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Spud on a Bike @spudbikes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Having lost at appeal, Tower Hamlets is taking this case to the Supreme Court, so that they can rip out LTNs that have been funded by the Mayor of London. So I've contributed again to the defence - we don't want a precedent to be set! www.crowdjustice.com/case/defendi...

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Defending Tower Hamlets LTNs in the Supreme Court

We are a group of Tower Hamlets residents who want to keep and improve the safer streets in Bethnal Green, for all.

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The real slap in the face should be people understanding how the planning system works. Shout out to those local ‘campaigners’ bemoaning a lack of housing despite opposing every housing app submitted in the same area (& those areas were actually suitable for it). www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy

Campaigners decry Angela Rayner’s backing for Brick Lane project that has only 11 affordable homes

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Hang on BBC… Which ‘tears’ do you mean?! Bayeux Tapestry in 'wonderful state' after journey to London, French minister says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 22/06/2026

Can confirm that no trouble is expected this evening in Belfast after Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting two children.

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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🆕 Alongside colleagues, we have written to the Prime Minister setting out the damage he is doing to our community. We have made clear that this is a political choice. The UK must pick another path, and the responsibility here lies with government. Read more: transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/06...

Dear Prime Minister,
We have all written to this government numerous times in the past year to warn you about the devastating impact of your approach to LGBTQ+ policy on the ability of trans people to participate in public life with dignity. This Government failed to act at any point to secure and defend trans people's fundamental rights and protections, and the current situation has become completely untenable for a rights-respecting nation.
The Supreme Court's job is to interpret statute, it is for our political representatives to set out a coherent vision for what the law should be and to make the law better. Even before the For Women Scotland judgment, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has acted in a way that has shredded our community's trust in regulators and institutions. This is not good enough.
The Code of Practice now before Parliament is set to crystallise an interpretation of the law that is fundamentally in conflict with the UK's human rights obligations. Many MPs have already spoken out about the unjust and unworkable situation the code would create, and more than a hundred have already used the limited available scrutiny process to oppose it.
We urge you to listen to these concerns. The Code does not provide clarity; it exacerbates confusion, conflict, and risk. We have consistently argued that a Code of Practice must pass three tests to be workable: it must protect trans people's ability to participate fully in society, support organisations that wish to remain inclusive, and comply with the UK's domestic and international human rights obligations. This Code fails on all counts.
Prime Minister, the everyday harms this causes will be wide-ranging. This will be viewed as Labour's legacy on LGBTQ+ rights for a generation.

You still have the opportunity to intervene - scrap this harmful guidance and change the law to fix the mess we find ourselves in.

The government's own Equality Impact assessment outlines these consequences starkly, warning of discrimination, physical danger, and limiting trans people's access to vital services. Beyond just our trans communities, the assessment warns of the dangers of appearance-based gender policing on the safety of the public at large.
This Code of Practice could absolutely have been better within the current legal framework, and its current raft is dangerous and unacceptable. This is, however, also a symptom of the broader legislative probler acing our community and requiring action from our governmen
Last year's Supreme Court ruling turned Parliament's intentions for UK equality law on its head. It interpreted the Equality Act in a way that is clearly in direct opposition to decades of deliberate policymaking and well-documented intent. It has turned decades-old settled policy on how trans people should be treated into a mess of contradictory, harmful and incoherent rules.
The current Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy MP, said this in response to a proposed amendment to prevent trans people accessing services in line with our gender identities when debating the Gender Recognition Act before it was passed more than twenty years ago:
“the Government entirely reject the implication of the new clause that transsexuals might set out to cause offence to others. That is not the Government's experience, and we therefore reject the new clause. The Government also believe that separate facilities for minority groups are objectionable, and we urge the House to reject the proposal."
Yet now your Government is set to approve a Code that not only condones that approach but encourages it as the norm across Britain. The Supreme Court said that their ruling would not be disadvantageous to or remove protection from trans people with or without a GRC", but the government's own impact assessment now makes clear that widespread harm is happening.

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

One of the most deprived Local Authorities in the country has already wasted £124k on a legal challenge to make its streets less inclusive, more polluted and less safe, and is now happy to waste another £153k in a futile Supreme Court battle. Just let that sink in www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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London council's unsuccessful fight against LTNs to rack up £278,000 legal bill

Revealed: Full cost of Tower Hamlets’ legal fight against low traffic neighbourhoods in Bethnal Green

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

This is such a joke. Green cllrs have voted consistently against building new council homes across London for the last 4 years 🤪🤪🤪

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Sarah Owen MP @sarahowen.org.uk · 08/04/2026

“We call upon all sides to implement the ceasefire, including in Lebanon.” A key and important sentence in a welcome joint statement from our government, European countries, Canada and Japan.

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Watching astronauts hugging & supporting their colleague’s gesture to his late wife, whilst making history with this epic journey… Well that broke me a little. How brilliant humans can be. 🚀🔭🌖

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Marc Francis @marcfrancisth.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

From today, Tower Hamlets residents are paying 5% more in Council Tax. That is despite £39 million more in grant from the Labour Govt and is on top of 5% hikes in each of the past 2 years. In total, Aspire Party's Lutfur Rahman has increased CT by nearly 20% since 2022 despite promising to freeze it

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 12/03/2026

Hearing Zack say this is very weird to me, from our mutual perspectives as gay men who’ve presumably both dealt with homophobic people Yes insecurity is an amplifier and agitator, but carrying his theory over to anti-Queer hatred, would he say it explains homophobia? As root cause? Cos it doesn’t

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Chris Curtis MP @chriscurtis94.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Have been a bit frustrated by some of the conversation about Labour's voter coalition. I've written about who the "Hero Voters" actually were, how we won them, and what we need to do to earn their support next time. chriscurtismk.substack.com/p/who-actual...

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Who actually were the Hero Voters?

Labour won in 2024 because of economically insecure voters, not social conservatism.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 01/03/2026

Hospital admissions of young people for knife assault have almost halved since I set up London’s Violence Reduction Unit in 2019. London's Violence Reduction Unit director Lib Peck spoke to The Crime Agents about how prevention has played a key role in the progress we’re making:

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GANG VIOLENCE: Can It Be Stopped? | The Crime Agents

YouTube video by The Crime Agents

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Marc Francis @marcfrancisth.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

In yesterday's Full Council, Aspire Party cllrs repeatedly claimed anyone earning less than £50,000 a year is protected from their 5% Council Tax increase. When this 'CT Relief Fund' was set up, the Mayor said 19,000 households would get it. This response shows only 143 households did so last year

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

We love to see it 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I was in the public gallery for this. Genuinely shocking! The biggest crisis facing the council & Lutfur Rahman's party voted not to allow any debate on it within the timeframe to respond. Astonishing to see the only @greenparty.org.uk cllr side with him! Morally bankrupt.

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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 22/01/2026

The Court of Appeal's judgement stopping Tower Hamlets from ripping out safety infrastructure is good news for Londoners. It's good for road safety & reducing danger. It's good for air quality, good for health, and good for communities across the capital. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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East London residents win sensational victory in fight to save low-traffic schemes

London-wide implications for LTNs as Court of Appeal rules that Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman acted unlawfully in trying to ignore Sadiq Khan’s transport masterplan

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I have never been prouder of this gang of residents fighting to save the Bethnal Green LTN! It was one of the toughest aspects of my term as a cllr with a genuinely debilitating onslaught of vitriol from the opponents. This judgement makes it clear that Lutfur Rahman is not above the law!

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Zack Polanski is not a serious politician.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/01/2026

70 years ago, the Thames was declared “biologically dead”. Now it’s thriving with life, with everything from harbour porpoises to wading birds. Proof that when we choose long-term action, London’s nature prospers.

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River Thames cleaner but at risk from climate change, report says - BBC News

A report finds the river is in good condition, but experts warn of climate change threat.

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Tom Copley @tomcopley.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

As those of us who actually live in London know, it’s a safe city. The homicide rate is now the lowest ever on record. How do we compare? 🇬🇧 London: 1.1 murder per 100k 🇫🇷 Paris: 1.6 🇺🇸 NYC: 2.8 🇧🇪 Brussels: 2.9 🇩🇪 Berlin: 3.2 🇺🇸 LA: 5.6 🇺🇸 Houston: 10.5 🇺🇸 Philadelphia: 12.3

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Bit niche but… Have any East London cyclists noticed an odd sequencing of the lights at Old St? If you’re coming from Old St W to Old St E, the lights let two full runs of cars heading north, then two of east & then two full runs of pedestrians before the cyclists go. It’s a very oddly long wait.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

2025: Liz Truss criticising Keir Starmer over the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah 2022: Liz Truss as Foreign Secretary trying to secure the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Absolute privilege to be in attendance in the Speaker’s House today, as Hilary Rodham Clinton discussed her life, Trump, peace in Northern Ireland, the rights of women, the future, and much more.

A view of Hilary Clinton sitting in the speaker’s house of the Palace of Westminster.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Genuinely what are people like Ed West doing with their lives? Go to Wigmore Hall, go to the movies, go to Koko, go to the Vortex Jazz Club, go see an orchestra, go see the Last Dinner Party...it ought to cure you out of having this weird, unnatural reaction to your fellow citizens.

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

I’d love to donate again and my B+ blood is great for the below. But sadly the rules won’t let me since I became single and on Prep…🤷

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

It was sad listening to the CE on Women’s Hour earlier…clearly no real desire from members or the governing body to do this and proper pride in how trans inclusive they’ve been. All the Supreme Court judgement has done is create a problem where none existed. The gov must legislate to fix this.

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Couldn't agree more. Absolute nightmare for those of us who only occasionally need a car.

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Terrence Higgins Trust @tht.org.uk · 01/12/2025

Today, the government have unveiled the new HIV Action Plan for England. It's a really exciting moment, with transformational potential. We're rounding up some of the highlights. Find out more. tht.org.uk/news/government-launches…

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.

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Rachel Taylor MP @racheltaylormp.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Today is the anniversary of the repeal of Section 28 in England and Wales. Here's why the campaign to strike down that homophobic law was what first got me involved in politics 👇

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Headline from a serious and long working paper on the economic impact of Brexit. Possible that this has been feeding into OBR and HMT discussions?

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Sadiq Khan @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

New Yorkers faced the choice between hope and fear, and just like we've seen in London, hope won. Huge congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on his historic campaign. Tonight you get your roti and your roses - enjoy!

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

You'll have to ignore the buckets of anti-trans campaigning commentary in the piece, but the basic news is quite simple. The EHRC has failed to get the government to accept its anti-guidance in haste. Something is holding it up, perhaps for another a year www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Rules forcing trans people to use birth-sex facilities delayed

The Equality and Human Rights Commission set out statutory guidance on how gyms, clubs and hospitals must judge single-sex spaces based on biology

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 27/10/2025

god this is properly mortifying stuff from Zarah there, GCSE-level analysis, quite hard to watch

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 17/10/2025

Above all, the police approach in that decade culminated in the unlawful killing of 96 people and decades of cover-up.

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

‘Yes’…says every single person who’s ever been a cllr.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Can someone ask Farage or Zia Yusuf why, if they're so concerned about incitement to violence, they had Lucy Connolly as a guest star at their conference?

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Kevin Brady @kevinbrady.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

I also particularly enjoyed his comment reconciling his apparent Sharia Law plans and yet standing in front of a Murphy’s banner. Great speech.

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