@kateoliver.bsky.social
Grandy Kate: European green left feminist cycling and re-cycling through life; Chair Emerita and board advisor at Home-Start Bristol & South Gloucestershire supporting families with young children; director of Wernbrake Community Woodland
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I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
05.02.2026 15:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Board of Peace - Season 1
24.01.2026 07:45 β π 10658 π 6051 π¬ 448 π 609President Trump, your Melania movie has bombed
30.01.2026 20:01 β π 2090 π 852 π¬ 174 π 112The redoubtable @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social recently led the Bristol Declaration on the health impacts of car-centric planning. I was very pleased to be asked to contribute to this. You can read the declaration and its policy suggestions here: www.fph.org.uk/media/tr2bnu...
26.01.2026 09:30 β π 29 π 9 π¬ 2 π 3The NHS itself is responsible for 4% of the traffic on UK roads. As an anchor institution, it should be leading the change. Yet all anyoneβs trying to do there βis convert the fleets to electric when in fact what we should be doing is supporting the staff to commute by active travel or by bus.β
21.12.2025 12:16 β π 21 π 15 π¬ 5 π 0Here is the link to the letter we need to send in response to the NPPF consultation and copy in your MP: www.inherplace.co.uk/post/plannin...
28.01.2026 18:38 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0So much this: π
28.01.2026 16:26 β π 8 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0Freddie van Mierlo MP has signed our open letter to water regulator Ofwat, and the Environment Secretary, saying NO to illegal pollution until 2040.
Freddie van Mierlo, the MP for Henley and Thame, has signed our open letter to Ofwat and the Environment Secretary, telling them to reject Thames Water's outrageous deal. @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social
βIs YOUR MP OK with illegal sewage until 2040β
Take action today: vist.ly/4pgub
βCompletely indefensibleβ, like so much of this Labour government, in hock to the billionaires and dictators.
28.01.2026 17:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#VAWG and #NPFF need to get together urgently PLEEEEASE. This is a chance in a generation to improve women and childrenβs experience of the built environment @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social @susannahwalker.bsky.social
28.01.2026 16:59 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 1 π 1This, 40 yrs after the Womenβs Design Forum set out the direct connection between womenβs safety and planning, house, street, public space design, a Ministry spokesperson says: [It is] βunclear as to why anyone would expect the two things to be combinedβ. π³
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Join us next Tuesday at 8:15pm, whether you're an old hand or brand new to #CleanAir campaigning!
Hear from guest speaker Dr Alice Willson, be inspired to join our new 7-day #AirPollution challenge, and get a rundown of what's coming up in 2026 and how you can take part.
Register belowπ.
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter. Please help us to end new coal mining in England. Take action now. Write here: actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
28.01.2026 16:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hah!
23.01.2026 21:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π¨ Assembly point confirmed - National march for Palestine - End the genocide
β°12 noon, 31 January
π Russel Square
The assembly point for the march for Palestine has been confirmed. We will assemble at Russel Square at 12 noon before marching from there to Whitehall. Join us.
βIn London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europeβs traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagenβ¦In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.β @economist.com
23.01.2026 08:11 β π 315 π 125 π¬ 5 π 13β° Thames Waterβs future is hanging in the balance. Billions in debt could be written off for private owners and it could remain in private hands unless we act fast. 53,000+ of us are calling for nationalisation. Please add your name: 38d.gs/tw_bs
23.01.2026 18:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Music!
23.01.2026 15:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Stop the governmentβs water stitch-up. Please sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
23.01.2026 13:21 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Yes!
22.01.2026 14:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The governβt is plans to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit now (Vβla, Cuba, Greenland, etc) sends a terrible message that his tyranny is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Please sign the petition you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
16.01.2026 15:01 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π¨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse.
πWe asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
08.01.2026 14:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! π€’π How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Please sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
06.01.2026 18:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Two yellow and dark green sponge scourers
If you want to reduce plastic use in 2026, make this simple swap. Yellow kitchen sponges like these donβt break down in landfill, and they release microplastics that end up in the sea, harming marine animals. Eco-friendly alternatives are available β see:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/seep...