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http://www.bikebiz.com/daily-news/article.php?id=6637 with link to podcast Cheers, helen s -- ~~ you may need to remove dependence on fame & fortune from organisation to get correct email address ~Noodliness is Good~ |
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When I saw the title of this thread I had this mental image of them
cycling away down the hallowed halls of power, and that the separation between government and opposition front benches was just enough such that two opposing cyclists each signalling left (or right) couldn't quite touch hands. I'll get me coat... R. |
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Richard wrote: When I saw the title of this thread I had this mental image of them cycling away down the hallowed halls of power Hmm, hope Boris doesn't read this - he might start getting ideas and literally bringing his bike to work (still, keeps him off the football pitch, I suppose).... David Belcher |
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wafflycat wrote:
See http://www.bikebiz.com/daily-news/article.php?id=6637 with link to podcast And in Hansard he URL:http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm060509/halltext/60509h03.htm#column_24WH URL:http://tinyurl.com/rxrem --chris |
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Response to Chris Gerhard:
URL:http://tinyurl.com/rxrem But... quite a lot of that seems to make sense. Who are they, and what have they done with the real House of Commons? -- Mark, UK "Between believing a thing and thinking you know is only a small step and quickly taken." |
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On Wed, 10 May 2006 10:58:43 +0100 someone who may be Mark McNeill
wrote this:- But... quite a lot of that seems to make sense. Who are they, and what have they done with the real House of Commons? Not all MPs are lying, incompetent, slimeballs; though it sometimes seems like they all are. Some do actually care and wish to make things better. Mark Lazarowicz, who is responsible for calling this little debate, has a long record of doing things which most people would consider sound. That does not mean he is perfect, he is unsound on cycle helmets and "identity" cards for example. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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Mark McNeill wrote:
Response to Chris Gerhard: URL:http://tinyurl.com/rxrem But... quite a lot of that seems to make sense. Who are they, and what have they done with the real House of Commons? Funny I thought the same. There was just one Labour v Conservative moment when I thought it might degenerate into the usual but it did not. I've been left thinking that this democracy thing might indeed be able to work. Though I wonder if this actually causes any thing to actually get better. --chris |
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Mark McNeill twisted the electrons to say:
But... quite a lot of that seems to make sense. Who are they, and what have they done with the real House of Commons? I particularly liked the comment by Charlotte Atkins MP about how her only complaint about the CTC's email campaign was that "I do not think that I got my fair share." -- These opinions might not even be mine ... Let alone connected with my employer ... |
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Alistair Gunn wrote:
Mark McNeill twisted the electrons to say: But... quite a lot of that seems to make sense. Who are they, and what have they done with the real House of Commons? I particularly liked the comment by Charlotte Atkins MP about how her only complaint about the CTC's email campaign was that "I do not think that I got my fair share." There is an open invitation in the Hansard transcript for cyclist to get much more involved in local provision, helmets, road safety etc with their LA and MP. Hopefully the CTC and the CCN will pick up on this and provide the same mechanism and draft text to get the message to MP's as they did on the Highway Code consultation. -- Tony "The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right." - Lord Hailsham |
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Chris Gerhard wrote:
URL:http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm060509/halltext/60509h03.htm#column_24WH Thanks for the link, Chris. It certainly is refreshing to read the words of these sensible MPs, rather than the daily twaddle that this country's political journalists serve up. I would, though, take issue with what seems to be the fundamental thrust of Mark Lazarowicz's speech. He says that "the biggest single factor that influences the trend in cycle use in the UK" is "the provision of resources", by which he seems to mean resources for the building of special cycle facilities. The factors that have discouraged me from cycling in the UK have been dangerous drivers and not being able to afford to buy a house within cycle-commuting distance of my place of work. I feel that the issues of town planning (raised by Martin Horwood in connection with the siting of railway stations) and law enforcement (raised by David Drew in connection to motorists using mobile phones) are far more important than advanced stop lines and cycle lanes. Nevertheless, I'd still like to propose three cheers for Mark Lazarowicz: hip-hip! Bob |
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