Cycling UK has responded to the speech made by Transport Secretary Mark Harper this morning at the Conservative Party's conference in Manchester
One eyebrow-raising quote came in the form of claiming "sinister"
15-minute city misuse could see "local councils deciding how often you
can go to the shops", a claim former BBC Newsnight host Emily Maitlis
said amounted to "conspiracy".
"It is sinister. It's also not remotely true," she wrote on Twitter.
"Would love to hear from any local council that is now 'deciding how
often you can go to the shops' in case we have this wrong? We are now in
a brand new world where policies that were never going to happen are
being 'cancelled', or where we are being saved from 'sinister' practices
that don't actually exist. That's called conspiracy."
https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-charity-slams-ill-fated-attempt-win-votes-304235
eburtthebike | 4686 posts | 11 hours ago
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We now have a government that is living in a fantasy: that they can get re-elected by pretending to support downtrodden drivers. Or they think
we are stupid enough to believe them when they talk about utterly
ridiculous conspiracy theories that they don't actually believe themselves.
This is the politics of the Sun and the Mail, or perhaps Goebells and
Stalin "A lie repeated enough times becomes the truth." Make no mistake,
the Sun, Mail, Telegraph etc will be repeating these lies ad infinitum up
to the next election, and the BBC will be too, in the name of balance.
We not only need proportional representation to replace first past the
post, which denies most people the government they want, we need some way
of booting out a government when they are clearly deluded.
Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
Cycling UK has responded to the speech made by Transport Secretary Mark
Harper this morning at the Conservative Party's conference in Manchester
One eyebrow-raising quote came in the form of claiming "sinister"
15-minute city misuse could see "local councils deciding how often you
can go to the shops", a claim former BBC Newsnight host Emily Maitlis
said amounted to "conspiracy".
"It is sinister. It's also not remotely true," she wrote on Twitter.
"Would love to hear from any local council that is now 'deciding how
often you can go to the shops' in case we have this wrong? We are now in
a brand new world where policies that were never going to happen are
being 'cancelled', or where we are being saved from 'sinister' practices
that don't actually exist. That's called conspiracy."
https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-charity-slams-ill-fated-attempt-win-votes-304235
Well, Emily, why don’t you contact Oxford CC?
QUOTE
Oxford council chiefs “covered up” data that risked “jeopardising” its
controversial climate zones, which will ban residents from travelling directly between suburbs, The Telegraph can disclose.
Six traffic filters, described as “bus gates”, will close off arterial roads to cars in an attempt to relieve congestion and promote cycling in a trial starting next year.
Local drivers will be given 100-day annual permits to cross the boundaries – or 25-day permits if they live outside the city – and fined £70 on other
days unless they take a detour onto the ring road, with buses, HGVs,
cyclists and blue-badge holders exempt.
UNQUOTE
On 02/10/2023 10:14 pm, Spike wrote:
Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
Cycling UK has responded to the speech made by Transport Secretary Mark
Harper this morning at the Conservative Party's conference in Manchester
One eyebrow-raising quote came in the form of claiming "sinister"
15-minute city misuse could see "local councils deciding how often you
can go to the shops", a claim former BBC Newsnight host Emily Maitlis
said amounted to "conspiracy".
"It is sinister. It's also not remotely true," she wrote on Twitter.
"Would love to hear from any local council that is now 'deciding how
often you can go to the shops' in case we have this wrong? We are now in >>> a brand new world where policies that were never going to happen are
being 'cancelled', or where we are being saved from 'sinister' practices >>> that don't actually exist. That's called conspiracy."
https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-charity-slams-ill-fated-attempt-win-votes-304235
Well, Emily, why don’t you contact Oxford CC?
QUOTE
Oxford council chiefs “covered up” data that risked “jeopardising” its
controversial climate zones, which will ban residents from travelling
directly between suburbs, The Telegraph can disclose.
Six traffic filters, described as “bus gates”, will close off arterial >> roads to cars in an attempt to relieve congestion and promote cycling in a >> trial starting next year.
Local drivers will be given 100-day annual permits to cross the boundaries >> – or 25-day permits if they live outside the city – and fined £70 on other
days unless they take a detour onto the ring road, with buses, HGVs,
cyclists and blue-badge holders exempt.
UNQUOTE
"...cross the boundaries..."
And then they complain that their controlling behaviour is being
unfairly characterised.
It is amazing, isn't it, that millions of Blighters seem happy - eager -
to ignore Toryspiv predations on their life and well-being in favour of accepting the Toryspiv nominations for various pariahs and scapegoats.
Tory voters without the share portfolio or vast swathes of property (that might explain their vote for The Nasty Party of Exploiters and Rentiers)
are also happy to vote Tory - for an even more degraded life - as long as they can watch some immigrants, welfare claimants, dark-skinned people or even cyclists villified, pursued and persecuted.
eburtthebike replied to HoarseMann | 2 days ago
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I quite liked the picture of Mark Harper, Transport Mininster, with his modest audience huddled in a corner so that the photo made it look like it was crowded.
https://cdn.road.cc/sites/default/files/styles/main_width/public/385852899_327570756627782_2252294769217371110_n.jpg
:-0
On Friday, October 6, 2023 at 7:12:06 AM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
eburtthebike replied to HoarseMann | 2 days ago
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I quite liked the picture of Mark Harper, Transport Mininster, with his modest audience huddled in a corner so that the photo made it look like it was crowded.
https://cdn.road.cc/sites/default/files/styles/main_width/public/385852899_327570756627782_2252294769217371110_n.jpg
:-0
The Tories have been hammered twice at the polls since then. :-)
On Friday, October 6, 2023 at 7:12:06 AM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
eburtthebike replied to HoarseMann | 2 days ago
7 likes
I quite liked the picture of Mark Harper, Transport Mininster, with his modest audience huddled in a corner so that the photo made it look like it was crowded.
https://cdn.road.cc/sites/default/files/styles/main_width/public/385852899_327570756627782_2252294769217371110_n.jpg
:-0The Tories have been hammered twice at the polls since then. :-)
On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 2:49:18 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
On Friday, October 6, 2023 at 7:12:06 AM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
eburtthebike replied to HoarseMann | 2 days agoThe Tories have been hammered twice at the polls since then. :-)
7 likes
I quite liked the picture of Mark Harper, Transport Mininster, with his
modest audience huddled in a corner so that the photo made it look like it was crowded.
https://cdn.road.cc/sites/default/files/styles/main_width/public/385852899_327570756627782_2252294769217371110_n.jpg
:-0
Although they're still in denial mode. :-)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8-bzU3WQAE8hag?format=jpg&name=medium
Although they're still in denial mode. :-):-0The Tories have been hammered twice at the polls since then. :-)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8-bzU3WQAE8hag?format=jpg&name=medium
On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 5:06:26 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
Although they're still in denial mode. :-)The Tories have been hammered twice at the polls since then. :-)
:-0
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8-bzU3WQAE8hag?format=jpg&name=medium
She's "education" secretary, FFS! :-)
Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 5:06:26 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
Although they're still in denial mode. :-)The Tories have been hammered twice at the polls since then. :-)
:-0
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8-bzU3WQAE8hag?format=jpg&name=medium
She's "education" secretary, FFS! :-)
Anyone know what Mason’s point is?
On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 5:06:26 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
Although they're still in denial mode. :-):-0The Tories have been hammered twice at the polls since then. :-)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8-bzU3WQAE8hag?format=jpg&name=mediumShe's "education" secretary, FFS! :-)
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