Campaigning on the climate emergency
2019 was a big year for the climate movement, with a whole range of trends pushing the issue up the political and media agendas. School children all over the world followed Greta Thunberg out of their classrooms and onto the streets as part of the Fridays for Future...
Widening of the Moseley Road
We have been occupied by plans of Transport for West Midlands to put in bus lanes along main roads. This could be helpful to speed up buses, but not if pedestrians and cyclists get a substantially worse deal, or local high streets are damaged. Moseley Road through...
Fossil Fuels and their effects
I’m sure that we are all aware that China and India have become two of the powerhouse economies of the modern world. More than 50% of the world’s population live in these countries. These innovative “forward-thinking” nations are primarily still powered by fossil...WHY SHOULD WE GO CAR-FREE?
Cars may be very convenient for millions of people, but they are hugely inconvenient in so many ways. Of course, the chief reason why we oppose cars is the damage that they cause to the environment: pollutants from car exhausts cause both immediate and long-term...
