Politics? On yer bike!

Next Monday a group of (mainly) upper-middle class white men in their late 60s will haul their well fed bulks into a room and try shape the future of cycling policy in the UK. Yes, Monday 2nd September Parliament will debate whether it will support the content of the APPCG's 'Get Britain Cycling' report.
The report - as previously blogged about here - sets target of getting 25 per cent of all journeys undertaken in the UK completed on bikes by 2050 - the year rather than ten to nine.
So what happens when the debate receives resounding backing of Parliament? Are we then freewheeling toward a cycling utopia in the next 35 years?
Well, my prediction is that we're not, no.

There debate will happen and people will say things about cycling and how its great. Patrick McLoughlin will then explain how much funding the government is putting into cycling and how that'll deliver a step change in cycling provision in the country for generations to come. If he actually uses these words I win £5.
In reality, there wont be any more money and the battle is still very much on to reach this conservative target.
So, keep fighting comrades, the roads are ours to shape!