OliverFromBath
🏷️ Concerned Citizen RegionalLeads 🌉 The Bridge Builders
From bath, not in a bath. Important difference. Why are you thinking of me in a bath now?
Member since February 2026 · 🔥 6-day streak
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All policies →Enough with this 'justice by lottery' nonsense. Let's try something sensible.
Why do we let some people get away with relatively minor crimes just because they can afford a flashy lawyer, while others get hammered for the same offence because they can't? It seems utterly bizarre that our legal system's outcomes can h
Connecting Our City: A Modern Vision for Bristol Transport
I understand the deep-seated frustration many Bristolians feel with our current public transport network. It’s a common complaint I hear on the doorstep, that getting around feels more like an obstacle course than a smooth journey. While th
Scrap the Two-Tiered System for Prison Sentences!
It’s time we overhauled how we sentence people, especially for non-violent offenses. My proposal is to introduce a unified sentencing guideline that focuses on rehabilitation and restorative justice, rather than a punitive system that dispr
We need to fix the benefits trap, not just throw money at it.
I was talking to a chap the other day, an immigrant who’s been here about five years. He's a skilled tradesman, really capable, but he was telling me how impossible it feels to get his qualifications recognised and get back into his trade.
Should we really be telling developing countries how to run their economies?
What's the point of giving aid if we attach so many strings that it ends up being more about us than them? We often hand over money with all these conditions about market liberalisation, austerity, and so on, supposedly to make them more 's