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Faculty of Public Health Bazalgette Professor - Champion of Evidence Award (2025-27): interests in road transport, necessity of intersectoral collaboration, co-benefits, importance of, & access to, robust peer reviewed evidence.
And still the BBC's anti-Labour & pro-Reform platforming continues, so far is avoiding the biggest news on the block - the Greens are no longer a side-show. Chris Mason's soundbites are symbolic of 'look over here, not over there' focus on Labour. Labour were set to lose but who really lost? Reform.
🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
If we want democracy not to end at the next Westminster General Election... do sign this. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
If you agree you may want to sign this petition. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/sack-rob...
My Report on SUVs was launched yesterday. transform.scot/2025/11/20/t... Consider Sports Utility in the context of vehicles - utility lies in being able to drive where other vehicles can't go. So that's not true. Urban roads don't need larger vehicles to provide utility. It's a misnomer, & much more
ITV News just published an investigation: gambling company Sky Bet has migrated its business to Malta to avoid around £55m of tax each year. Tax Policy Associates provided technical support, and published a report that goes into detail of what Sky Bet has done. outlook.live.com/mail/deeplin...
Claire's beloved horse Tango died in terror when holiday-makers set off a firework display at a nearby cottage. Sign her petition to protect animals and vulnerable people from the shock and terror of unexpected explosions. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
As one of tens of thousands who has travelled up and down the LNER line over many years I think it important to state that my thoughts are with the LNER Train Manager & family re the Doncaster to London KX service on Saturday night. The BBC report that they are in a "critical but stable" condition.
Britain doesn’t have a migration crime problem. It has a disinformation problem. And a healthy democracy cannot survive in a toxic politics fuelled by lies and fear.
Crime in the UK is down. Disinformation is going through the roof
Source: www.open-britain.co.uk
Spot a lie, challenge it for evidence
A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
Google plans to bulldoze a wildlife haven in Essex – home to rare species – for a data centre. Sign the petition now to help save it before it’s gone forever 🐝🦋 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
So, let's support such initiatives as this one from Transform Scotland transform.scot/2025/08/27/w...
My new Essential Evidence is out blogs.napier.ac.uk/tri/wp-conte...
Equality of restraint should underpin an individuals’ rights including to act in ways that do not restrict the rights of others. With the rise of mass motorisation, equality of restraint and freedom from fear have been sacrificed..
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
So many. Just mention this, timeless and poignant:
It's not what you're born with
It's what you choose to bear
It's not how big your share is
It's how much you can share
It's not the fights you dreamed of
It's those you really fought
It's not what you're given
It's what you do with what you've got
Well away from transport research... A UK legend of folk music is Dick Gaughan. If you've not heard of him before check out the website dickgaughan.com/links As it says, Dick was a towering figure in folk music, and a champion of compassion and social justice. And more dickgaughan.com/media.
Horrendous decision, following multiples of such decisions for decades. Motonormativity - single word but created to capture cultural blind spots about car harms. What do we need to do? Address biases that decision makers have, including judges/Courts... www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/10.1504/...
For those who remember Duncan Campbell, the Crime Journalist, www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...
In public health we keep pushing for Health in All Policies (HiAP). Like is says on the tin, HiAP aims to ensure policy decisions across sectors improve health and health equity.
We evaluated a Scottish national transport network. Lead author credit to Margaret Douglas. doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...
My latest Essential Evidence 1 page de-jargonised summary of robust academic research on issues of road transport and health is out. 1st part of Top line says 'Low Emission Zones reduced the probability of taking sick leave by 18.5%'.
All can be found here blogs.napier.ac.uk/tri/essentia...
If CDoH is a new sort-of 3 letter TLA then it's Commercial Determinants of Health. Think 'Big Tobacco' and the fight to protect health from tobacco harms. On Transport - just the same in the sense of range of harms and limited control of, and a 'David v Goliath' battle, in this case with 'big auto'
This is genocide. The World must act to end this atrocity. Please write, petition, and do anything to make 'leaders' act to end this genocide in Gaza.
My latest Essential Evidence 1 page de-jargonised summary of robust academic research on issues of road transport + health is out. No 102 blogs.napier.ac.uk/tri/wp-conte... addresses life change events and opportunities for physical activity. Link to all 102: blogs.napier.ac.uk/tri/essentia...
My latest Essential Evidence 1 page de-jargonised summary of robust academic research on road transport and health topics. No 101 addresses the effect of high levels of cycling on the aging process through our cells. blogs.napier.ac.uk/tri/wp-conte... All 101 issues here. lnkd.in/eJCJgdjf
NDAs can silence victims of abuse & harassment. Let's change this! Sign the petition to ensure the Employment Rights Bill bans NDAs in cases of misconduct. #StopAbusiveNDAs #EmploymentRightsBill you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
