“The politicians offering to keep us ‘safe’ with Online Safety Bill are the same politicians working with the same technology companies to remove critics of its policies from the public square... a secretive disinformation unit has no place in a democracy.”

https://unherd.com/2023/01/is-the-government-spying-on-you/

"The day I joined Twitter I was placed on a blacklist.

"If this kind of suppression hadn't happened, we wouldn't have had lockdowns"

- Dr Jay Bhattacharya with Together's Alan Miller

Free & open debate is how healthy societies self-correct

#TwitterFiles

Wow! We had an INCREDIBLE ‘Free Our Streets’ event in Bath on Thursday evening!

The venue was completely packed with around 350 people turning out, and the energy, enthusiasm and quality of contributions from speakers and attendees alike was inspiring.

What came through loud and clear was that so many locals feel they are just not being listened to by local councillors - who are riding roughshod over their wishes to impose restrictions that threaten basic abilities to move around and live life freely.

In this sense Bath is no different to towns and cities up and down the UK… even rural Norfolk is being targeted for a “20 Minute Neighbourhood” scheme! (This is much less baffling when you understand central Government is funding many of these schemes.)

Putting the Public back at the heart of decision making is a core part of our work Together - if you'd like to support us in doing this, please join us as a member from as little as £3 per month, here: https://www.togetherdeclaration.org/join/

Why do we need a "Central Bank Digital Currency?"

"It is about data on what you spend... control(ling) data on everything someone spends, when & where they spend it, (is) a priceless asset" - @faisalislam says quiet part out loud

What could go wrong eh?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64536593

Bath's "'Liveable Neighbourhood' scheme a 'solution' to problem that never existed.

"It has actually *increased* pollution; they've diverted traffic, it hasn't reduced traffic in any way"

Are Bath and North East Somerset Council listening to residents like Norma?

Catch up with our full debate from Bath last week: https://youtube.com/live/0h5oayCwexI?feature=share

You'll see a host of locals with good & respectable reasons to object to these damaging, anti-democratic schemes

It's happening up & down UK though

Get involved:
https://togetherdeclaration.org/free-our-streets/
#FreeOurStreets

https://twitter.com/Togetherdec/status/1623254607873949698

Far from "keeping us all safe," Online Safety Bill would actually make most people *less* safe

Removing encryption will be great for scammers, blackmailers & fraudsters wanting your passwords & credit cards

Scrap it @michelledonelan @DCMS @conservatives

"Anti-car measures have little popular support but create hardship for most vulnerable"

"LTNs benefit more affluent neighbourhoods while funnelling traffic into poorer roads"

Our Bath event mentioned here - Tim Newark is absolutely right

Local councils around UK are watching

Let's show them they can't shut down our ability to move freely

Free Our Streets

https://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/1731907/Low-Traffic-Neighbourhoods-oxford-bath-london-councils-comment

“More than 30,000 motorists a month refusing to pay Birmingham’s ‘Clean Air Zone’ fines”

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/more-30000-motorists-month-refusing-26108664

"If I'd wanted to live in ‘the "safest" place in the world to be online,’ I’d have moved to China” - Lord Moylan skewers Online Safety Bill

#OnlineSafetyBill is a massive attack on free expression - and never in a million years ‘safe’

"So-called '15 Minute Cities' & '20 Minute Neighbourhoods' will take away our personal freedom"

You are right about that Nick Fletcher MP, but...

It is CENTRAL GOVT that is funding these schemes!

We aren't medieval serfs!

If you are local to Haringey and affected by LTNs you can join meeting TONIGHT at 6.30pm

Outside Council meeting
Conel college High rd Tottenham

Free Our Streets
Take Back Democracy Together

"Sadiq Khan accused of ‘using nonsense air pollution data’ to support ULEZ"

"Councillors suggest Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan cherry-picking mortality figures; analysis shows ‘uncertainty’ to health benefits"

Bromley Councillor "I'm embarrassed for the Mayor & his desperate claims"

We hear there will be a protest against ULEZ on morning of Thursday 23 Feb outside of City Hall - more info as and when we have it

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/12/sadiq-khan-accused-using-nonsense-air-pollution-data-support/

"I will never allow the Govt to impose a Digital ID"

(This is Pierre Poilievre in Canada, who is way ahead of the dreadful Trudeau in polls)

Not that hard is it Sunak?

We don't accept Govt should be able to impose mandatory Digital ID in UK either

We've been alerted there seems to be a fake 'Together' account on Telegram

These are our only genuine Telegram channels:

Main https://t.me/togetherdeclaration
England https://t.me/togetherengland
Scotland https://t.me/togetherscotland
Wales https://t.me/togetherwales
N Ireland https://t.me/togethernorthernireland

Another unwelcome hit on working people': Three senior London Labour MPs slam Sadiq Khan's ULEZ expansion plans @LBC

@SeemaMalhotra1 @JonCruddas_1 @Siobhain_Mc @UKLabour

Time to scrap ULEZ expansion @MayorofLondon

Undemocratic damaging wrong

https://twitter.com/togetherdec/status/1625422392733343747?s=46&t=XWkKXooM3j_gpHIKeb4y2g