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Carla Francome Profile picture
@carlafrancome
Feb 17, 2023 • 5 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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Just off to the #Radio4 studio to talk about 15 minute cities at midday - on the show #BbcAntisocial. Exciting!

I’ve got a notebook full of scribbles and a head full of anecdotes- do tune in if you can!
It’s very important to wear your best gladrags and accessories even for radio I’ve decided! Here- blazer with red collars
Plus - necklace alert- the swimming baths girl!
We haven’t even started yet and the trees in Westminster are already up in arms! #BbcAntisocial
They’ve even got hanging baskets round here. So snazzy!

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I booked a session with a local nutritionist, who got me to order a real-time glucose monitoring system, and I got a 2-week one for free. … 2/9

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In April last year, I was contacted by a stranger in my DM’s. He asked if we could speak that evening. I had no idea why.

I went along with it and called- it was a man from Bath I’ve since referred to as S.

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Jan 16
It was a BIG night tonight, the launch of London Cycling’s report, “What stops women cycling?”

1000 women were surveyed about the abuse they face on bikes in the capital, and the results are astounding.

9 out of 10 women have faced aggression or abuse on the road.
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“Get off the road” was the most common piece of verbal abuse (because how very DARE we think we deserve to be there?! 🙄)

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A weird thing happened today- I tried to sell my bike on Facebook marketplace and nearly got scammed.

Please pass this example on to folks you know who might sell anything on there, these people are very persuasive, and they try and get you by rushing you.

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Oh my CRIKEY. Did anyone else just hear that on Radio 4?! Mark Harper, the Transport Secretary, speaking at the the Conservative Party Conference just said the following about 15-Minute Cities:

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If you’re wondering why people who live in LTN’s are often too scared to publicly say they like them, here it is.

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Or do quite a lot of people actually quite like the scheme, they just are too scared to say?

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