Tory peer Sharron Davies rallied at the prospect of living in a ’15 minute city’ and was schooled into next year and back
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I like walkable cities, and want my kids to, ideally, be able to walk to school. Traffic calming measures are just about the most asked for thing on councillors at a local level. Ask any of them.
— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) January 27, 2026
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I want to live less than a 15 minute walk away from most things https://t.co/s77BYXBlaO pic.twitter.com/u9C1Qn1fpa
— Oli Dugmore (@OliDugmore) January 27, 2026
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Damn right – having things like shops and schools within a 15 min walk of your house is an OUTRAGE https://t.co/rTW5BcNzEX
— Colin Walker (@colinwalker79) January 27, 2026
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This isn’t true. Please don’t campaign against this, it makes you look like a conspiracy theorist. 15 min cities are just the walkable neighbourhoods that rich people enjoy in many cities and should be accessible to all, used to be the norm everywhere. https://t.co/j9EkjMhFIR
— Fiona Harvey (@fionaharvey) January 27, 2026
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I really can’t understand why the prospect of having almost everything you need for your day-to-day life, within 15 minutes, terrifies you so much.
Resistance to it is madness.
You really have sunken too far for redemption.
— John O’Connell (@jdpoc) January 27, 2026
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Pushing back against 15 minute cities is abject stupidity. You have to assume people don’t understand them at all they they do or just enjoy a life filled with random pointless protest against fake enemies
— Chris Smith (@renewablesmiffy) January 27, 2026
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This is what a 15 minute city looks like for people with difficulty understanding the basics Sharon. pic.twitter.com/JwIhwjj8T6
— ¡Ay Caramba! 🇪🇺🇬🇧 (@billgdavies) January 27, 2026
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The 15 minute city conspiracy theory that seems to be spiking again is bonkers!
Who doesn’t want town planning where you can walk to the shops? https://t.co/5Uxm3tBK2G
— Philip Oldfield (@SustainableTall) January 27, 2026
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I want walkable, handsome, well built cities. I want people to be able to walk to a local shop, pub or post office. I want kids to be able to walk to school.
These were conservative views for a very long time. But infinity Facebook boomer slop now mean it’s ‘woke’. https://t.co/jj9Ruv6tke
— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) January 27, 2026
To conclude …
The same people that are nostalgic for when every village had a butcher, a baker, a greengrocer, a school and a GP are now outraged by 15 minute cities. Make it make sense.
— Glen Mitchell 🇺🇦 🐝 🌹🌈 (@GlenMitchell1) January 27, 2026
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