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Robin Tucker

@robintucker1.bsky.social
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I've launched three children and a business or two, and now I'm saving the planet. Frequently re-energised by the joys of nature and low impact transport. 🚲

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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Climate change impacts: The police commander for Oxfordshire describes the impact of heatwaves on police operations (43m15s into this video). Some slightly harrowing content.: www.youtube.com/live/wHW4jDb...
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thanks to 'Ged' on Facebook for this brilliant comment about the Stanton St John Quiet Lane. Apparently, there have been no crashes there in the past... apart from the ones there have been...
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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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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My friend Dave Lewis is fundraising for the wonderful Earth Trust by running the #OxfordHalf Marathon. Check out their @justgiving.bsky.social page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving www.justgiving.com/page/dave-le...
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Fundraising for Earth Trust
Help Dave Lewis raise money to support Earth Trust
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Turns out Reform UK people have been lying about climate change. Who knew? Possibly the bears in the wood. Or the very Catholic Pope. www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-re...
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Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy - Carbon Brief
Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has emerged as a major force in UK politics in recent years – pushing…
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
British fascists are attacking and doxxing the incredible volunteers of the RNLI. Donate now.
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
How can children choose what they breathe? The Conservative party wants to scrap the phase-out of polluting cars the damage children's lungs and the climate. I would rather give children a chance than give drivers a choice.
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
MY MOST BAFFLINGLY LOCATED EVENT YET! I'm doing a tour of the Harwell Science Campus, then chatting about the new book afterwards. If you are some kind of Harwell-based scientist, well
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Engineering Modern Life: Jonn Elledge Q&A
Explore the ideas behind 31 Inventions That Built Our World with Jonn Elledge, uncovering the technology shaping modern life.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
A cross party group of MPs led by Olly Glover have urged the Secretary of State to intervene over £162m proposed cuts to the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), warning the cuts could seriously damage the UK's global leadership in science, innovation and space research.
Olly Glover, official House of Commons portrait
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Now #Oxfordshire is on fire. Will @laylamoran.bsky.social please ask the Government to step up climate action. Let's lead a better future, not drag the brake and make the crisis ever worse.
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Tom @workresthorror.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it”.
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Sutton Courtenay is on fire now! When are we going to take the climate crisis seriously? FFS, you can still buy cars that emit over 200g/km of CO2 and kill children at 2× they could. bsky.app/profile/oxfo...
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A small breakthrough in July's data from @newautomotive.org UK Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) car sales exceed conventional (non-hybrid) petrol and diesel combined.
Table of car sales by fuel type from New Automotive for UK , July 2026
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
An Oxford classics graduate has won cross-party endorsements in the upcoming Clacton by-election. Count Binface, who studied at Corpus Christi, was described as “maybe the people[’s candidate]” by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, while defence secretary Dan Jarvis said “good luck to him”.
Count Binface (Jpdfive at Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
If this was nuclear, they would be calls to close down the industry. But when fossil fuels kill another 13 people? The industry just keeps drilling. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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At least 13 killed and dozens injured after Qatar gas explosion
The city's main liquified natural gas (LNG) processing site suffered a "technical accident" in the Ras Laffan industrial zone.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Paul Behrens, British Academy Global Professor at the Oxford Martin School. "These damages are real costs being borne somewhere. They are borne by ecosystems, by communities exposed to drought and pollution, and by people least able to insulate themselves from a destabilising environment"
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Abingdon Abbey Close bollard update 3rd April... No change here. But the wind has blown the sign out if its frame. @emilykerr36.bsky.social
A road with a sign that is only a frame over a hole that should hold a bollard.
On either side are a row of other bollards.
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I'm in #Totnes for the weekend and here is the house of Ann Ball, who married Thomas Bodley and funded his ambition for library in #Oxford. Who knew!
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Ben House @rustytrike.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Brilliant to see my daughter Sabine’s first article in print in the Ham & High www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/255880..., telling her story about the day she stopped waiting for the bus – and started saving £1,000 a year. 1/7
Me with Sabine holding her article in the Ham & High paper
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
This is good news. I've had so many meetings with entrepreneurs and others in business and charity life at the Jam Factory in #Oxford
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Everyone’s favourite cycle parking design, the Sheffield stand, will be mandated in Oxford City’s Local Plan. In a peak Liberal Democrat moment, the party’s amendment to require that “Cycle parking design should comply with [guidance document] LTN 1/20” was passed in the council debate this evening.
We ❤️ Sheffield stands. Image from stand manufacturer Cyclehoop.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The UK Minister for Space and UK Space Agency CEO visited Harwell Campus to visit leading UK space companies including Astroscale, Magdrive, Oxford Space Systems & Open Cosmos. We wrote about Oxford Space Systems’ innovative antenna technology last year. oxfordclarion.uk/you-can-see-...
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2026 promises a giant step forward for Oxfordshire’s space sector – Oxford Calling.
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Ruthi Brandt @ruthibrandt.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
This is not unexpected, but it is super concerning! (And good work by the Sky team!) "Countless reports and academic studies have explored political bias on X, but Sky News' investigation offers unprecedented evidence of how the effects of that imbalance are playing out in the UK."
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How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
A bus service every 7-8 minutes for Barton, every 7-8 minutes for Kidlington and Oxford Parkway, and every 5 minutes for Blackbird Leys will kick in from 30 November with a raft of timetable changes by Stagecoach. Night buses will operate on all these routes until 3.30am on Friday/Saturday.
New Stagecoach bus network map
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Buses are getting around Oxford faster as a result of the congestion charge, according to Oxford Bus Company. MD Luke Marion said “We’ve already seen encouraging improvements to traffic flow and bus journey times in the scheme’s first week.”
Speedy bus (photo: Roger Close)
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Budget airline bosses agree that flight tax increases are an effective form of climate change mitigation. From @financialtimes.com
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Bus into Oxford at 5pm. Certainly less congestion and quicker than previously. (It is half term though, so let's wait for full data and a full verdict)
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Great to be out the #Oxford #GlowRide with Cowley Road and Condors @cyclinguk.bsky.social tonight. #MyRideOurRight for women cycling
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Alison Hill @dralisonhill.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
#Oxon4Buses is calling for Network Rail to create a transport hub at the new station rather than a multi-story car park. This opportunity for an integrated network could be lost forever. Please sign ✍️ c.org/DX66nvC5qn
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Guide Dogs is in need of more puppy raiser volunteers in Oxfordshire. Puppy raisers typically care for a guide dog puppy for 12-16 months and will guide him or her through early training, in a loving home. For further information and to apply, visit: guidedogs.org.uk/volunteering
Two golden coloured dogs on a bus. One is wearing a Guide dogs puppy in training jacket. Images by the Oxford Bus Company.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Climate change is affecting our lives in an increasing number of ways. But Oxford has been at the forefront of the science, from the earliest weather records 250 years ago, to the latest satellites. We took a look both at the 200-year old science of climate change, and Oxford’s part in it.👇
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Climate change and Oxford – a history and primer
On 26 January 1776, at just after ten past eleven in the evening, Dr Thomas Hornsby, Professor of Astronomy, walked back from his thermometers on the lawn of what is now Green Templeton College into h...
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Oxfordshire has had an unusual week. We find that this week’s newsletter is mainly about protests, pubs, and puppies. So if you like any or all of these things, make sure you’re signed up to get it in your inbox tomorrow lunchtime. oxfordclarion.uk
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a man holds a sign that says careful now
ALT: a man holds a sign that says careful now
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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Repost if you think the Donnington Arms should get some bike racks! 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
8 bikes outside Donnington Arms, leaned against trees, road signs and walls - with no bike parking
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CoHSAT - Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (Oxon) @cohsat.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
📣 Let's unblock Oxford's! Oxford's transport leaders agree that the Congestion Charge is a good step to clearer roads and better buses. 🗳️ Fill in the consultation now: letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/congestion-c... 📘 Use our simple guide: shorturl.at/lkgSp 👥Pass it on to your friends!
Leaders from different Oxford transport modes in front of their vehicles
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 07/07/2025
Myles Allen, Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics at @oxfordphysics.bsky.social and PI at @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social, has been dubbed ‘the physicist behind Net Zero’. Find out more about his career and the need for Net Zero ⬇️ #NetZeroWeek
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Professor Myles Allen - The physicist behind Net Zero
Myles Allen, Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics and Principal Investigator of Oxford Net Zero, discusses his career and the need for net zero.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Oxfordshire County Council has been ranked the best county in England for actions taken towards reaching net zero. Climate Emergency UK assessed every council against up to 93 questions, giving them a right to reply. Oxfordshire’s total score was 64%, above 2nd place Cambridgeshire with 55%.
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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 24/06/2025
Oxford trying out a congestion charge is worth a shot in 2025 I am quite honestly fed up with the negativity and hypocrisy around it. It's time to make the positive case 👇 [10 minutes and a ☕ may be needed] cllrdrnathanley.substack.com/p/from-city-...
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From City Streets to Village Lanes: The Broader Case for Oxford's Charge
An Oxford city (de)congestion charge is good for the whole county….probably
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Cycling is not just an incredibly efficient form of transport. It's also great fun,healthy and sociable. Today, riding Uptonogood, with 500 other enthusiastic cyclists!
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
It's #bikeweek and we are off round @cyclinguk.bsky.social #Cantiiway !
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
The Nature of Business Join Earth Trust for a business networking breakfast inspired by nature in an iconic #Oxfordshire landscape. * Hear from CEO Ian Barrett * Network with purpose * See impact in action * Be part of a more sustainable future 10th July 8am-10:30am
Wittenham Clumps at dawn.
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
The wonderful legacy of Sir Martin and Lady Audrey Wood, including Earth Trust (where I'm proud to be a Trustee) The Oxford Trust (Science Oxford), Sylva Foundation and Oxford Instruments - as reported by @oxfordclarion.bsky.social
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CoHSAT - Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (Oxon) @cohsat.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
We've analysed the parties' transport polices for the #Oxfordshire County Council elections. * Some are good for active and public transport. * Some would cause up to 100 additional road casualties a year. Read about them here: cohsat.org.uk/cohsat-analy...
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CoHSAT analysis of Party Transport Policies for the 2025 Oxfordshire County Council Elections - CoHSAT
CoHSAT, the Oxfordshire Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel has analysed the transport policies of six parties standing in the Oxfordshire County Council elections. In early April, CoHSAT ...
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Alison Hill @dralisonhill.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Our prime minister shouldn't be taking sides. What about those who can't drive and take public transport, walk or cycle? Is he not on their side? Why is Labour - cutting fuel duty - funding large road infrastructure - increasing the cost of public transport - not investing in cycling? 😬👎
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
On 1st May in #Oxfordshire - Vote for the climate - oxvote.org will provide background information and tactical voting suggestions based on your postcode. (This also happens to well for voting for walking/wheeling/cycling).
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Oxvote - climate smart voting in May 1st Oxfordshire council elections | Vote Climate Smart
Discover how to vote tactically on May 1st to accelerate Oxfordshire's progress toward Net Zero. Find out what issues you are voting on.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
A previously unknown 13th-century manuscript has been saved for the nation by the Bodleian and is on display this weekend. The Old French translation of the New Testament belonged to Duke Humfrey, who gave his books to Oxford University 150 years before the Bodleian was founded.
An illuminated initial letter P at the start of St John's Gospel from MS. Duke Humfrey c. 1, folio 39r (© Bodleian Libraries, CC BY-NC 4.0) https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/d5298278-6c9f-4eeb-a5a7-b6a3afa10720/surfaces/1daa7984-bfbb-460a-b157-a84479bbbed1/
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Ruthi Brandt @ruthibrandt.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
"We cannot fix global problems but we can, all of us, act locally... And if everyone acts locally, perhaps the collective effort can make a difference...If you liked this newsletter, do tell your friends to subscribe. Elections are just around the corner; it’d be nice if they were fought on facts."
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Robin Tucker @robintucker1.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Hi @emilykerr36.bsky.social, if you were wondering, why I was smartly dressed, cycling on the river path with a large roll of paper... I was heading for a meeting with a client and that was the best way to get there. 😀🚲
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Two @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social councillors have made the prestigious list of Cycling UK's "100 women in cycling". @emilykerr36.bsky.social and @katherinesmiles.bsky.social are recognised for their work promoting active travel and cycling in Oxford.🧵
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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Your irregular reminder of the scale of disparity between trunk/major roads and cycle funding in England. This is the five years 2018/19-2024/25 Trunk roads: £23,100,000,000 (£23.1bn) Cycling: £732,885,226 (£733m) (of which National Cycle Network/Sustrans: £98,207,062 [£98m])
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