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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚

@emilykerr36.bsky.social
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Oxford City Councillor, Green Party, UK. Loves cycling, trees, circular fashion, car-sharing, local business, community initiatives. (Obligatory political imprint: promoted by David Newman at 12A Merlin Road, Oxford OX4 6EP).

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Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thanks to @brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social for bringing the @thewaroncars.bsky.social book tour to Oxford. It was fun showing you around and a great evening.
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Absolutely delighted to host Sarah and Doug from @thewaroncars.bsky.social at the brilliant local East Oxford independent bookshop Caper. Inside an LTN and 20mph. ❤️
Sarah & Doug from The War On Cars
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fun fact: I was one of the first women to drive this (outside of the engineering team). SO FUN. Bring on the CVLR!
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
An excellent Clarion this week, on all our great new cycling & walking stuff which has happened this week. And the new Leopold St. tree has made it to the list!
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
More big news… we got a new bench!! A round one!! Me & my co-councillor @chrisjarvisdiy.bsky.social are very proud. Thanks to officers for making this happen.
New bench on corner of Leopold & St Mary’s Road
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Amazing long read from The Clarion on Oxford's Greenways project we launched yesterday - gives the context and outlines why they are so appealing.
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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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UK Politics News // Papernaut @ukpolitics.papernaut.co · 30/09/2026
THE GUARDIAN: Sixteen English councils spent more than 80% of core funding on social care last year. Rising demand is squeezing budgets for services including libraries, roads and refuse. - by Michael Goodier and Patrick Butler
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Sixteen English councils spend more than 80% of core funding on social care
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happening on Saturday
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you live in Oxford, can definitely say this will be a great public lecture on the energy transition on Thu 22nd October 7-9pm. See QR code in leaflet.
A leaflet advertising a lecture on the energy transition.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oxfordshire’s first new Quiet Lane has come into effect. Shepherds Pit Lane, to the village of Stanton St John, now has a closed gate at one end to prevent through motor traffic, making the road safer for walkers and cyclists. The parallel Bayswater Road remains open to cars and is no slower.
Cllr Emily Kerr by the new Quiet Lane
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thrilled to visit Oxfordshire’s first of the new Quiet Lanes: filtered to motor traffic, safe for us cyclists and walkers and horse-riders. First time I have ever felt safe to cycle to the fabulous Rectory Farm: love supporting local businesses.
Me in hi viz by the shepherds pit lane QLBike and QLEntrance now safe.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
180 riders filled the streets today in Oxford's most joyous bike ride, Kidical Mass. Our photographer Roger Close was there to capture the action. Can you spot yourself? oxfordclarion.uk/kidical-mass...
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Kidical Mass rides again
180 riders took part in a joyous ride through the streets of Oxford today. Oxford’s Kidical Mass is just one of the many rides under this banner around the UK and worldwide this week. Our photographer...
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Very happy to be supporting this glorious new public art on the Cowley Road, alongside co-councillor @chrisjarvisdiy.bsky.social. Vibrant, cool, very East Oxford. Welcome to the Cowley Road!
A graffiti mural of a large purple cow head on the side of a house, and the artist standing next to me and Chris infront of it. Very vibrant and cool. Says "Welcome to Cowley Road" in big letters.
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
LOVE this market, highly recommend if you live in or around East Oxford.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A macho culture of performative selfishness might start on the roads, through racing, rolling coal, ever bigger SUVs ... But it doesn't end there. If we want to live in a decent country which values human life, we need to change this culture. My column. 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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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/09/2026
Bristol becomes first UK city to ban fast-fashion adverts
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Bristol becomes first UK city to ban fast-fashion adverts
Greens-run council will also curb ads for SUVs, airlines, cruises and fossil fuels on sites it owns, in city known for radical political scene Bristol has become the first British city to impose a ban on advertising fast fashion, in new restrictions that will also curb SUV and airline ads. The ban is part of moves by the West Country city, known for its radical political scene, to impose sweeping bans on advertising for polluting industries. Continue reading...
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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Cutting traffic cuts vandalism, burglary and violence, research shows Researchers analysed data from tens of thousands of households across England, Scotland and Wales to examine how changes in traffic levels relate to how safe people feel in their communities. www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
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Cutting traffic cuts vandalism, burglary and violence, research shows
Lowering traffic on urban streets can cut vandalism, burglary and violence, according to a significant new study by Leeds researchers.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A Banbury councillor with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer is walking the 88-mile Jurassic Way “before this awful disease finishes me off”. Paul-Austin Sargent hopes to raise £1,000 for community projects in his Banbury Grimsbury & Castle division, including play equipment, tree planting and new benches.
Cllr Paul-Austin Sargent with an Ordnance Survey map
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Does anyone know anyone working on 20mph or safer cycling in Buckinghamshire? Thank-you!
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Our latest Oxfordshire councillor has just started councilloring following a by-election - follow him for a newbie perspective (always helpful I find to remember what it’s like!)
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Being a Fellow at Oriel College in Oxford means being part of an institution that predates industrial use of coal, gas and oil by centuries. Now home to research on how we move past all three. A lovely portrait of the College by the Oxford Clarion. oxfordclarion.uk/floreat-oriel/
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Floreat Oriel
The city we live in, shop in, walk through, work in, is full of history, much of it hidden to many residents who glide through its beautiful streets. The Clarion is on a mission to uncover the ‘gown’ ...
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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Give the people what they want: trains (Not what they don’t want: airports)
Pie chart of yougov poll results 

Three times more brits would rather Andy Burnham increased international rail services over expanded airports

https://www.transportenvironment.org/te-united-kingdom/articles/three-times-more-brits-support-reopening-international-rail-stations-than-expanding-airports
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It is always the same betrayal: the public interest is sacrificed for the sake of immensely wealthy people. And Andy Burnham has already gone and done it. My column on how Burnham needs to defy the ultra-rich if he's not to follow Starmer out of the door. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Andy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George Monbiot
Being subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
On the one hand, some people want to make it so that kids and other people aren't crushed to death by cars. On the other hand, some people are upset that they might have to pay attention, slow down or be inconvenienced by about 15 seconds. So you can see how it's a "war on cars."
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Birmingham 20mph limit: a 'life saver' or 'a war on cars'?
Birmingham City Council is proposing the city becomes England's first 20mph city.
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Have now seen this glorious side road zebra in person! So good.
A new side road zebra on Cornwallis Road OX4
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Oxfordshire people! Come to Caper on Magdalen Road, Sat 3rd October for what promises to be a great talk from the War On Cars podcast team. See details below. checkout.square.site/merchant/ML2...
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Life After Cars – an evening with Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon - Caper
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Great article on the Birmingham 20mph planned changes by @christianwolmar.bsky.social - more cities need to follow suit and make their roads safe. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Dear culture-war motorists, look to the future. We'll all be driving at 20mph soon | Christian Wolmar
There are howls of protest from the right about plans for Birmingham to be a 20mph city. But it will be a good thing, and others will follow, says transport writer and podcaster Christian Wolmar
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
What you might miss from this new article on Oxfordshires innovative new Quiet Lanes policy, given the rest of the framing, is the last line: “majority of consultation responses have been positive” www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2650003...
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'Highly inappropriate' - police object to 'quiet lane' changes set for approval
The first road changes for Oxfordshire's new 'quiet lanes' project are set to be approved, despite Thames Valley Police calling them…
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My doctor friend in Birmingham messaged me to say they were considering 20mph across the city and I cou led hardly believe it… Birmingham!! 20mph!! Such good news.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 19/08/2026
Woah.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Beef and dairy production accounts for 41% of the biodiversity damage caused by the world's farmland, according to an international study involving researchers from the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford. www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/beef-an...
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Beef and dairy drive 41% of biodiversity damage linked to global…
The Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford brings together the best minds from different fields to tackle the most pressing issues of the 21st…
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CoHSAT - Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (Oxon) @cohsat.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Lyon, France has got its parking charges sorted, based on harm and ability to pay. * Large vehicles pay more than small, but adjusted for EVs - 3x or more * Visitors pay more than Residents * Low income, large families and some professionals can pay lower rates * Free for 'blue badge' equivalents
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Emily Unia @emilyunia.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/... I've been looking at all the places pavement parking is actually encouraged 👇🏽 @emilykerr36.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @livingstreets.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org @nationalfedblinduk.bsky.social @guidedogsuk.bsky.social @rnib.bsky.social
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Should pavement parking be banned?
Half of all councils in England actively encourage parking on pavements through marked bays or signage, BBC research has found.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The townspeople of Watlington are banding together to buy shops on their High Street, so they can “let them at fair rents to tenants who benefit the town” and keep them out of the hands of “landlords who want to maximise their yield”. They are raising £600,000 and have targeted three properties.
6 High Street, Watlington2 High Street, Watlington26 High Street, Watlington
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
UPDATE: a wonderful friend of mine saw this and recognised the bike dumped in a bush!!! It is looking sad and minus a few key features but I will get it back. Thanks everyone for sharing.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Electric buses have helped Oxford to hit its air quality target for the first time. Only three out of 118 monitoring sites – none considered “sites of relevant public exposure” – were over the local NO₂ target level of 30 µg/m³. None of the 118 exceeded the UK limit of 40 µg/m³.
Speedy electric bus. Photo by Roger Close.
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Another Oxford cargo bike theft!! Mine is customised by having a lot of stickers and nail varnish my kids did on it. Stolen on Meadow Lane at 18.30 today locked to a Sheffield stand. Please LMK if anyone sees it for sale. Probably in Cambridge. ;)
Cargo bike. tern GSD. Green one.
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
DRUMROLL - we've got our first side-road zebra crossings! Well done Manchester & Westminster for piloting. And Oxfordshire for rolling it out.
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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 03/07/2026
Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Reducing traffic reduces crime: see new study from Leeds. www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
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Cutting traffic cuts vandalism, burglary and violence, research shows
Lowering traffic on urban streets can cut vandalism, burglary and violence, according to a significant new study by Leeds researchers.
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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
For those interested in the future of Hammersmith Bridge, I am delighted to say that the Barnes Hammersmith Electric Light Transit community interest company website has launched today! I can’t take too much of the credit but I’m very pleased to be supporting! www.bhelt.org.uk
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BHELT
BHELT - Barnes Hammersmith Electric Light Transport - is being established to help explore, develop and promote the idea of lightweight autonomous electric pods operating across Hammersmith Bridge as ...
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
One of the most wholesome things I do is water some local trees. We have a tree watering schedule for a newly planted 6 trees nearby. Haven't met the residents, but we're all on a shared tree WhatsApp. It's really hard work lugging water to keep them alive in the hot weather, but totally worth it. 🌳
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
For three days in a row the heat record for June has been broken in the UK. The same story right across Europe. Any attempts at this key moment to slow climate action is utterly indefensible. We need day one action to accelerate our climate ambition from Andy Burnham.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Gave a speech on our lost decade of which Brexit has played a huge part. It's time to turn the page. The Green Party is offering hope and a plan to end Rip Off Britain. 📸 - aldoshoots
Zack making notes on his speechZack at the tube stationZack having a selfie with a passerby
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Absolutely stunning victory as Greens gain another seat in Brighton & Hove. 🎉 Look at that swing! 🙌🏽👀 Huge congratulations to Nadia and the entire team! 💚
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Samira Shackle @samirashackle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I have to say, it's making me feel a little insane hearing commentators say Ed Miliband shouldn't be chancellor because of his "ideological zeal" for Net Zero, in a week where temperatures are so extreme that my kids are being sent home early every day and it's regularly 30 degrees inside my house
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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
“We’ve only had 114 years to do something, let our kids sort it out!”
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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I am absolutely delighted to see this progressing. A cheap and incredibly effective way to make walking, cycling, horse riding, rollerblading etc. Many congratulations to everyone who has helped make this happen!
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