Thoughts, insights and rants about futures, climate change, system change, transport, wicked problems, EDI, and heavy metal

By Professor Glenn Lyons

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  • First they came for…

    First they came for…

    It is quite chilling to read of such developments below – a “First they came for…” sensation. I find myself once again oscillating between chasing deadlines amidst a pile of day-job work and opening my eyes wide in shock at what is happening around us. “They shouted up: ‘If you don’t come down and open… Read more

  • My chance to give oral evidence to the Parliamentary Transport Committee

    My chance to give oral evidence to the Parliamentary Transport Committee

    This is a crucial period of reckoning for strategic road investment in the British Isles. Scotland, Wales and Ireland have targets for reducing car traffic by 2030. The Wales Roads Review outcomes were made public last month. The Parliamentary Transport Committee currently has an open Inquiry into Strategic Road Investment in England. Having submitted written… Read more

  • Suffer our dominion

    Suffer our dominion

    Midnight and another #MetalFriday arrives. The amazing Cradle of Filth offer up ‘Suffer Our Dominion’. It’s not Ed Sheeran. But Ed and Cradle’s Dani Filth have been collaborating. Looking forward to hearing some heavy Ed. Meantime, give ‘Suffer Our Dominion’ a go when you need a boost to keep on fighting for more climate action. 🤘💚🤘🔥🤘💚🤘 The… Read more

  • Place your bets on the future of transport decarbonisation

    Place your bets on the future of transport decarbonisation

    The Parliamentary Transport Committee’s report on strategic road investment published today recognises that the Government is gambling with our future when it comes to decarbonisation. Having led the Road Investment Scrutiny Panel (RISP) with Professor Steve Gooding which reported earlier this year (with Professors Jillian Anable, Nicola Christie, Zoe Davies, Stephen Glaister, Phil Goodwin, & Karen Lucas, supported by Andrew Crudgington)… Read more

  • EVERYONE EVERYWHERE – Why inclusion is the key to effective transport

    EVERYONE EVERYWHERE – Why inclusion is the key to effective transport

    Hey you – yes, you there. Have you never experienced feeling you weren’t included? No? Then you’re in the minority. I remember several years ago spending an afternoon on our university campus in a wheelchair. The purpose was to give me a taste of the lived experience of being disabled. I was asked to do… Read more

  • Roger Hallam and colleagues sentenced to prison

    Roger Hallam and colleagues sentenced to prison

    I woke this morning at 5am and the first thing I did was read this 12-minute account from Roger Hallam about his trial and conviction. It is harrowing and shocking. In a british court. In 2024. Please spare a few minutes to read it. “I outlined four characteristics of the effects of emitting greenhouse gases… Read more