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Cyclists in London talking in cycle lane – copyright Simon MacMichael

“Many Tories sincerely hate bike schemes”: Stop bashing cycle lanes and LTNs, former Boris Johnson adviser tells Conservatives — as “enormous noise on social media” doesn’t mean they are “vote losers with the general public”

"If we actually want to reduce congestion, we have to tackle the real causes of it, which are the same as they always were: traffic, parking and roadworks," former adviser to two recent PMs tells Tories in call to drop criticism of cycling and LTNs

Mon, Dec 09, 2024 17:33
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Boris Johnson, Tadej Pogacar, Taylor Swift, Mike Graham and Howard Cox

Boris Johnson, Tadej Pogačar and Taylor Swift are the same person, apparently… the problem with calling all cyclists ‘Cyclists’

Is deploying the same noun to describe absolutely anybody who decides to make a journey by bike particularly helpful? George Hill has some hot takes

Thu, Oct 10, 2024 12:58
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ULEZ signs – Licensed CC BY 2.0 by Matt Brown on Flickr

Whose ULEZ is it anyway? Political chicanery as clean air zone set to expand to outer London

The man on the Clapham omnibus (or rather, the man in the Uxbridge & South London Tesla) fell for some outrageous buck-passing last week

Wed, Jul 26, 2023 12:21
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Boris Johnson (picture credit TfL).jpg

Boris Johnson blasts “unnecessary” ULEZ expansion as “mad lefty tax” designed to “rake in money from hard-pressed motorists”

“You do not need an all-London emissions zone… It’s inner London that has the air quality problem,” says the former Prime Minister

Thu, Feb 16, 2023 12:28
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Boris Johnson gifted £4,000 second-hand bike … by President of Kurdistan

It's not the first time the former UK Prime Minister has been given a bike

Thu, Dec 01, 2022 16:58
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Boris Johnson resignation: A blow for active travel?

Will the next Prime Minister be as supportive of schemes aimed at boosting cycling and walking?

Thu, Jul 07, 2022 12:57
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Boris Johnson promises Golden Age for cycling (via BBC).PNG

Emily Bridges says Boris Johnson’s comments on transgender athletes led to threats of physical violence against her

Prime Minister said in April that he did not believe that “biological males should be competing in female sporting events”

Wed, Jun 08, 2022 11:33
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Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton (via StreetView).jpg

Andy Burnham accuses Boris Johnson of “playing dishonest politics” over Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone plans

Burnham also called for clarity regarding the government’s plans for low emissions zones, after the Prime Minister said “it is totally wrong to impose measures thoughtlessly”

Thu, Mar 03, 2022 16:35
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Adelaide Road

Husband of Boris Johnson’s key aide fighting for his life after collision with lorry driver

Alex Finn, who is married to Downing Street deputy chief of staff Baroness Finn, was cycling through Primrose Hill before colliding with a lorry driver on Thursday morning

Sun, Aug 15, 2021 09:26
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Boris Johnson briefing

‘Traffic is not a force of nature’ Boris Johnson praises success of Low Traffic Neighbourhood and cycle schemes

"For decades we mourned that children no longer played in the street. Now once again, in some places, they do"

Sat, Jul 31, 2021 13:26
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