Andy Roche

Labour has rejected my proposal for secure bike lockers at train stations, a simple step to make cycling safer.
I have resubmitted the proposal for the next stage.
In the meantime, I need your support.
Please sign the petition to get your voice heard www.middorsetlibdems.org.uk/petitions/ke...

The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...

It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.

Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻

Petition: Replace First-Past-The-Post with Single Transferrable Vote & Alternative Vote We urge the Government to abolish First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) for all elections. We would like the Government to replace it with Single Transferrable Vote for General and Council elections, and Alterna...

@bremaininspain.com Britain needs voter reform. Britain does not need governments winning 63.2% of the seats on 33.7% of the vote. Britain needs a representative voting system. Please sign and share this petition #ElectoralReform #MakeVotesMatter
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Looks fantastic. Whereabouts is it?

Petition: Replace First-Past-The-Post with Single Transferrable Vote & Alternative Vote We urge the Government to abolish First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) for all elections. We would like the Government to replace it with Single Transferrable Vote for General and Council elections, and Alterna...

@emilykerr36.bsky.social please sign and share as widely as possible
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A great week running a Bikeability course for Yr 5s in Gainsborough in Bike Week. So rewarding to see children who could barely ride on Monday become super confident riding on the road by the end of the week.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, standing next to a rental bike. In the foreground, a headline from The Economist is overlaid, reading: “London has become a cycling city”.

1.33 million journeys daily and growing 📈

I’ve never seen these “two stage turns”, but the descriptions in this article look like they’re a slow, complicated nightmare. Just wondering whether the people who design these things ever actually ride them to test them out??

Incredible that a supposed world leader uses language like this.

To be fair, it also applies to cyclists passing pedestrians but would be a useful exercise for some of the car drivers who have close passed me recently

Having risked my life in war zones for the BBC, I know this: cuts to the World Service will be disastrous | Martin Bell In an age of disinformation, our broadcaster is trusted to find and tell the truth. Now more than ever we need it, says former reporter, MP and Unicef ambassador, Martin Bell

The BBC World Service is more important than ever in these times of disinformation www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Mayoral Debates - 2025: A Mayor for Greater Lincolnshire A debate ahead of the May election of the mayor for Greater Lincolnshire.

Live in Lincolnshire? The BBC mayoral debate is really worth a watch….. including an acknowledgement of the importance of Active Travel from Labour’s Jason Stockwood. 🚲 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Couldn’t agree with you more. There seems to be no enforcement at all. As a Bikeability instructor, it’s so frustrating to watch idiots flouting every rule in the Highway Code, knowing they will never get any comeback.

Lincolnshire friends - don’t let the vile, divisive politics of hate infect our lovely county. You know what to do……,

I need to ride on this. Just shows what can be done when the will is there.

Love #Deathinparadise but so disappointed by the new series. The whole point of it is that it’s supposed to be funny. Nothing made me smile at all. Where has all the humour gone? Much prefer the Australian version now. ☹️

Love this…

Absolutely love this, especially the inclusion of Bikeability level 2 routes so parents can identify where children at that level can ride safely.

Bicycle Association formally complains to BBC over Adrian Chiles’ e-bike Panorama “misrepresentation”, claiming episode “unjustifiably damaged” legal e-bike industry The cycle industry organisation said the programme conflated e-bikes with “illegal e-motorbikes”, lacked balance, and “failed to properly inform the public”

This was such a poor BBC Panorama. Completely mixed up electric bikes with illegal electric motorbikes. Good to see the industry standing up for itself. road.cc/content/news...

18-Year Study Of 82,297 Adults Finds Cycle Commuting Halves Chance Of Early Death Billionaires famously want to live longer. They should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft.

“A 5-year study of 263K U.K. commuters, published in the British Medical Journal in 2017, found regular cycling cut the risk of death from any cause by 41%, and the incidence of cancer and heart disease by 45% and 46% respectively. Other large-scale studies have found similar.” Via @CarltonReid.com

Anti-cycling stories are bad for the UK’s health, says Chris Boardman Racing champion turned active travel advocate criticises parts of the media for safety scaremongering

NEW: I interviewed Chris Boardman about his many careers, including his current role at Active Travel England. He told me that fact-free anti-cycling media stories are harming the UK's health, as they put off politicians from making brave but necessary decisions.

www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...

Do Cambridge's newfangled road layouts actually work? Cambridge now has a Dutch-style roundabout, two Cyclops junctions and 14 Copenhagen crossings.

Good explainer of the recent junction changes in Cambridge that prioritise walking and cycling.

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The other swans aren't gonna believe this

Normanby Hall looking very festive. It’s rehearsal time for tonight’s St Cecilia Singers concert, and it sounds amazing.

End of term at a Bikeability instructor’s house…

Love this. Cycling in Lincolnshire 120 years ago….

Only when we get decent cycle infrastructure will more people feel confident that it’s safe to cycle. This looks fantastic.

Agree. Closely followed by Adnam’s Ghost Ship 0.5% imho.

It’s not often I hear something that makes me stop in disbelief, but wow, that carpet/social housing story! Absolute craziness - great story though.

Fantastic that the new Transport Secretary is a cyclist. Looking forward to good times ahead.