Phil Williams

Phil Williams

@philhjw.bsky.social

Old man worried about the future for his grandchildren.

111 Followers 104 Following 187 Posts Joined Aug 2024
13 hours ago

The world would be a better place if journalists and lawmakers can distinguish an ebike from an electric motorcycle.

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2 days ago
two kids with backpacks walking bikes on sidewalk
Kids who got new bikes "super excited" to walk them around the city that's too dangerous to ride in.

Kids who got new bikes "super excited" to walk them around the city that's too dangerous to ride in.

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4 days ago

Just a thought. Let the price increase but as it falls apply extra duty. This way the effect of the increase is reduced.

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4 days ago

There’s no such thing as a green car. What you’re thinking of is a less bad car that we’re at risk of having more of, and driving more, because we’ve been convinced it’s a green car.

Again, see the thread.

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6 days ago
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There’s nothing like an early morning ride for the mind, body and soul. A bit murky and damp.

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1 week ago

Alexa. Show me someone who can’t remember what they said and changes their opinion depending on the wind direction.

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1 week ago
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

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2 weeks ago

Just a thought. If Deform are worried about “Family voting” why aren’t they worried about postal voting? Is this next on their banned list?

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2 weeks ago

Stationary phone distraction isn’t harmless — the evidence is clear. It impairs hazard detection and reaction time, with effects lasting well beyond the interaction. This is road danger and it can (and does) have fatal consequences. Academic research strongly backs it (see pic). Enforcement matters.

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2 weeks ago
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Lovely lunchtime ride around the New Forest. Sunny but a bit fresh.

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2 weeks ago
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Post a pic to bring some zen to your feed

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2 weeks ago

Five people a day all killed by cyclists on the roads. Let’s not upset drivers.

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2 weeks ago

Great video — but the real issue is driver culture. Why rush past a cyclist only to sit at the next red light, where they catch up anyway? Adding real risk for only a few seconds — or often zero gain. We wouldn’t barge ahead in a normal queue, so why do it behind the wheel?

#RoadSafety #Cycling

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2 weeks ago
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Here I am having a holiday while lying about the government stopping me going to the Chagos Islands, where nobody can go without a permit. Still, who needs facts when your followers are thick and gullible?

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10 months ago
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"I saw a cigarette ad with the health warning: 'Tobacco smoke contains carbon monoxide.' The same magazine had several car ads, not one of which warned that exhaust contains much more carbon monoxide. People can't smoke. Cars can."

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1 month ago
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London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’ Exclusive: Study also finds no change in number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods

Well fancy that

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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1 month ago

I can’t believe it’s not milk.

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1 month ago

Austerity just kicks things into the long grass and costs more in the long run.

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1 month ago
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🚨Gorton and Denton by-election - JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

🚨Gorton and Denton by-election

Surely by now we can all see that Reform is a party that thrives on division, fuels anger, and uses the scapegoating of minorities to gain support.

We are so much better than that.

DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF REFORM

youtu.be/cWWf1mZhlGk?...

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1 month ago
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In court: 13 more drivers face charges after being arrested during drink drive crackdown over Christmas in Northamptonshire Another 13 drivers have appeared in court to face charges of drink or drug driving during the festive crackdown across Northamptonshire.

110 drivers arrested in Northamptonshire during the festive drink & drug drive campaign. These weren’t mistakes — they were selfish, criminal choices. Impaired driving kills and devastates families. This culture must end. No drink. No drugs. No excuses.

www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/crime/i...

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1 month ago
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Boy, 13, who took family campervan on 70mph joyride given points on future licence Teenager admitted it was not the first time he had taken the vehicle but told the court he ‘won’t do it again’

Hang on.
He took the family camper for a drive at 13

He's been given 6 points on a future licence, but cant drive until he's 17.
But points expire after 3 years. Am I missing something?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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1 month ago
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Now we're talking!

Hi-vis for everyone!

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1 month ago
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Man who drove 135mph jailed for 10 years after fatal M40 crash Police says CCTV footage shows Trad Almaghrabi leaving the scene on foot.

With criminality this serious ending in death, what other crime would escape national news? This was only BBC local. What more must happen for a lifetime ban? Driving is a privilege, not a right. Our culture — and sentencing — needs radical change.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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1 month ago

Pathetic headline typical of BBC.

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1 month ago
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🚨NOW OVER 96,000 SIGNATURES!

The Petition for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.

KEEP GOING!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

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1 month ago
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🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is now closing on 80,000 signatures!

Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed today!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

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1 month ago

New - Nigel Farage has been found by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to have made 17 standards breaches, adding up to over £380,000 in late declarations.

He’s apologised, so no further investigation (which seems unusual for a breach this large)

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1 month ago
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has almost 75,000 signatures! Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

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1 month ago

“Having once been a cyclist”. Probably gave up because of driving like this around them. If the overtaking lane is empty use. If you don’t, you’re trying to be clever.

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