Gareth Hooper

Really struggling with Trumps actions right now. I'm against Imperialism BUT I'd love The Netherlands to buy the UK and inflict their way of living on us 😂

Phone notifications should notify you, not the entire office / bus / train / café....

Re-upping this today given some of the replies I’ve been getting to my other posts.

How does the UK’s health compare? Researchers at LSHTM recently answered this by comparing age-standardised mortality rates (ASMR) across countries. This placed the UK 4th worst for females and 6th worst for males, out of 20. Surprisingly, UK does better than Netherlands (F) and Denmark (M).

Full write-up:
medium.com/healthfdn-da...

Our account of the LSTHM research exploring why UK's mortality is higher than comparator countries:
www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

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In May, Labour are going to have to find someone to blame for zero progress in Birmingham on road safety and car reduction.....

@brumgreens.bsky.social

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Steve McCabe wasn't right, but Birmingham politicians can't prove him wrong. Birmingham City Council has had 6 years to fully implement the LTN in Kings Heath - and is failing. The consequence is driving is as dominant as ever. London and Paris have made progress since 2020, Birmingham has not

The average IQ of both parties just went up.

When I think of Governments being misleading, I'm more drawn to:

Cameron and Boris and Brexit
Cameron saying we needed austerity
Thatcher saying the economy is like a household economy
Anything Farage says

Reeves doesn't even come close to this lot

This is the lighting I'd love to see in York Rd, Kings Heath

I wonder if it's the broader effect of cost of living and housing access, much of that out of the control of governments in the short-term anyway, that people are just frustrated and seeking Greens and Reform as comfort blankets

Though I do think we need some nicer moral vibes of unity from Labour

Thanks for the info!

Who's buying a brand new diesel? Surprised they haven't dropped off much more than they have

You could - perhaps - have justified a few years of a freeze or even come up with some kind of stabiliser that linked to other transport costs or investment.

But what have we achieved from freezing fuel duty for fifteen years?

Do we have huge growth from it? Has it held down inflation? (No, no)

The tax on the substance that caused global climate change should be outrageously expensive.

The same reason vaccines are free, fossil fuels ought to be unaffordable

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Public do not trust car manufacturers as new Dieselgate case begins in High Court  | ClientEarth New polling shows the British public want accountability.

Do you trust car manufacturers to tell the truth about the #Health & environmental impacts of their cars?

63% of British adults don't.

Where illegal activity is shown by the #Dieselgate trial, the Government needs to enforce recalls, paid for by manufacturers. @clientearth.bsky.social

Driver jailed over Birmingham crash which killed woman and dog Danielle Mitten is sentenced for causing the death of Lucy Atkins by dangerous driving.

The killer in this case should never be allowed to drive again.

But why are the people who design our roads to keep producing this result never held to any account?

We're giving away productivity each and every day

Kings Heath High Street daily scenario: I'm on a bus with (I'm estimating here) 50 or 60 people on it, being held up by about 50 or 60 single occupancy vehicles.

So we're all moving at 4mph.

The positive effects of the high street carrying two buses moving at 10mph are huge. Huge.

Is there an economic analysis from a reputable source to understand the costs and expected momentary impacts of Labour's relentless migration strategies?

Has OBR commented?

All this talk of Birmingham being more like London, this 👇🏼 is the London-like behaviour I hope Brum is able to mimic

I'm really hoping for @zackpolanski.bsky.social to announce "of course there is such thing as society".

Time to end the competition and division between individuals and start to create better, more connected, more inclusive communities.

YouTube video by James May’s Planet Gin James May: Is this my greatest invention?

James May just did an entire bike episode, including a cargo bike for groceries!

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When cyclists are blamed for not wearing high-viz, just remember this advertisement for the 2.5 tonne all-terrain vehicle by Land Rover

Ideally suited for the school run 🙄

We cannot take this for granted …

Read this and tell me that LTNs in two wards in South Birmingham are a problem.

Is there anything we can do to alleviate flash floods in the West Midlands Experts say housebuilding and concrete drives are making floods worse, but that there are things we can do.

I dunno, convert some of the endless paved space reserved for cars into green space that can absorb water, maybe?

Sorry, forget it. That could result in a car owner being inconvenienced, which would of course be far worse than the flooding of our cities and towns.