Cycling in and around Birmingham England
Birmingham Mayoral Candidates on Cycling
We have the referendum first so the candidates have to be a little circumspect because they can only be candidates if the Birmingham public decide to have a mayor. So in that respect, it is quite early in the electoral cycle.
Presumably we will have a Green candidate in due course who should be expected to support cycling?
There are a few councillors said to be interested in being major. But the two leading candidates for Birmingham Mayor are said to be Sion Simon, a former Junior minister, and Gisela Stuart, MP for Edgbaston who is standing down at the next election.
I questioned them both on Twitter and here are the responses I got. Gisela Stuart replied almost instantly but kept her cards close to her chest:
certainly wouldn't do anything as stupid as lamposts and traffic lights bang in middle of cyclepath - see new road by QE. source
A second reply:
I get complaints about cycling on pavements. do you? source
Sion Simon relied a little later, but with this response:
I support @thetimes Cities fit for cycling campaign and their eight point manifesto http://thetim.es/cyclesafety #cyclesafe @kingsheath @brumcyclist source
Make of it what you will.
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Permalink Reply by John KIRK on -
I think Mr Sion realises that amongst those who actually bother to vote the cycling commuter make up more than 2% of the electorate and supporting cycling policies and actions is a good way of reaching intelligent,white,middle class males who also tend to be widely networked in the city.
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Permalink Reply by Robert on -
Why would you (Zeth) get complaints about cycling on pavements? What questions did you ask?
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Permalink Reply by John KIRK on
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Was MP for Erdington until,last election.
John Beynon said:Who is Zion Simon?
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Permalink Reply by Ian-C on -
yeah John where cycling and cyclists go you got more chance of seeing a flying pig. what they say and what they do are 2 different things.
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Permalink Reply by Simon on -
Sion Simon: he was the one that did the utube taking the mick out of Cameron being street: "These are my kids, do you like them? Go on, have one." etc
And as said, was the MP for Erdington, that mecca of Birmingham cycling ;-)
John KIRK said:
Was MP for Erdington until,last election.
John Beynon said:Who is Zion Simon?
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