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Cllr David Wilcox

@david-on-a-bike.bsky.social
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@BristolGreen Councillor for Lockleaze. cllr.david.wilcox@bristol.gov.uk Also at @david_on_a_bike@mastodonapp.uk Might of been glued to the internet since 1986.

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 7h
📢 the wait is over - the @LondonAssembly report on regulation of autonomous passenger services is out today. The Transport Committee has many questions for Transport for London (TfL) and government to address as they work out the rules for using this tech on London's streets.
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Cllr David Wilcox @david-on-a-bike.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Absolutely.
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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Thinking about Harry Webbe’s family and friends as they process this latest post-crash news. Geofencing and speed-limiting hired e-bikes is widely accepted, tech is developing fast, so should we apply the same danger reduction logic to driving cars? www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/s...
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Speeding driver high on laughing gas who killed student in east London jailed
Tiffany Treanor-Johnson, 27, was speeding at 53mph in a 20mph zone in Hackney when she knocked down and killed cyclist Harry Webb
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Ellie Freeman @ellief.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Friday evening out at a protest in central #Bristol. Delighted to say the 'patriots' only lasted an hour. Home in time for tea.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The winner of Nobel peace prize doing what the Government of the United Kingdom will not do: calling Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide.
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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A 22 point increase in the Green vote share a year ago would have been unimaginable. Grateful to 🌱 @zackpolanski.bsky.social for being such a committed and hardworking candidate And 🌱 the awesome campaign team for mobilising, organising and managing huge teams of Greens out every day
Holborn and St Pancras by-election 
Bar chart showing top six candidates. (Source BBC).

Longest bar (red) for Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali with 45% (12,292 votes -4 percentage points)

Next longest bar (green) for the Green’s Zack Polanski with 33% (8,528 votes +22 percentage points)

Then diminishing bars for Conservative 7% (1922 votes -0.1 percentage points), Reform UK 6% (1612 votes -0.2 percentage points), Lib Dem 3% (924 votes -2 percentage points), Restore Britain 3% (692 votes +3 percentage points). 
An evening team doorknocking with Zack PolanskiDoorknocking with Caroline Lucas and a smiling team of greens with vote green posters.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It was the flagship development under Bristol’s mayor Marvin Rees, but it went horribly wrong when builders had to remove the ‘innovative modular homes’ & start again. But now it’s all done & changing the lives of its new residents. Full story here👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
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Troubled Bristol housing site finally gives families a fresh start
A 'local lettings policy' is 'enabling people to remain close to their families, support networks and local services'
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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Exceptional Ofsted report for large North Bristol primary school. Read more here 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
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'Exceptional' Ofsted report for large North Bristol school
"The report reflects the hard work, dedication and commitment of our entire school community"
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Cllr David Wilcox @david-on-a-bike.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
@tristancorkpost.bsky.social Hiya. Is this story in the post yet, please? www.magzter.com/stories/news...
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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution
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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This bit of London with 21,725 people squeezed into 1 sq km has the highest population density of anywhere in the UK. Yet it's less than half as dense as the densest European city: brilliantmaps.com/densest-n... credit: Alasdair Rae
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
📢 Oxford Greenways launch 📢 We launched the Greenways project today! Masterplan of connecting safe cycle routes. It was just great to be standing on a stage with City, County, and Uni ALL behind the project, and Councillors from 3 different parties speaking in support. Also I got a mug! 😍☕ (1/4)
Leaders from City, County & Uni all standing up on the stage supporting Greenways. & me :). The MUG!! I just love it.
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 30/09/2026
Safety alone isn't enough to get more women cycling. Cities must start building cohesive networks connecting the myriad places women need to go. This means looking beyond “Can women cycle safely here?” and asking: “Can women use this network to live their lives?” LISTEN: www.dw.com/en/why-arent...
A collage of women of all ages and abilities cycling in the Netherlands.
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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There have been three firearm discharges in Greater Manchester (pop. 3 million) since 1 April 2026. Not three injuries, not three killings, but three shots fired in six months. I wonder how that compares to any US city.
Firearms discharges fall
In 2008, there were 146 shootings in Greater Manchester. This number had more than halved by 2020.
Since then, firearms discharges across the region have continued to fall -albeit not consistently - and GMP data shows there has been a significant drop-off in gun violence rates betweens 2020 and 2026.
Number of firearms discharges:
2020 to 2021: 71
2021 to 2022: 46
2022 to 2023: 26
2023 to 2024: 28
2024 to 2025: 29
2025 to 2026: 16
Since 1 April 2026: 3
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Cllr David Wilcox @david-on-a-bike.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Bollards with Dazzle Camouflage. This isn’t entirely fair I think. What do you think @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social ?
Bollards with dazzle camouflage underneath Battersea Bridge.
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Cllr David Wilcox @david-on-a-bike.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is frankly a daft police practice. “E-bikes seized by police sold on auction, BBC finds” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The last thing that needs to happen to these illegal, unsafe & uninsurable electric motorbikes is to reintroduce them back onto our roads.
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E-motorbikes seized by police sold on at auction, BBC finds
Thousands of electric motorbikes are confiscated annually because they are suspected of being driven illegally or used in a crime - most are destroyed, but last year police sold at least 161.
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Simon Munk @psimonk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Possibly longest thread I've ever written. Once again, despite all evidence, some folks, closely related to the 'bus industry' want to blame cycling for slowing down London buses. tl;dr: this is a lie & it's cars wot done it. It is not buses v cycling v walking or wheeling. It's all of us v cars...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
With big thanks to @doctorofmusic.bsky.social, here's my discussion today with Lord Jackson about North Sea oil and gas. Tape your jaw to your face before watching. Really.
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Cllr David Wilcox @david-on-a-bike.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is excellent news. It's big step for Germany as it switched off its nuclear reactors in 2023 after Fukushima. We can all have a fossil fuel free future. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Germany pledges to phase out fossil fuels for first time with target of 2045
Campaigners say plan marks notable shift away from oil and gas as previously pledges were only for carbon neutrality
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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Prohibition of drugs doesn’t stop young people wanting or getting them. It DOES prevent us from giving them accurate information about why they might be tempted to use these drugs and what the potential harms are though. It can also delay them seeking help. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’
County’s first such clinic, at Alder Hey in Liverpool, treating children suffering from chronic bladder problems with severe cases needing dialysis
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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@robbryher.bsky.social on Green politicians flying for work. robbryher.com/2026/09/23/t...
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The real target is the fossil fuel burners and the UK Labour government, not Green politicians who take a flight
I last flew on a plane in March 2018. It was because the Eurostar was fully booked for my urban planning course’s field trip to Lyon. In other words, I hadn’t been organised enough to take the low-…
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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Summer of terrifying drought and wildfire, bus drivers sweltering in shocking temperatures, everyone losing sleep unable to get cool at night and *this* is the policy they come up with? Just makes things worse and does nothing to address inequality or enable people to walk, cycle or catch a bus. 🤷‍♀️
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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Yesterday I was so proud to talk about Bristol Green Party’s motion to become the UK’s first city of harm reduction to these harm reduction professionals at @bdpbristol.bsky.social and the Hep C Trust conference.
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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Big news! @westonfdn.bsky.social has awarded core funding to Bridges for Communities. This kind of funding is rare. It supports the unshowy stuff that makes everything else possible. Thanks Garfield Weston Foundation for backing our work to make Bristol a fairer, kinder and more welcoming city.
Photo of a Peace Feast - a shared meal that brings people together from a wide range of backgrounds
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Cllr David Wilcox @david-on-a-bike.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Lots of praise and respect for @caralavan.bsky.social and @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social at this event: www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea... Now the Home Office needs to listen to our case for change.
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Community unites to discuss future of drug safety policies in Bristol
Bristol was named the UK's first official 'city of harm reduction' in July
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Zero about cars, planes or the North Sea. Absolutely useless "leadership".
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Where is lawbreaking not just visible, but designed to be seen? Where is antisocial behaviour worn as a badge of honour? Where is pleasure gained directly from causing distress? And where is reckless endangerment often ignored by the police or treated with the mildest of punishments?" A: The roads
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Cllr David Wilcox @david-on-a-bike.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The first day of Autumn.
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Justin on eurostar @eurostarjustin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Once built, the expanded airport would produce more carbon dioxide than any other single sector of the economy by 2050." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Third Heathrow runway should only go ahead if airlines pay for cleaner flying, say advisers
The government's climate advisers say Heathrow's third runway cannot be approved under current climate policies.
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Good article by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on widespread acceptance - including by the police - of antisocial driving. Lovely to see a link to our recent motonormativity paper in here too www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
In towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Excellent piece on e-bikes and all the variants that get called e-bikes by @peterwalker99.bsky.social Hard agree. 👌
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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Really useful video for residents of and visitors to South Bristol (details North Street, Totterdown and more) to help explain the traffic changes coming under the South Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood Plan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mies...
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Revised South Bristol Liveable Neighbourhoods plans
YouTube video by Bristol City Council
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Tom Scott @tom--scott.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
George Galloway is currently living "in exile" in Moscow, broadcasting propaganda for Putin's gangster-capitalist regime and consorting with various far-right ideologues who also idolise Putin and are on the Kremlin payroll. Hope he loses his deposit in Holborn & St Pancras.
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The "War on Walking" is a great reframing of baked-in car dependency, and I'm sure I'll be using some of these images in future public talks
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Oh and @peterwalker99.bsky.social has written a sensible piece around ebikes and road danger. It makes a change from the hysteria coming from the likes of the BBC, Telegraph and others. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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When is an ebike not an ebike? When it has a powerful illegal engine. Get this menace off our roads | Peter Walker
As a cyclist I want the authorities to act with clarity. Lime bikes and renters can be annoying, but the true threat is those who dangerously flout the law, says the Guardian’s senior political corres...
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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Muriel is possibly Bristol's oldest person. She's just had a birthday and ascribed her longevity to not having a car which meant she had to walk everywhere... She served in WWII in Britain & Egypt with distinction Full story on this remarkable lady here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
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Not having a car key to long life says 106-year-old war vet
'We had to walk everywhere'
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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Bravo Bristol. The ban covers advertising of petrol, diesel and hybrid-electric vehicles and SUV’s, flights, airports, cruise holidays and travel agents, firms and lobbying related to the fossil fuel industry, and marketing that encourages excessive consumption of fashion products or trends.
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Council bans advertising of fast fashion, flights and cars
Adverts for high carbon products will no longer appear on council-owned ad spaces
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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
There’s a lot you could say about this. But right now I’m angry. Across the country charities & community groups that do the hard graft of tackling social division (and more besides) are struggling to keep going, making cuts, closing down. Meanwhile👇. We need more £££s to bring communities together.
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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
RNLI statement: “We've seen a significant increase in the number of donations we have received this week and we've welcomed a number of new supporters to our charity…. Everyone at the RNLI remains focused on our core purpose of saving lives at sea”
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RNLI sees supporter boost after abuse of volunteers
Crew members were targeted by protesters after lifeboats aided migrants intercepted off the Isle of Wight.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
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Cllr David Wilcox @david-on-a-bike.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If the North of England gets these trains in 2034, the South West, including Bristol, will still have diesel-powered trains long after 2034. This is not an acceptable position. One of the Major sources of diesel pollution in Bristol is the trains. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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New battery-powered trains will ‘bring faster journeys to north’
No 10 says new fleet of trains built in Derby will support 6,000 jobs across UK
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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Yep. For example, a 2021 study in Berlin, in which researchers asked 145 shopkeepers and 2,000 shoppers about their travel. The share of shoppers who drove was 15% less than retailers' estimates, while the portion who took transit, walked, and cycled was higher by 8.1%, 6.2%, and 3%, respectively.
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It is completely dishonest of the government to use the legitimate concerns of job security and the cost of living to falsely justify new fossil fuel extraction. It’s time they side with the public, not oil and gas executives and their shareholders. Say NO to Jackdaw
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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It’s been frighteningly hot this year and The Met Office says next year will be hotter. Now is the time to prepare for more extreme weather and other impacts of El Niño. Very glad my motion passed today.
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I love these comparisons even if this one is pretty sad. Here is the 1941 vs 2004 view of the Muir Glacier in Alaska. Source: buff.ly/sKlaZoL
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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We all feel this way about bollards occasionally right? My 2yr old insisted on hugging all the ones he could find on a wander through Bristol city centre this morning. He was particularly impressed at the ones that had clearly seen some action. @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social
Photo of a 2yr old with red hair hugging a bollard.
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Brandon - "Fietser" @americanfietser.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It appears that the Champs Elysées of Paris 🇫🇷 is about to undergo a transformation.
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Zoe Banks Gross @zoebanksgross.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This #pavementparking across from a school forced me into the carriageway this morning. The driver shouted to tell me that it was only for a few minutes while they dropped off their kid. Well, I also have a kid, and this endangers lots of people.
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Graham Scambler @grahamscambler.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
No arrests in Dover and Portsmouth. Thank goodness the ‘protesters’ weren’t holding cardboard placards opposing genocide.
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