Meet Green Party Councillor Tony Dyer.
He became leader of Bristol City Council in May 2024.
This week, under his leadership, the council finished installing a series of “Liveable Neighbourhood” roadblocks—with the help of police—in the middle of the night.
It’s all part of the Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) push spreading across Britain. Think planters in the road, bus gate signs, painted lines—all designed to block traffic in the name of the environment.
But here’s the thing…
Two months before Dyer took charge, the council held a public consultation on the scheme. The result? 760 residents opposed it, 427 supported it. A clear no.
Dyer ignored it.
Instead of respecting the outcome, Dyer and his crew began rolling it out anyway—quietly, in phases.
Now the roadblocks are in. The result? Traffic chaos. Residents say journey times have doubled, sometimes tripled.
This isn’t just Bristol’s problem. It’s happening across the country. A nationwide review of 90 LTNs showed 87% local opposition wherever polling was done.
And yet, councils keep going.
It serves to remind us once again that for parties like the Greens: if they believe they’re morally right, democracy becomes optional.
Its ends-justify-the-means politics.
And if we're to stop it, we need to punish it at the polls... hard.
via https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gdlnzegz8o.amp
@TheStarkNakedBrief
He became leader of Bristol City Council in May 2024.
This week, under his leadership, the council finished installing a series of “Liveable Neighbourhood” roadblocks—with the help of police—in the middle of the night.
It’s all part of the Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) push spreading across Britain. Think planters in the road, bus gate signs, painted lines—all designed to block traffic in the name of the environment.
But here’s the thing…
Two months before Dyer took charge, the council held a public consultation on the scheme. The result? 760 residents opposed it, 427 supported it. A clear no.
Dyer ignored it.
Instead of respecting the outcome, Dyer and his crew began rolling it out anyway—quietly, in phases.
Now the roadblocks are in. The result? Traffic chaos. Residents say journey times have doubled, sometimes tripled.
This isn’t just Bristol’s problem. It’s happening across the country. A nationwide review of 90 LTNs showed 87% local opposition wherever polling was done.
And yet, councils keep going.
It serves to remind us once again that for parties like the Greens: if they believe they’re morally right, democracy becomes optional.
Its ends-justify-the-means politics.
And if we're to stop it, we need to punish it at the polls... hard.
via https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gdlnzegz8o.amp
@TheStarkNakedBrief
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