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Jamie Furlong

@jwfurlong.bsky.social
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Research Fellow: University of Westminster Green Party councillor, Todmorden West Author: The Changing Electoral Map of England & Wales Urbanism, geography, politics

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🔴 We asked Tony Blair's think tank about charging businesses £500k for political access at party conferences and why one of its sponsor's logos disappeared after our reporting last week on TBI's alleged cash for access scheme This is what they said
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Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We need to at least attempt a way to randomise the order of candidates on polling sheets. My sense is it's particularly bad in all out elections where voters choose to split their votes.
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 11/09/2026
In today's @navigatepolitics.uk weekly roundup, I analysed how candidates surnames' dictate how well they do within party slates in multi-member wards. 72% of the time, the candidate 1st alphabetically received the most votes. Surnames starting with Z topped their slates just 6% or the time!!
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Robert Fessler @professler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Pay attention to how media chooses its words. The headline could have said: "Birmingham 20mph limit: a 'life saver' or 'an inconvenience". Better yet, they could have avoided the evocation of a conflict and said: "Birmingham 20mph limit: a "minor inconvenience" is a "life saver".
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Kanchan @kayehm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A UK study found that telling potential SUV buyers that those vehicles directly result in higher fatalities for pedestrians, cyclists and children had zero effect on their decision to buy them. What does work? Financial penalties: Increased fees, taxes, parking. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds
Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reduced
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Rachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
New Scandinavian wings at Wandsworth and Pentonville jails have seen a 45% fall in assaults, 57% drop in self harm and halving of staff absence rates - fascinating results from trial into a more rehabilitative approach to prisons observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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‘Scandi wings’ offering pianos, pool and tea parties coul...
A unit in London’s Wandsworth prison has been transformed using methods from Sweden and Norway that prioritise rehabilitation over retribution
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Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
If only there was a solution to this... One that might involve bollards, some tables and some chairs? Maybe some planters?
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It's noticeable, too, that there wasn't a single question on the climate, at a time when Europe is experiencing catastrophic wild-fires & record-breaking heat. It's astonishing how low down the political agenda this remains in Britain, when all the environmental indicators are signalling disaster.
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Peter du Toit @peterdutoit.com · 26/07/2026
You see everything is connected. The marine heatwaves off the coasts of Europe make heatwaves on land more intense, which in turn dries out vegetation, which then creates perfect fire weather conditions. Brought to you by the world's refusal to drastically reduce the burning of fossil fuels.
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Ongoing marine heatwave in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea | EU Space Support Office
In late May 2026, several countries in Western Europe faced above-average temperatures. During the same period, large areas of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea also recorded above-average ...
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Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I always love documenting overlooked places that have beautiful architecture, especially those outside the dreaded South East. Today, it's Hull looking beautiful. So many pedestrianised streets to stroll around, a lovely old town, couple of arcades, and some great cafes and bakeries.
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Agasgani @agasgani.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Some of you are still posting about politics and I need you to understand that Bluesky is now a Cabo Verde stan platform thank you for your attention
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Jefferson-Pilot Pickles @jeffersonpilot.org · 03/07/2026
39yo Messi vs 40yo Vozinha, it’s like a bluesky fight made it to the real world
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A bit of local news about the new Reform council in Calderdale (which covers Hebden Bridge - lesbian capital of the north - and Shibden Hall - home of Anne Lister/Gentleman Jack). No pride flags or other 'symbols of division' for us 😡 www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/people/...
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Rainbow protest at Halifax home of Gentleman Jack icon after Reform refuse to fly Pride flag
A sea of rainbows marched to Shibden Hall yesterday protesting against Calderdale Reform’s refusal to fly the Pride flag.
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Calder Valley Community Land Trust @cvclt1.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Not every day needs a car, but some days still do. That’s where POD Calder Valley Shared Transport comes in at Tod Works. A shared car available on-site when you need it, without the cost or commitment of owning one. www.todworks.org #TodWorks #Todmorden #Offices @todmordentweets.bsky.social
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Nancy Kelley @nancymk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I've spent years working towards a ban on conversion practices, hoping to see a bill published. Today, I just feel so profoundly sad. As many others have noted, the draft has a carve out for "healthcare" so broad it makes a mockery of the idea this is a 'ban'. 1/2 www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Conversion practices draft bill
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The heatwave in Europe is so extreme, it's 25–32°F (14–18°C) above normal. You read that right. France recorded it's hottest day ever. The UK had its hottest ever June day. The ground is exceeding 122°F (50°C). People are dying. Tell me again why we shouldn't talk about climate change???
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Nick Davies @njdavies.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I don’t have strong views on the u16 social media ban but if these platforms are so harmful, why does the govt still use them for comms? Likewise, while kids (and everyone else!) should be encouraged to socialise in-person, they now have far fewer options following brutal cuts to youth services
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I stand with trans and non binary people. This is a difficult and scary time - and the Govenrment must reject the framework. It's vital that everyone is treated with dignity and care and far too often trans and non binary people aren't. Solidarity always 🏳️‍⚧️
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Maria W. Norris @mariawnorris.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
At the start of my terrorism studies course, I ask students what most terrorists have in common. They always say: 1- Mental illness 2- Religion. They are, of course, wrong. The two most common traits of violent extremists are: 1- Gender 2- History of domestic violence and online mysogyny.
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Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Well, I've had a busy few weeks and have been elected as a councillor in Todmorden West ward on Calderdale Council! Time to start opposing Reform with everything I have got.
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Calderdale Green Party @calderdalegreenp.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
🎉🥳 We won ALL THREE SEATS in Todmorden West for the first time! Congratulations and well done, Oscar, Sarah and Jamie!!💚💚💚
A close-up of Oscar wearing a blue collared shirt and navy coat while standing outside in front of a road, terraced houses and parked cars. The graphic over the photo reads 'Local Elections 2026: Introducing Your New Green Councillor Oscar Seville-Leach.'A close up of Sarah, who has long blonde hair, a red top, and is smiling while standing in front of a parked car with visible brickwork and a window in the background. The graphic accompanying the photo reads 'Local Elections 2026: Introducing Your New Green Councillor Sarah Goodfellow.'A medium close-up of Jamie wearing a cap and glasses, sitting outside in front of a stone wall surrounded by grass, shrubbery and a picnic table in the right side of the image. The accompanying graphic over the photo reads 'Local Elections 2026: Introducing Your New Green Councillor Jame Furlong.'
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Lewis Call @lewiscall.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
A magnificent day here in the North! Walked the Rochdale Canal towpath from Todmorden to Hebden Bridge and it was absolutely gorgeous. Saw several "Vote Green" signs, along with this. West Yorkshire is making hope normal again! #Greenwave
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Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer @tricyclemayor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
New open access article from our NIHR-funded 'LTNs in London project' in which we use go-alongs & focus groups to explore how LTNs influence resident experiences & perceptions of travel @ersiliav.bsky.social @jwfurlong.bsky.social www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/phr/publishe... 1/
Figure 1. A modal filter on a residential street using planters and bollards. 
Figure 2. A modal filter on a residential street that uses planters on the road to indicate the filter, but which is accessible by vehicles. There are signs that show that private vehicles are not permitted and that there are cameras in use
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Something I don't think the UK boasts about enough - and a great rebuttal to Reform and the Tories' anti-net zero propaganda: The UK is home to 7 out of the top 10 biggest offshore wind farms in the world. 10 of the top 20. And 6 in 10 of the largest ones in the world currently under construction.
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
“if everything is all in one place then it would use less energy” Some work that didn't get enough attention is when we explored laypeople's ideas about sustainable urban design by having them play SimCity and build the best and worst cities they could imagine www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
This is trash. I respect our Oxfordshire Lib Dems as they are delivering progressive transport policy which favours walking, cycling and buses (see congestion charge). But this national LD nonsense? No. Public Transport costs have risen far faster than driving, we need to rebalance.
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Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Another day closer. A little Reform meltdown and a LD bounce and I think it's possible.
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Does anyone know of a case study about Wales vs Oxfordshire 20mph roll-out? The former was National and caused huge amounts of hysteria, the latter was PC led and got almost no drama / press (beyond local newspapers).
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Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
By my reckoning, this current *projection* would see Labour's relationship with former coal mining areas completely finished. Of former coalfield seats, they'd win 4: - South/West Yorks - 0 - South Wales - 0 - East Mids - 0 - North East - 1 - Scotland - 1 - Lancashire - 1 - West Mids - 1
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Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Yes. I was at the game tonight. It obviously wasn't all the fans or anything like that. But it was loud, there were several thousand and they knew why they were doing it. Embarrassing. And determined that these people won't own football or my football club.
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Well, no, they’re not just as wrong. The bigger error is not seeing that “trying to win over voters from a party on the opposite end of the spectrum, whose values your core voters oppose” is not same as “chasing voters from party on same side ideologically whose values your core voters like.”
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Turns out that an absolutely disgraced political scientist is also absolutely awful at politics. And this political scientist is here for it! The spell is not over but good riddance for now, Goodwin 👋 Congrats to the Greens. Stunning victory. Dont let them tell you it was easy. But it is deserved.
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Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir Starmer
Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
This is not a reasoned political response. Labour has spent two years making all the voting groups who backed the Greens feel unwelcome and unheard, and now attacks them for daring to back someone else. They believe Labour isn’t listening and Starmer seems determined to prove them right
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Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Pretty rich of Keir Starmer to suggest Hannah Spencer is "more interested in dividing people than uniting them". His island of strangers speech of course was *all about* unity. Likewise his party's demonisation of people legitimately protesting about the UK arming a genocide.
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The Lords debated the safety of cyclists this afternoon, and it was – with a few exceptions – as crap as you'd expect. Mix of victim blaming, poor understanding & assumption that zone 1 London is a valid national example. DfT minister Peter Hendy was disappointingly bad as well.
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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 16/02/2026
Great piece from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social, which touches on one of the big theories for why English-speaking countries do especially badly at housebuilding: Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere. samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
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weird medieval guys @weirdmedieval.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
A medieval illustration of a hedgehog with grapes skewered on its spines
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Net migration is falling rapidly, we are very soon going to be having policy debates about how to cope with the consequences of an aging population combined with low levels of immigration.
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys.
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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
🌟PSA Mackenzie #BookPrize Shortlist 2025-26🌟 Congratulations to Dr Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social & Prof. Will Jennings @drjennings.bsky.social for 'The Changing Electoral Map of England and Wales', published by OUP @academic.oup.com ➡️ buff.ly/X13TKjK #Books #Politics #PoliticalStudies
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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
*Not so fun fact. Matt Goodwin was my dissertation supervisor. Only briefly mind. I swapped after he said that my idea - a study and survey on the politics of the homeless (less than 1% vote) - was of "no academic interest". I got a 1st 🎓
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting.
2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value.
3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE.
4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on.
5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle."
6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground.7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack.
8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video.
9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk.
10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun.
11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him.
12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes.13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times.
14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him.
15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1.
16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground.
17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building.
18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bearwitness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values.
I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct.

Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
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Agathe Demarais @agathedemarais.com · 22/01/2026
New @ecfr.eu global data show vast majority of people around the world do not see US as an ally • Just 25% of Brits think US is an ally that shares their values, with share dropping to 16% in ten EU countries • Data show how Trump's actions hurt US's global reputation over long run (except in India)
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Views of Twitter/X in Britain Favourable 14% (3% very favourable) Unfavourable 65% (37% very unfavourable) By gender Men 16-65 (-49) Women 10-64 (-54) By 2024 vote Reform 23-46 (-23) Cons 17-57 (-40) Labour 10-76 (-66) LibDem 6-79 (-73) Green 5-89 (-84) YouGov: V similar Jan 2025/Jan 2026
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Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The day when all our dreams come true is getting closer.
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Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire: I wonder why kids don't play on the streets anymore...
A row of terraced houses in Copley, West Yorkshire. The street is lined with cars.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 12/12/2025
Many older people with reduced mobility say they feel ‘hurried’, ‘rushed’ and ‘unsafe" when walking around their city.
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Cities aren’t built for older people – our study shows many can’t walk fast enough to beat a pedestrian crossing
Many older people with reduced mobility say they feel ‘hurried’, ‘rushed’ and ‘unsafe" when walking around their city.
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Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Debates on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods often focus on disabled people's experiences. In a new paper led by @ersiliav.bsky.social and @tricyclemayor.bsky.social, we use videos/interviews to explore the impacts on disabled people's everyday walking and wheeling. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Walking and wheeling in Low Traffic Neighbourhoods: A mixed methods study of mobility aid users’ interactions with changing public spaces
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) seek to discourage car use by making vehicle journeys more circuitous, and to make active travel journeys safer and more pleasant, thus improving public health. LT...
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 09/12/2025
Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today: www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
A flow chart shows 17.4 million leave voters in 2016, vs 16.1m remain. In 2025, 5 million of those people have died, and 3 million new voters have come of age.

The result (plus some people changing their mind) is 19.8 million voters now back rejoin, versus just 11.7 million wanting to stay out.
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