Reposted by Ian McCallWalking Scotland @walkingscotland.bsky.social · 13/11/2025The results of our Scottish Walking and Wheeling Survey are published today and they tell an important story about how and why Scotland is walking. You can read the full report here: walkingscotland.org.uk/scottish-wal... 051
Reposted by Ian McCallSpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk · 08/11/2025#ActiveTravel 💲 cut confirmed + #Bus infra fears --> www.spokes.org.uk/2025/11/acti... @edi.bike @keithirving.bsky.social @transform.scot @edinburghbug.bsky.social @alastairdalton.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @markruskell.bsky.social @monicalennon.bsky.social @michaelmatheson.bsky.social 478
Reposted by Ian McCallWalking Scotland @walkingscotland.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Our KTP Associate Rachele and Walking Schools Manager Carl are at the 16th annual conference of the HEPA Europe Network in Kaunas, Lithuania, and presented learning and best practice on co-production methods with young people. #HEPAEurope 041
Reposted by Ian McCallWalking Scotland @walkingscotland.bsky.social · 21/08/20251/6 As Scotland looks to the future, we know walking is one of the best ways to address some of the greatest challenges of our time. So together with @livingstreets.bsky.social we’ve published The Power of Walking – A Walking and Wheeling Manifesto for 2026. walkingscotland.org.uk/a-walking-an... 153
Reposted by Ian McCallLiving Streets Edinburgh @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social · 21/08/2025So much change is needed to make Scotland a better place for walking/wheeling...great to see this highlighted for the #Holyrood2026 elections! We'll be amplifying this message through our call for various specific measures over the coming months. 074
Reposted by Ian McCallLiving Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 21/08/2025The 2026 Holyrood election is coming, and together with @walkingscotland.bsky.social we’re calling on all parties to pledge to invest in walkable streets. With cuts of £23.7m to active and sustainable travel in Scotland last year, we need bold action – and soon ⏰ tinyurl.com/4czpmzy7 094
Reposted by Ian McCallAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Thank you to Scotland 🏴 for showing up and taking a stand this weekend. We loved the signs, so many of them made us laugh. This weekend showed that the resistance is growing and that we have friends everywhere! Scotland the Brave! 340236783986
Reposted by Ian McCallWalking Scotland @walkingscotland.bsky.social · 24/07/2025Paths might not be in our name anymore but it's still a big focus of our work. Safe, attractive and accessible places and spaces are critical to encouraging people to walk and wheel more. We share our technical expertise in a range of ways. walkingscotland.org.uk/our-work/tec... #WalkTheTalk 021
Reposted by Ian McCallWalking Scotland @walkingscotland.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Is your workplace looking to partner with a charity or looking for suggestions for their next charity of the year? By partnering with us, they'll show commitment to wellbeing, sustainability and inclusive communities. Let's walk forward together. walkingscotland.org.uk/get-involved... 021
Reposted by Ian McCallGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/07/20254. Thanks to brilliant work by @ethanshone.bsky.social at @opendemocracy.net, we've learnt that Labour held hundreds of meetings with lobbyists behind closed doors. But the UK’s opaque, undemocratic rules ensure we cannot know what was said in them: www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...opendemocracy.netLovebombed by lobbyists: How Labour became party of businessAn openDemocracy investigation reveals the secretive mass lobbying campaign that shaped Starmer's policies 528878
Reposted by Ian McCallPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 07/07/2025NEW: Big study of low-traffic neighbourhoods in London suggest they cut road injuries and deaths by more than a third within their boundaries with no apparent negative safety effect on nearby roads. This feels a *major* boost for proponents of such schemes. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...theguardian.comLondon’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’Exclusive: Study also finds no change in number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods 27950382
Reposted by Ian McCallDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/06/2025We’re wasting the remaining carbon budget on war and AI.theguardian.comOnly two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warnBreaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human suffering 451563745
Reposted by Ian McCallFaculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social · 19/06/2025FPH welcomes this report on the Minimum Income Guarantee: www.gov.scot/publications... The report is in line with FPH’s Call to Action for the next Scottish Government, which recommends that all families have at least minimum income sufficient for healthy living: www.fph.org.uk/news/faculty...fph.org.ukFaculty of Public Health publishes call to action ahead of Scottish Parliament electionThe Committee of the Faculty of Public Health in Scotland has published a call to action ahead of the May 2026 Scottish Parliamentary election. This publication calls on all political parties in Scotl... 022
Reposted by Ian McCallMaggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 17/06/2025I do not want AI in Slack. I do not want AI in Google. I do not want AI on Facebook. I do not want AI in documents or spreadsheets. I do not want AI in Adobe Acrobat. I do not want AI in Zoom. I do not want AI on news sites. I do not want AI in the patient portal for my doctor's office. I do not wan 482641808
Reposted by Ian McCallProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Schrödinger's Motorist: simultaneously loves driving but gets absolutely furious if they have to drive for an extra second 530845
Reposted by Ian McCallWalking Scotland @walkingscotland.bsky.social · 12/06/2025BIG NEWS: Paths for All is now Walking Scotland! We’re making walking and wheeling work for EVERYONE Ready to walk and wheel with us? 👉 walkingscotland.org.uk 1103
Reposted by Ian McCallWalking Scotland @walkingscotland.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Paths for All is changing, because walking changes lives. After 30 years, we're taking our next big step 👣 We’ve been working on something special for the last few months. We can’t reveal everything just yet, but let’s say Thursday is going to be special! Stay tuned for an exciting announcement! 📢 031
Reposted by Ian McCallWildDartmoor @tonydartmoor.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Good piece from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social ... I've written more here on Molinia and specifically Dartmoor 🧵 www.dartmoornature.org.uk/post/moliniadartmoornature.org.ukMolinia and the Restoration of Dartmoor’s Blanket BogsTony WhiteheadThe deep peats of Dartmoor’s Commons support internationally important areas of blanket bog. However, they are in a much diminished condition. Last month, Natural England published new a... 312360
Reposted by Ian McCallTaras Grescoe 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 06/06/2025"Cars make us lonely." —Donald Appleyard, Livable Streets, 1981. 🧵 19336
Reposted by Ian McCallAndrew Heald @andyheald.bsky.social · 31/05/2025And the sky didn’t fall in … #Edinburgh www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...edinburghnews.scotsman.comEdinburgh's LEZ one year on: More walking and cycling, less pollution and fewer finesMore people are walking, cycling and using public transport since the introduction of Edinburgh’s Low Emission Zone, new research claims. 17017
Reposted by Ian McCallGeorge McGavin @georgemcgavin.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Everyone should read this. I met Dan Janzen when he gave a lecture to @biology.ox.ac.uk I think in the late '80s. I spoke to him afterwards and he said, you know we could save all of the rainforest with a ten cent levy on every cup of coffee sold worldwide.... www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insectsA new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides 03922
Reposted by Ian McCallGraeme Purves @gaspurves.bsky.social · 23/05/2025'Lowering the Expectations on Land Reform', my article for 'Bella Caledonia' on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill and @scottishlandcom.bsky.social's Scotland Futures consultation: #LandReform #ScottishPoliticsbellacaledonia.org.ukLowering the Expectations on Land ReformIn its 2021 manifesto, the SNP promised a new Land Reform Bill which would address issues of fairness, equality, and social justice in land ownership, use, and access. The Bill would ensure that t… 173
Reposted by Ian McCallBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 23/05/2025“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation.” – Former Bogotá Mayor Enrique Peñalosa. 6847196
Reposted by Ian McCallSteve Duffy @steveduffy99.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Road casualties continue their downward trend in Wales and are lowest on record. For serious/fatal casualties on combined 20-30mph roads, these are down 16% in 2024 - since new default 20mph limit came in - compared to 2023. Good news! www.gov.wales/police-recor... 37921
Reposted by Ian McCallCaroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 21/05/2025At last, we have strong evidence from Transport for London’s latest research that 20mph speed limits significantly reduce the numbers of people dying and being seriously injured on our roads. I've been campaigning for 20mph limits for over 25 years. view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx... 417258
Reposted by Ian McCallWalking Scotland @walkingscotland.bsky.social · 20/05/2025We are one of 50 organisations to support the Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026. By prioritising walking and wheeling, we can transform our communities, create healthier environments, and make active travel accessible to everyone. Read the story: www.pathsforall.org.uk/news/news-po... 022
Reposted by Ian McCallMomentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 20/05/2025According to a new ranking, Paris has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently. momentummag.com/paris-pedals...momentummag.comParis Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young CyclistsThe French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently 0268
Reposted by Ian McCallWalking Scotland @walkingscotland.bsky.social · 15/05/2025What does your daily walking adventure look like? 💬 a walk and talk with a friend ☀️ early bird sunrise (or night owl sunset!) strolls 📈 striding for the daily step count 🧘 quiet time with a walking meditation Find out how to walk every day this May 👉 www.pathsforall.org.uk/whats-on/eve... 011
Reposted by Ian McCallCycling Scotland @cyclingscotland.bsky.social · 12/05/2025We’re one of 50 organisations publishing a Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026: Thriving Places, Healthier Communities, and Saving Lives. It calls on all parties to support commitments on long-term investment, infrastructure, public transport and safer streets: drive.google.com/drive/folder... 22214
Reposted by Ian McCallLed By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 07/05/2025TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank 22495585020038
Reposted by Ian McCallJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Did you know? The richest 10 % of people emit as much CO₂ as the bottom 90 % combined. www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...ipcc.ch 42790235
Reposted by Ian McCallTransform Scotland @transform.scot · 28/04/2025We're in @scotsman.com this week calling out the government for failing public transport users 👇 scotsman.com/news/transpo... (paywall) How can we expect Scots to switch to greener transport when promises keep being broken? [1/4]scotsman.comScottish ministers accused of failing public transport usersCalls for greater investment amid concerning survey results 3105
Reposted by Ian McCallTransform Scotland @transform.scot · 23/04/2025Another dismal failure by Scottish Government on sustainable transport: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... We don't need another plan. We need to see Transport Scotland prioritise taking action to reduce traffic levels. Here's some things they could do now: transform.scot/2024/09/23/f...bbc.co.ukScottish government drops key climate target to cut car use by 20%Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop told MSPs that the goal was 33122
Reposted by Ian McCallEdinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Article by @kayleighoneill.bsky.social deserving a paywell bypass, plus our attempt to provide one. www.msn.com/en-gb/urban-... 1174
Ian McCall @ian-mccall.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Today was a good day. Mainly because I finally caught the mouse in the house. Alive, thankfully. Probably be back tomorrow. And the sun came out of the haar. 000
Reposted by Ian McCallDavid Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social · 02/04/20251/2. The evidence on 20mph speed limits from Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) post.parliament.uk/research-bri...post.parliament.uk20 mph speed limits and zones: public health impactsHow can 20 mph speed limits and zones provide public health benefits? What are the challenges for interpreting the evidence, and policy considerations? 44623
Reposted by Ian McCallRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/04/2025The wages of the richest 1% have skyrocketed 182% since 1979. Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth. Trickle down economics was always a hoax. 387186225167
Reposted by Ian McCallDave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Spineless decision by RHS. They can't singlehandedly ban peat, but they can ban it for use at their flower show. www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/nationa...cravenherald.co.ukRHS delays promise to make shows peat-free in face of ‘legislative black hole’The horticultural charity says it ‘can’t steer this ship alone’ in the shift to peat-free gardening. 1419969
Reposted by Ian McCallBirdLife Europe & Central Asia @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social · 01/04/2025🚨 BREAKING: Turtle-dove hunting season reopens! The EU Commission just gave the green light for EU countries to resume the hunt for European Turtle-doves, ending a 3-year pause. This is reckless, short-sighted and will take this bird back to the brink. More info: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/04... 1312773
Reposted by Ian McCallNature Art by Gibson @azgibsonz.bsky.social · 01/04/2025“may my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of living... ~E.E. Cummings 🪶 🕉️ May your #TinyTuesday be as bright and cheery as a... 📸 Mountain Chickadee 🌿 #TheLittleThings #BirdPhotography #Birding #Birds 315111
Reposted by Ian McCall#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 30/03/2025A fossil fuel project in Teesside has landed a £10bn subsidy for a fairytale carbon capture technology -recent studies show the plant’s total emissions would far exceed any carbon stored under the sea Read more about this second, new challenge to Net Zero Teesside goodlawproject.org/labour-is-ch...goodlawproject.orgLabour is chucking cash at a carbon capture con – so we’re taking action | Good Law ProjectA fossil fuel project in Teesside has landed a £10bn subsidy for a fairytale technology. But the government’s carbon sums don’t add up. 710442
Reposted by Ian McCallNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Cooperation is the very foundation of human survival - we need to undo damaging 20th-century ideology about competition scitechdaily.com/rewriting-hu...scitechdaily.comRewriting Human History: 110,000-Year-Old Discovery Suggests Neanderthals and Homo sapiens Worked TogetherNeanderthals and Homo sapiens shared technology and customs in the Levant, shaping early human culture through cooperation. The first published study on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Ho... 58830
Reposted by Ian McCallGod @thegodshow.com · 30/03/2025If you support invading Canada or Greenland, you are a horrible person without a shred of morality or intelligence. 582240643803
Reposted by Ian McCallGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/03/20251. One of capitalism’s greatest successes is to shut down our imaginations. With the help of its favoured tools - neoliberalism and fascism - it persuades us that “there is no alternative”. Our first task is to re-ignite our moral imaginations and name our alternatives. 🧵 532066671
Ian McCall @ian-mccall.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Great little exhibition in Dunfermline just now. For the hags in your life. 000
Reposted by Ian McCallLeana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Acting to tackle climate change will strengthen the economy, says OECD, while climate breakdown, "is a recipe for permanent recession". www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comTackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research findsThird of global GDP could be lost this century if climate crisis runs unchecked, says report 05329