Our March 21 public meeting gave the 100 people who came along a great chance to interact with politicians standing for the Holyrood Parliament, and many lessons emerged from the meeting … Continue reading Spokes Holyrood Hustings – report
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Our tweet about Transport Scotland’s bike/rail cuts is now easily our most popular ever, with 95 retweets already Update 28 March: nearly 150 retweets and many appalled comments (a selection below). Also in the national press… The Herald online 29.03.16. Full story in Herald printed paper.
[Update – ‘Opposition mounts‘] The Holyrood election is approaching and is critical to cycling/transport policies/budgets for the next 5 years. We’ll tell you here how to make the most of the opportunity in Edinburgh and the Lothians … Continue reading Thu 5 May 2016: Holyrood Election Out now!! Including: Bikes are good for business, large or small; Edinburgh Bike Life report; Government transport priorities; Holyrood election + many local and national issues … Read on!! … Continue reading Spokes Bulletin 124: Business backs Bikes With no changes in the finalised budget, the Scottish Government has set the ground for a retreat on walking and cycling by Councils across the country… Continue reading Budget blow to walk & cycle All MSPs have been sent a briefing on our ‘politically realistic’ proposal for the 16/17 budget – which is to be finalised on Wednesday. The plan has gathered support from more MSPs [including a promise from Malcolm Chisholm MSP to raise it in the budget debate], together with Professor of Physical Activity for Health Chris Oliver, author and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch, and the Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Cycling Group. Continue reading Budget : MSPs briefed on “1% of trunk roads” plan The Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Cycling Group has written to Deputy First Minister John Swinney MSP supporting our budget proposal; many Spokes members have emailed their MSPs and 260 people have supported FOE’s budget e-action… Continue reading Budget : more support for our plan Once again, the Parliament’s Infrastructure Committee has urged more cycling cash – but once again they have bottled out of saying where in the current budget it should come from. They even want a ‘step change’ in funding – but in future years. However, the 16/17 budget is still far from final, and our “politically realistic 1% proposal” is now being widely discussed… Continue reading Budget : more cash needed – but not yet! Following our original article on the 16/17 draft budget, calling for 1% of the 16/17 trunk road budget line to be transferred to cycling and walking, members started contacting MSPs. Some MSP replies are now being forwarded to us… Continue reading Scottish Budget – what MSPs say |
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