Politics is all about choices. I choose to place the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, public transport users, and the children being poisoned in their schoolyards by single occupancy 4x4s before the convenience of drivers...
Mark Sharon @MarkSharon_DP
24 May 2019
Replying to @jonburkeUK @CultOfCyclists
Which means you don't represent everyone equitably. How about you give drivers a discount on their council tax for the salary you are drawing but not earning. Boroughs are not your political plaything.
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This from the FT is quite perceptive - the roads are the next political battlefield - and it's hard to see how cars won't win. Maybe local government can overcome the big money-central government axis, but I'm not optimistic: ft.com/content/8bf2f9c8-2f27…

The new political battlefield is the road

‘The symbol of the rural-urban divide was once the pitchfork; in the US, it’s the gun; but soon it could be the car’

ft.com
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So we know there are approximately ~1.8 million creatures on the planet. The UN report stated 8 million and 1 million would be killed off. But since 1870 the # of species dying off has declined significantly, UN report doesn't jive with the facts.
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Replying to @w44xc555 @thisdell @jonburkeUK
And here's some information about how that figure was calculated - as well as answers to 12 other frequently asked questions: bit.ly/AndyPurvisFAQ

"A million threatened species? Thirteen questions and answers"

Guest Blog by Andy Purvis, IPBES Global Assessment Coordinating Lead Author

ipbes.net

Jun 1, 2019 · 9:01 AM UTC

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Replying to @IPBES @thisdell @jonburkeUK
Thank you, read the info in the link. Not very scientific example "Around 10,000-15,000 new species" no scientist would use "Around" for a range. Range would not be used, statistically really poor use. Statistically very poorly presented, grade F. Read a lot of papers, hmm!