@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social
is the very opposite of what she is being accused of by virtually every single corner of our media and the whole of the Conservative Party. #IStandWithJess

And free to read at this link!

How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting

Extreme car dependency is not only making the drivers unhappy ☹️

My bike rides would be so much safer with less cars

People riding in a safe bike-lane in downtown Vancouver

You don’t have to be a “cyclist” to support safe bike infrastructure in your city. You don’t have to ride bikes at all. You just have to understand the FACT that bike infrastructure makes getting around easier & safer for EVERYONE, saves us all public money, & makes cities generally more successful.

That winning feeling 😁

🥳 10,000 Followers on Bluesky 🥳

To say thank you, I'll be giving away a 2024 General Election poster to one winner who reposts this (and is following) in the next 24 hours!

Best of luck :)

✍️ Just Stop Oil, the Farmers Protests, and a Lost Inheritance.

Let us know if you want to talk.

‘Significant benefits’ of universal free school meals, report finds As well as alleviating cost of living pressures the policy also appears to have boosted pupil behaviour

In the least surprising news of the day, it turns out that guaranteeing primary school pupils a free hot meal every weekday at a time when an average of one kid in every London classroom is now living in temporary housing has many positive benefits.
enfielddispatch.co.uk/significant-...

Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer? Millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government's inheritance tax reforms

🔴Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer?

Millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms, reports @josiah.writes.news

bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...

Will inheritance tax changes really mean the end of Britain’s farming? The farming lobby is protesting loudly that the budget changes to inheritance tax will kill family farms. So should we be alarmed?

"We should be cautious about the cries of alarm" write Stephen McNair wrt the farming #InheritanceTax changes.
Are we being misled about #IHT impact by those with vested interests? Read👇 and decide for yourself.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/farming/will...

Liz, thanks for the reply. I 100% agree Brexit is a disaster on so many fronts including farming. I don’t link Brexit, IHT and USA trade and food standards. Perhaps I’m naïve. I think having Clarkson and Dyson complaining about IHT does not help your case.

Liz, Brexit is a huge problem. Addressing the hugely unfair and advantageous tax position farmers have enjoyed for so long is not. Why should I pay IHT and you do not? Is the contribution my children make to society less than yours?

No we are not. We are just asking everyone to pay IHT. No reason why farmers should be a special case and they have been given very generous allowances compared to everyone else. People using agricultural land to avoid IHT a very bad look.

Of course he was going to say that. Great to see God at Molineux last week, and a reminder of how great the team was under Nuno for a period, but not holding my breath he graces the Golden Palace again! But can dream.

This is a great read. Not simply 'X is crap', but nuanced, funny, self-reflective, almost an elegy to the old site. And you'll never guess* what Ian attributes his huge X following to...

*you probably will guess

One thing I’ll always be grateful to pre-Elon Twitter for is proving that a city planner talking about better cities could grow a really big audience on social media. When I started, I never would have thought a practicing city planner could get to 155K followers.

Can it be done here? Lets see.

Hello ! Good morning Bluesky ! Some Leopards can’t change their spots . . . but some of us can . . .

LOOK AT THE JOY!!!!
#WorldBollardAssociation

Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!

Just in case this ends up becoming a milestone - just about to do my first ever BBC live about Bluesky

Tree of the Day

So, if we start posting here, do you PROMISE to like, reshare and reply to every post?

Hey! 👋🏽 I’m back. Is anyone still here or seeing this?

This was the video that finally made me come over to Bluesky…

107. General David Petraeus: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the US military's role in the world Was the surge in Iraq a success for the United States? How critical are alliances to maintaining global stability? How can leaders maintain resilience and integrity in the face of public scrutiny? Ror...

New Rest Is Politics LEADING with Gen David Petraeus, ex CIA director and previously commander of forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. Strong views on then and now, with harsh words for his political masters (and on Brexit!!) alastaircampbell.org/2024/11/107-...