1. Forum
  2. Usenet
  3. UK.REC.CYCLING

  • "I don't see why the next 12 months should be any different": New mayor

    From swldxer1958@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 23 09:18:59 2023
    Any Worcester readers could soon spot a familiar face pedalling about town as the city's newly elected mayor has pledged to cycle to events in a bid to promote the "health and environmental benefits of cycling".

    Cllr Louis Stephen, the city's first Green Party mayor, was elected earlier in May and shared a snap on social media of him posing next to his bike, announcing his promise to "endeavour to arrive at all events by bike".

    "My promotion of the health and environmental benefits of cycling will not stop whilst I'm mayor," he said. "Possible rare exceptions may be when I'm being accompanied by the mayoress and a posh hat is required."

    Speaking to Worcester News (link is external), Cllr Stephen said he wants to "lead by example" and prove he is "talking the talk" on green transport.

    "I've always used my bike and I try and travel using it whenever I can so I don't see why the next 12 months should be any different," he told the local news website.

    "Obviously a lot of occasions will call for suits or fancier dress but I'm going to be trying my best to attend every duty I can by bike. There are a range of benefits to cycling when you can including the physical but just as importantly the mental
    health side and it even frees up some road space for people who do need to use a car.

    "If you can use your bike then I think it's a very good thing to do and so I want to be a leader and show people that if the mayor of Worcester is doing it, then so can you."

    Marking the start of his role, Cllr Stephen joined the city's children and volunteers for one of their morning cycle buses, helping youngsters cycle to school.

    https://road.cc/content/news/new-mayor-pledges-cycle-all-events-301417

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Spike@21:1/5 to swldx...@gmail.com on Tue May 23 17:34:44 2023
    Why does the term ‘virtue signalling’ spring to mind?

    swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
    Any Worcester readers could soon spot a familiar face pedalling about
    town as the city's newly elected mayor has pledged to cycle to events in
    a bid to promote the "health and environmental benefits of cycling".

    Cllr Louis Stephen, the city's first Green Party mayor, was elected
    earlier in May and shared a snap on social media of him posing next to
    his bike, announcing his promise to "endeavour to arrive at all events by bike".

    "My promotion of the health and environmental benefits of cycling will
    not stop whilst I'm mayor," he said. "Possible rare exceptions may be
    when I'm being accompanied by the mayoress and a posh hat is required."

    Speaking to Worcester News (link is external), Cllr Stephen said he wants
    to "lead by example" and prove he is "talking the talk" on green transport.

    "I've always used my bike and I try and travel using it whenever I can so
    I don't see why the next 12 months should be any different," he told the local news website.

    "Obviously a lot of occasions will call for suits or fancier dress but
    I'm going to be trying my best to attend every duty I can by bike. There
    are a range of benefits to cycling when you can including the physical
    but just as importantly the mental health side and it even frees up some
    road space for people who do need to use a car.

    "If you can use your bike then I think it's a very good thing to do and
    so I want to be a leader and show people that if the mayor of Worcester
    is doing it, then so can you."

    Marking the start of his role, Cllr Stephen joined the city's children
    and volunteers for one of their morning cycle buses, helping youngsters cycle to school.

    https://road.cc/content/news/new-mayor-pledges-cycle-all-events-301417




    --
    Spike

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 23 10:37:29 2023
    QUOTE: Cllr Louis Stephen, the city's first Green Party mayor, was elected earlier in May and shared a snap on social media of him posing next to his bike, announcing his promise to "endeavour to arrive at all events by bike".ENDS

    That was my promise on my BP Personal Safety Action Plan for 10 years and I kept to my pledge every day.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Wed May 24 01:54:02 2023
    On 23/05/2023 06:37 pm, Simon Mason wrote:

    QUOTE: Cllr Louis Stephen, the city's first Green Party mayor, was elected earlier in May and shared a snap on social media of him posing next to his chav-bike, announcing his promise to "endeavour to arrive at all events by fairy-cycle".ENDS

    That was my promise on my BP Personal Safety Action Plan for 10 years and I kept to my pledge every day.

    Did BP have a rule to avoid leaping from high places in its "Personal
    Safety Action Plan"?

    If not, shouldn't they have?

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From swldxer1958@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 23 21:39:34 2023
    QUOTE: Marking the start of his role, Cllr Stephen joined the city's children and volunteers for one of their morning cycle buses, helping youngsters cycle to school. ENDS

    Watch out for the angry fruit loops who hate to see kids cycling to school.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Spike@21:1/5 to swldx...@gmail.com on Wed May 24 16:08:27 2023
    swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
    QUOTE: Marking the start of his role, Cllr Stephen joined the city's
    children and volunteers for one of their morning cycle buses, helping youngsters cycle to school. ENDS

    Watch out for the angry fruit loops who hate to see kids cycling to school.

    Nothing quite like virtue-signalling self-promotion, is there?

    --
    Spike

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to swldx...@gmail.com on Wed May 24 09:39:26 2023
    On Wednesday, 24 May 2023 at 05:39:35 UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
    QUOTE: Marking the start of his role, Cllr Stephen joined the city's children and volunteers for one of their morning cycle buses, helping youngsters cycle to school. ENDS

    Watch out for the angry fruit loops who hate to see kids cycling to school.

    What is it about this that causes so much hatred?

    https://www.cyclinguk.org/sites/default/files/styles/colorbox_gallery/public/media/%5Bfile%3Amime%5D/back_to_school2.jpg?itok=-KSVSPYC

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)