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🗳️ @TheGreenParty candidate for Bradford South #GE2024 | 💚 Councillor for Tong Ward | 🚉 National Transport & Healthy Streets Spokesperson | 🏳️‍🌈

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Matt Edwards 🟢
20 days
💚 I am proud to have been selected as the Green Party candidate for #Bradford South. 🗣️ "I have shown that I can be trusted to listen to people across Bradford and be stand up for what is right. That's why I am standing to be MP." 🗳️ #VoteGreen on 4th July #GetGreensElected
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Absolutely shameful from @UKLabour They would rather see a council run by the Tories then form an administration that involves @TheGreenParty councillors Vote Labour. Get Tories.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
10 months
The figure £1.6billion is being used to refer to the fiasco linked to the #BibbyStockholm . But surely this isn't how much the government is paying to hire a single barge?! Well. It's not. The reality is worse. A short 🧵 #asylum
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🗣️ "We’ve had 13 years of austerity, and a government that frankly is made up of millionaires and is running the country for the millionaires, and doesn’t much care about the rest of us." 💚 @CarolineLucas absolutely nailed this on #bbcaq #ToriesOut
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🚨 In the last week, a national paper blames cyclists for a rise in drivers being caught breaking the law. 🗞️ Another local paper's held a poll on registration plate + insurance for #cyclists 🚲 The anti- #cycling narrative is irresponsible and dangerous.
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11 months
⚠️ £1.7 BILLION for a single road. 🚫 One that will cause significant harm to one of our country's most important landmarks. 🛑 Meanwhile the government is destroying our #railways , not supporting buses and investing a fraction of this in #ActiveTravel
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
"My main concern is that Joshua didn't have a helmet on." This is appalling victim-blaming from @gwentpolice Your police officers "main concern" should be a speeding motorist.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
2 years
Liz Truss claimed 📦 £79 for Amazon Prime 🇯🇵 £2000 for food expenses on a trip to Tokyo 🍾 £3000 for a single lunch It turns out she isn't against handouts ... Only handouts for those who need them #CostOfLivingCrisis #ToryChaos #ToryLeadershipRace
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9 months
🇫🇷 Paris is leading the way in reversing decades of car dominance. 🚲 It's build 1000s of kilometres of new cycle lanes in just a few years. 🚙 Now it plans to charge bigger cars like SUVs more for parking. ❓ Should SUV drivers pay more for parking?
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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🇳🇴 #Oslo recorded ZERO pedestrian or cyclist deaths in 2019 (and just one car driver died). ⛔ They did it by reversing decades of putting cars at the centre of transport policy. 🚸 Safer roads are possible if local politicians choose to make it happen.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
11 months
🪙 £1.7 BILLION on #Stonehenge Tunnel 🪙 £2 BILLION on Silvertown Tunnel 🪙 £9 BILLION for Lower Thames Crossing 🏗️ There's always money for new roads. 🚫 Meanwhile cuts to buses, to railways and not enough for #ActiveTravel 🚨 What #ClimateEmergency ?
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Matt Edwards 🟢
2 years
Thames Water made operating profit of **£488 MILLION** last year Despite that: 🚱 It dumped sewage in local rivers 💦 It won't turn on it "Emergency Drought Plant" because it costs too much to run We need to take control of our public services.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
2 years
🚗 FUN FACT - SUVs are the world's 6th largest polluter (if they were ranked as a country) 😷 Total emissions of all the SUVs globally is more than Germany, Saudi Arabia and South Korea 🌍 But despite the fact we are facing a #ClimateEmergency , car makers are still pushing SUVs
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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🚙 SUVs are now the most popular type of car you can buy in the UK. ⚠️ They have higher emissions and are more dangerous for other road users. 🅿️ Whether petrol, diesel or electric - #SUVs also take up too much space. 🚫 It's time to pass on the true cost of SUV ownership.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
This is an absolute joke ... The government won't negotiate a pay deal with workers but the managers running this failed franchise get £6.5m in bonuses. Great! 👍 Nationalise the railways now!
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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🇳🇴 #Oslo recorded ZERO pedestrian or cyclist deaths in 2019 (and just one car driver). ⛔ How did they do it? By reversing decades of putting cars at the centre of #transport policy. 🚸 Improving #RoadSafety is possible if local politicians choose to make it happen.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
9 months
🇫🇷 France is the latest country to introduce cheap monthly passes for #train travel. 🎫 For €49, passengers get a month of unlimited travel on regional services. 🇬🇧 Meanwhile, in Tory Britain, #rail passengers are set for another massive hike in fares.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🥀 What exactly is the point of @UKLabour ?! Just this week: 🤐 Refused to join others to block the dangerous #PublicOrderBill ⤴️ More U-turns on their policy promises 🟢 But there is one party that will challenge this nasty Conservative government >>
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Matt Edwards 🟢
10 months
💸 Millions of people in the UK can't afford to own cars, or can't drive for whatever reason. 🛑 The lack of non-car options means they are trapped around where they live. 🚍 Getting around needs to more affordable, which means less focus on cars. 🧵👇
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Matt Edwards 🟢
2 years
Rishi Sunak bragged about rigging the Council funding criteria to benefit the most wealthy parts of the country. Now Liz Truss is saying it's fair to cut taxes that benefit the most wealthy. Don't let Tories tell you "we are all in this together". We aren't. #ToriesOut
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BBC Politics
2 years
"[Is it] fair to give the weathiest people more money back?" #BBCLauraK asks Tory leadership contender Liz Truss about her plans for a National Insurance cut "It is fair" says Truss #BBCLauraK
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Matt Edwards 🟢
8 months
🚙 SUVs have a significant environmental, health and safety in our urban areas. 📊 Households in the top 20% income bracket are 81% more likely to own a SUV. 🚫 There is no need for such large cars in our cities and it's time to pass on the true cost of SUV ownership.
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SUVs emit more climate damaging gas than older cars do, study finds
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🇫🇷 In France, the government is investing £2billion to promote #cycling . 🚧 A massive programme to build new cycle infrastructure. 🚲 Subsidies to buy bikes. 📒 New rules to give cyclists priority. 🇬🇧 Meanwhile, The Tories have offered just £200million.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
This is really sad for the UK. #Brexit has meant that our closest neighbour is forced to plan inter-European transport connections around us.
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Ciarán Cuffe
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Starting the day with a discussion of Trans-European Transport Networks with @GreensEFA colleagues. Connecting EU Member States crucial, particularly for Ireland post-Brexit
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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The government has pledged £72million for trains in #Manchester . Great. But. For context: 🚄 The Elizabeth Line cost £20BILLION 🚗 The Lower Thames crossing will cost £9BILLION 💰 Michelle Mone's firm netted £100million in profit after their PPE deal.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
2 years
🚲 Reasons registration and insurance for #cyclists is a BAD idea: - It would be expensive - It would be nearly impossible to administer - What would the age limit be? Would a 6 year old need insurance? - It would put people off #cycling - This is a #ClimateCrisis Any more?
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Matt Edwards 🟢
10 months
Why not give every Londoner with a non-ULEZ compliant car the option of free public transport?! Or an e-bike? Or BOTH!? Why are we encouraging the status quo with the numbers of cars on the road? ULEZ-Compliant cars still cause congestion!
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Healthy Air London
10 months
🚨 BREAKING: The Mayor of London has announced that from the 21st August, EVERY LONDONER with a non ULEZ-compliant car or motorcycle will be eligible for a £2,000 grant (£1,000 for a motorcycle) to replace their vehicle.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🔵 Two Conservative-run councils facing bankruptcy. 📉 The lie that they are the party best for the economy is unraveling further. 💼 It's time for the government to provide a proper funding deal for local councils to protect local services.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
6 months
🇫🇷 Montpellier is the latest place to offer free #PublicTransport to reduce emissions. 🚊 Policies like this tackle inequality, reduce congestion and bring down emissions. 🟢 It's good for society, our health and the planet.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
9 months
🇳🇱 In the 1970s, #Utrecht built a 12 lane road on top of one of the historical canals. 🛥️ In 2020, the Catharijnesingel was restored removing the scar from the city centre. 🏗️ It's not impossible to undo the #UrbanPlanning mistakes of the past. Tweet inspired by @BicycleDutch
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🚘 Millions are forced to spend large %s of their income on car ownership. 🚧 Tory and Labour councils continue to spend £millions on new road building schemes. 🚌 @TheGreenParty would invest in #PublicTransport and good quality #cycling infrastructure.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
7 months
✂️ Nearly half of #bus services have been lost under this Tory government. ⚠️ Nearly 1 in 4 people don't drive and they are being abandoned by car-centric transport policy. 🚌 We must invest in #PublicTransport , make it affordable, and a real option for people to get around.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
11 months
📈 Who would have thought it? When you make #PublicTransport cheaper, people use it. 🎫 This is the type of policy we need in the UK. 🚉 But if we want to get more people onto trains and buses we need to expand services to make them more convenient.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🎫 £2 single fares have proven that if you make #PublicTransport affordable, people will use it. 🚏 But cheaper fares are no use on #buses that have been cancelled. 🚌 @TheGreenParty would invest in better #bus services and make the cap £1.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
3 years
💚💚💚💚💚 TONG WARD WE DID IT!!!!! I am so proud of everything we've achieved this year. I'll have more to say when I can think again!!!! #BradfordElections #TongWard
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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🚙 SUVs are now the most popular type of car in the UK. 😷 They contribute more to #AirPollution , make our roads more unsafe - especially for Children - and contribute more to potholes. 🪙 Despite this, the the UK government continues to subsidise them with low taxes.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
💰 The government has wasted £billions on "smart" motorways. 🚗 Instead of creating more space for cars on our road, we need to make it easier to get around without a car. 🚌 We should invest in #PublicTransport , #cycling and safer walking routes.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
My dad is not happy because somebody changed his internet bookmarks and now when he clicks "Daily Mail" it takes him to the Guardian website. Shame.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🚌 The £2 fare cap is encouraging more people to use #publictransport . 🟢 @TheGreenParty would go even further and make this £1. 🚏 But we need to make #buses more reliable and reverse the cuts to local services that have happened over recent years.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
9 months
⭕ A 20mph limit will make our roads safer. This should be a no-brainer. 🚘 Road traffic incidents are the single biggest cause of severe injury in children. 🚸 This will start to reverse the damage that building our communities around cars has caused.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
10 months
🚙 Bigger cars are less efficient and more dangerous to other road users. 🅿 Car-centric governments have fueled (literally) this trend for decades. 🚍 Instead, we should be developing good quality, affordable #PublicTransport and better #ActiveTravel .
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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This just happened ...
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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🚙 SUVs are now the most popular type of car you can buy in the UK 🚙🚙 Over HALF of all new car sales are SUVs 🚙🚙🚙🚙 But, SUVs are less safe and worse for the environment than a regular cars. 🧵 Why you ask? A short thread 👇
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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🇳🇱 The Dutch have spent decades and £billions redesigning their cities to promote #walking and #cycling . 🚲 It's great UK councils want to do this but it won't be easy. 💰 We need a government that will give our councils the funding to make this happen.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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🚙 Paris will charge #SUV drivers more to park to tackle #congestion and #airpollution 📈 SUVs in the city has increased by *60% * over the last four years. ⚠️ SUVs are less safe and worse for the environment than a regular cars. 🧵 A short thread /1
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Matt Edwards 🟢
10 months
🔴 20mph is much safer than 30mph. It is proven to reduce injuries and fatalities. 📊 Risk of serious injury is much lower and stopping distances are halved. 🚸 Lower speeds also mean that people feel happier and safer walking and #cycling . #20isPlenty
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Matt Edwards 🟢
7 months
🗣️ "If you want to change people's habits, then you need to make sure the alternatives work." 🚌 Luxembourg has FREE #PublicTransport and made sure it is comfortable and reliable. 🟢 @TheGreenParty would invest in a Public Transport to make it a real alternative to the car.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🚗 Prioritising electric cars is not the solution to #netzero transport. 🚲 We need to invest in good quality footpaths and cycleways to make #ActiveTravel the most convenient way to get around. 🚌 And good quality, affordable #PublicTransport
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Matt Edwards 🟢
8 months
No Rishi. The North does not need more road links. Our towns and cities are already congested - new roads will not improve things for the millions of British people that do not drive. We need proper investment in public transport, active travel and safer roads.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
✈️ Private jets are 14x more polluting than commercial planes per passenger. 📈 But the number of #PrivateJet flights in Europe rose by 64% last year even though this is a #ClimateCrisis 🇳🇱 Amsterdam Schiphol wants to ban them but in the UK - nothing.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
10 months
A reminder: 💰💰💰 £37BILLION for a track and trace system - which failed 💰 £347m Covid-19 testing contract to Randox - which have links to the Tories 💰 £200m to PPE Medpro - which saw Tory Peer Michelle Mone take £millions in personal profit. /8
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Matt Edwards 🟢
5 months
This Tory government are obsessed with conspiracy theories rather than governing. We know that we need to make getting around easier, safer and more affordable. Instead they are trapping people in #CarDependency . We should be focusing on walking, #cycling and #PublicTransport .
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Matt Edwards 🟢
9 months
✈️ Private jets use is on the rise in the UK. 🌍 They are up to 14x more polluting, per passenger, than commercial #flights - and 50x more than trains. ❓ Is it time to ban #PrivateJets - and stop the hyper-wealthy from trashing our planet?
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
📈 Public Transport usage in #Spain is now higher than it was before the pandemic. 🇪🇸 The Spanish government has slashed fares (in some case made services free!) meaning more journeys are happening on #PublicTransport . 🌍 Great news for our planet!
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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Surely with a track record like this, the government will have tendered this incredibly large contract? Well. No. ⚠️ The contract was awarded directly to CTM ** WITHOUT ** a competition. /6
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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We are told that the economy is broken. That there is no money for fair pay for teachers, nurses, doctors, etc. But, the Tories have committed taxpayers to a £1.6 BILLION contract to fix the mess they created. See this from @scotrefcouncil 👇 /11
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
✈️ Its frankly ridiculous that in a #ClimateCrisis , the government has decided to half Air Passenger Duty for internal flights. 🚄 Instead of subsidising air travel (and more road building) we should be investing in better low carbon #PublicTranpsort
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🎟️ The sheer volume of different fares on our #railways is unacceptable. 🧮 You shouldn't have to do a maths exam to work out the cheapest ticket to buy. 🚅 To get more people on to #trains , we need a simple fares system and trains that run on time.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
7 months
🤯 We are now THREE YEARS on since the consultation into #PavementParking in England closed. 🚘 Pavement Parking is selfish. It's dangerous - especially for disabled people and people with push chairs. ⚠️ The UK government needs to act to keep pavements for pedestrians.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
8 months
🇬🇧 British shopping streets are struggling with lower footfall. 🇭🇷 #Zagreb is the latest city to return the centre to people by removing most private cars. 🌳 By making city centres safer and reducing #AirPollution they can become destinations people want to visit.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
5 months
📈 #Rail fares haven't gone up this January - but will be going up nearly 5% in March. ⛽ Meanwhile fuel duty remains frozen. 🎫 Traveling on our #railways is already too expensive. 🟢 @TheGreenParty would cut fares for #PublicTransport and invest to improve services.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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Many people loose hundreds of hours a year to #congestion . 🚙🚗🚛🛻🚗🚙🚚🚕🚙🚛🚗 For generations, government and council have tried to solve this problem by building more roads. It hasn't worked. It's time to rethink our approach to getting around our urban areas. A 🧵 /1
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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But this is just another example of this Conservative government giving eye watering contracts to firms who often don't have any track record all without any scrutiny. Many of these firms end up having links to the Conservative Party. /7
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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Well Corporate Travel Management were awarded the contract to manage the government COVID-19 Quarantine Hotels Scheme. Remember the one with countless complaints about poor management, poor service and prison-like conditions. Just like this one 👇 /5
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Matt Edwards 🟢
4 months
🇩🇪 Germany is extending it's popular €49 a month ticket for unlimited local #PublicTransport . 🚌 Cheaper fares on #buses , #trains and #trams help those on the lowest incomes and encourage others to ditch their cars. 👏 This is what #Climate and #Social leadership looks like!
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Matt Edwards 🟢
2 years
Asda: soup, a roll and unlimited tea and coffee for pensioners for £1 Also Asda: despite being owned by two of the richest people in the UK, we pay our staff so little they have to use benefits to get by. Oh and we are trying to cut pay for our drivers.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
✈️ A private jet took off from the UK once every six minutes. 🤑 We are facing a #ClimateCrisis but the super wealthy - including the Prime Minister - are living life like there's no tomorrow. 🛑 It's time to ban #privatejets
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Matt Edwards 🟢
11 months
🛑 Thousands of people are injured or killed on our roads every year. 🚸 But instead of trying to make our roads safer - especially for children - Sunak is playing #CultureWars politics. 🚧 They should be working to make our roads safer for everyone.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🚲 Last week, Active Travel England announced £200million for #ActiveTravel across the whole country. 🚧 Meanwhile, UK Government has just given the green light for £950M on a SINGLE JUNCTION. 🤦 The Tories have their #transport properties all wrong.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
11 months
🔥 @carla_denyer owning it on #BBCNewsnight tonight. 🥀 The public want more action on the #ClimateCrisis but Tories and Labour fail to grasp the seriousness of the situation. 💚 One more reason why we need to get Carla elected >> and make it happen!
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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🇫🇷 Residents in #Paris have voted to charge #SUV drivers more to park their cars. 🚙 This will help tackle #congestion and #AirPollution across the city. ⚠️ SUVs take up more space, are less safe for other road users, and worse for the #environment than regular cars.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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🔎 The more you look at #NetworkNorth the more you realise this is not new spending. 🚧 Pothole Fund - Already Announced 🚉 Metro link extension to MAN - Already Completed 🚌 Funding for buses - Already in place This is short term politics at its worst.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
2 years
🚌 Private bus companies are letting down passengers on a daily basis. 🚏 @TheGreenParty would bring buses back under public control and run services for passengers - not shareholders. 😶 @carla_denyer is right - the response from Labour is inadequate.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
10 months
This is an incredibly exciting poll. @carla_denyer will be an outstanding MP. Help us make it happen >>
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🚨 BREAKING: Forecasters @ElectCalculus project Greens would GAIN Bristol Central from Labour with 16% swing. 🟢 GRN 46% (+16) 🔴 LAB 39% (-16) 🔵 CON 6% (-7) 🟠 LD 4% (+4) 🟣 REF 3% (+2) Current MP = Thangam Debbonaire (Labour)
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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✈️ Private jets use is on the rise in the UK. 🌍 They are up to 14x more polluting, per passenger, than commercial #flights - and 50x more than trains. 🤑 The uber-wealthy are disproportionately responsible for the #ClimateCrisis . 🛑 It's time to ban #PrivateJets .
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🚂 Now #TranspennineExpress has been taken off First, we need to accept that privatisation has failed. 🚄 We must stop trying to run trains like a business and more like a service. 🎫 We need to invest to make services frequent, affordable and reliable.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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🇩🇪 The new Germany #ClimateTicket is to be introduced on May 1st. 🚌 Cheaper fares for #PublicTransport will help those on the lowest incomes and encourage others to ditch their cars. 👏 This is what #Climate and #Social leadership looks like!
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Matt Edwards 🟢
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✂️ Nearly half of #bus services have been lost under this Tory government. ⚠️ Nearly 1 in 4 people don't drive and they are being abandoned by car-centric transport policy. 🚌 We must invest in #PublicTransport , make it affordable, and a real option for people to get around.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
10 months
🚘 Millions of Brits want to ditch their cars. 💸 They are expensive, bad for the #environment and cause #AirPollution . 🚏 But the lack of affordable, reliable #PublicTransport and safe routes for #Cycling is holding them back. ⚠️ We need to fix that.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🚰 When water companies like #ThamesWater were privatised, they had no debt. 💰 They have borrowed £53 BILLION, failed to invest in our infrastructure and paid out £72BILLION to shareholders. 🗣️ @CarolineLucas nails this - "Privatisation of water was a serious mistake."
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Matt Edwards 🟢
11 months
💚 @TheGreenParty came third in all three #byelections 📈 The only party to increase vote share in all three contests beating Labour in Somerton and Frome and Lib Dems in both #Selby and #Uxbridge . 👇 We are the only party offering a real alternative.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
11 months
🚸 2,456 children killed or injured on our roads last year. ✅ More 20mph zones, low traffic neighborhoods, better #cycling infrastructure will all make roads safer. 🤦 But, the Transport Minister is too busy worrying about "the freedom of motorists".
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🚲 Very pleased with myself this morning as I commuted into #Bradford City Centre on my #bike for the first time today! 💪 I would say it's fair to say I'm not a beacon of health but to do this quicker than the bus is a bit of a feat (for me)! #cycling #cyclingnewbie
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
✈️ The Tories are happy to increase subsidies for domestic flights. 🚏 Meanwhile bus services are being scrapped due to lack of financial support. 🚄 We need to invest in affordable, reliable #PublicTransport - not #Climate wrecking internal flights.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
10 months
Cars take such a vast amount of space in our towns and cities. We need to really rethink how we use the space on our streets to make sure everyone can get around - not just the privileged who own their own car(s).
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10 months
Our urban streets are complex phenomena. But sometimes, the basic math is shockingly simple!
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Matt Edwards 🟢
6 months
🤩 I appear to have booked a hotel with views of the main route into the world famous bicycle garage at #Utrecht Centraal. Looking forward to using that later this evening!
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
Some facts: 1️⃣ There are 32m cars on UK’s roads - and they are growing in number and size. 2️⃣ #Transport is the country’s largest producer of #carbon emissions (24%). 3️⃣ Building new roads will not help us tackle #AirPollution or the #ClimateCrisis
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Matt Edwards 🟢
2 years
☠️ 1000s of people are killed on Britain's roads each year 📈 Most of these are caused by car drivers - and this figure is increasing 🚲 But Grant Schapps is continuing to use #cyclists to deflect from the catalogue of #ToryFailures #cycling #roadsafety
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Matt Edwards 🟢
10 months
Which leads us back to #BibbyStockholm . The conditions on board - in normal configuration - are “cramped” and “claustrophobic”. That's from someone who already lived on board. But more beds have been crammed in and communal spaces closed. /9
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Matt Edwards 🟢
3 months
⬆️ On Sunday, #RailFares went up by nearly 5%. ❄️ Meanwhile, yesterday The Chancellor's announced another freeze on #FuelDuty ⚠️ The Conservatives have shown once again they don't care about people that don't drive. 🟢 @TheGreenParty would invest in cheaper #PublicTransport .
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Matt Edwards 🟢
7 months
🚆 Mick Lynch is right, privatisation and fragmentation of our #railway has been a disaster. 🗣️ "For passengers [this] has meant rising costs, timetable chaos, endless different fares, cancellations ..." 🟢 @TheGreenParty would bring our railways back under full public control.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🌎 To achieve #NetZeroCarbon we can't keep building new roads and planning our lives around cars. 🚌 We need serious investment in #PublicTransport to make it reliable, comfortable and a lot cheaper (than cars) 🚲 And investment in active travel.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
9 months
🇧🇪 In just over a year, #Brussels has cut traffic in its centre by 27%. 🥕 They have invested in new #cycling routes to work with excellent #PublicTransport . 🛑 And also made it harder to drive through the city centre. ✅ That's how it's done!
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
🤐 Staggering to watch the BBC election coverage and their studio doing everything to not mention @TheGreenParty Despite: 🗣️ A summary of #LE2023 so far by John Cutice (inc Greens) 💚 Greens becoming the official opposition on Worcester 💚 Big Green wins across the country
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
💚 Our newly expanded @bradfordgreens councillor group celebrating our historic results in #LE2022 . 💪 Thank you for all the support across Bradford. 🖱️ Want to join us and get more Greens elected >>
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Matt Edwards 🟢
1 year
⚡ Electric Cars aren't a solution to many of the problems we face in urban areas. 🚗🚗🚙🚗🚙 #ElectricVehicles still cause congestion and pollution. 🚌 We need invest in good quality #publictransport and make it easier for people to walk and #cycle
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Matt Edwards 🟢
8 months
🚙 The rise of #SUVs is bad for our towns and cities. They are: - bad for #RoadSafety . - linked to the increased number of potholes. - bad for the environment. 🟢 Great work by @CllrChasBooth and @EdinburghGreens highlighting this.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
10 months
Dangerous Legionella bacteria has been discovered in the water supply on an #BibbyStockholm Test results came back on Monday - the same day #AsylumSeekers were moved on. The government repeatedly said it was safe. But it's clearly not. /10
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Matt Edwards 🟢
2 years
📉 The Tories have tanked our economy and we are facing more massive cuts. 💡Scrapping 5 biggest road schemes would ‘nearly halve budget deficit' 🧵 A thread on why we need to scrap road building plans for the sake of our economy AND our environment 👇
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Matt Edwards 🟢
2 years
💚 I am delighted to be the new Transport & Healthy Streets spokesperson for @TheGreenParty 🚌 Transport is a massive issue in my ward 🚄 And Living in #Bradford - the most left behind city for transport - gives me unique perspective of challenges, esp in the North
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The Green Party
2 years
✅ Welcome @greenmattbfd , our Transport and Healthy Streets Spokesperson!
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Matt Edwards 🟢
10 months
🚌 #Buses are a lifeline for many people across the country. ✂️ But thousands of bus services have been cut under the Tories. 🟢 The @TheGreenParty would invest in #PublicTransport , reintroduce cut services, make them more reliable and affordable.
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Matt Edwards 🟢
10 months
✈️ 23 internal flights in 187 days (1 every a week on average) - all paid for by the taxpayer. 👛 Millions are struggling in a #CostOfLivingCrisis 🌎 This is a #ClimateEmergncy - flights one of the biggest source of emissions. 🎩 Sunak is out of touch.
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