide to observing the 12 August 2026 from the UK and Ireland, including best places to see it and key timings for maximum eclipse.
skyatnightmagazine.com
Cities that PROCLAIM A CLIMATE EMERGENCY but fail to curb motor traffic are being disingenuous at best. If they purport to care about health and sustainability whilst locking in expensive and exclusionary forms of transport that are bad for health and suck up all capital spending They're bastards
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2w ago“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
2 million Americans have a Bluetooth backdoor in their car, and they have to patch it themselves. What could possibly go wrong?! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwA3...
1 Button Press Can Hack Millions of Cars
YouTube video by WIRED Investigations
youtube.com
National Highways are at it again, this time they have the intention to infill a bridge in Hertfordshire... www.change.org/p/save-bridg...
Sign the Petition
Save Bridge 2062 from being infilled
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NEW: Who funds Nigel Farage? And why has it taken till now for any journalistic scrutiny? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social who has tracked him for a decade exposes how the UK press & regulators looked the other way 🧵👇
The narrative around autonomous vehicles often frames them as inevitable. But choosing them is a political choice, not a technological certainty. When we treat self-driving cars as the default future, we choose to double down on private, car-centric infrastructure and unsustainable futures.
🤔 The Troubled Firms That Gave Reform UK Tens of Thousands of Pounds Whilst on the Brink of Collapse – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2026/06/29/t...
The Troubled Firms That Gave Reform UK Tens of Thousands of Pounds Whilst on the Brink of Collapse
Anti-corruption campaigners question why firms are choosing to donate tens of thousands of pounds they apparently don't have to Nigel Farage's party
bylinetimes.com
National Rail releasing a chill-out video wasn't on my 2026 bingo card but I quite like it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_7X...
National Rail's Track Reset
YouTube video by National Rail
youtube.com
It's time to give the Lower Thames Crossing the red card! The good news is the NAO has confirmed that they will be auditing the road scheme. This needs to happen ASAP, before more public money is wasted. Please write to your MP today 👇🏽 actionnetwork.org/letters/inve...
Investigate the privatised Lower Thames Crossing now!
Transport Action Network has uncovered serious financial irregularities with the privatised* Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) ‘smart’ motorway, and needs your help to make sure this is investigated. It’s n...
actionnetwork.org
Transport Action Network@transportaction.bsky.social · 3w agoMile for mile, the Lower Thames Crossing is likely to be more expensive than HS2. Yet public money is being thrown at this damaging road scheme without a completed business case in place!
Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
Yes. Thinking about it through this lens illuminated a lot of the weirdness around car brain. I was wondering aloud once why so many car drivers are so vicious and thoughtless to pedestrians who, for whatever reason, get in their way or slow them down...
John Munro@johnmunro.bsky.social · 4w agoWhy are car-centric transport systems so difficult to undo? Because automobiles represent the dominance of private property over public space. In this @urbancyclinginstitute.org essay, I look to history to uncover how we got here. #StealingCars
New Reform member for highways not going down well with everyone. www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/2624399...
'My husband died after crash involving councillor who hasn't given us second thought'
Kurt Lange died in a 2004 Gidea Park crash involving now Havering cabinet member for highways and former Big Brother contestant Alex Sibley.…
romfordrecorder.co.uk
Any Clacton residents who want to nominate your friendly neighbourhood intergalactic space warrior, ping me a line!