"It's extraordinary... I don't think I would have expected a Labour government to adhere to the same economic thinking they've spent the last 14 years bemoaning" PoliticsJOE Editor, Oli Dugmore, gives his take on the Prime Minister's speech today #Newsnight

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This is more interesting data on 20mph. Anyone arguing for a return to a higher speed limit now needs to justify the higher potential casualties and the higher accident rates. And that creates a very high bar.

In May this year, Lord Peter Hendy pressured my now-former employer SYSTRA UK & Ireland to sack me by threatening them. Why did he do this? Because I'd highlighted safety and accessibility issues at Euston station. He is unfit for office and should resign. politico.eu/article/uk-rai…

It's all Ok, people bounce off bonnets sideways now!

This is how you undermine a safety culture. Whistleblowers should never be threatened in this way.

The council’s own transport officers recommended refusal because it will undermine long held plans for walking & cycling access along the harbourside. Incredibly, Temple Quarter still has no masterplan. And because it’s an Enterprise Zone, apps are just signed off by the planners

Easily one of the weirdest things about the UK is how *every year* this exact debate happens, always with the same arguments, and always with the same outcome

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Why do you think there was a suggestion that council officers would rule this statement from Chopsy Bristol out of order? Are certain people scared of the truth about knife crime?

I've just added my name to We Own It's open letter to the Secretary of State for Transport calling for the new Better Buses Bill to include public ownership, with a voice for passengers, as default for local councils. Take 1 minute to add your name. weownit.org.uk/act-now/transp…

This week, Councillor Tony Dyer, Leader of Bristol City Council, has written to government to call for an urgent long-term funding solution for supported housing. Supported housing helps communities by empowering people to live independently at home. 1/3

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Good to see BBC News (UK) is now on the case, with a few extra quotes from me. Let's keep the pressure up. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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