Charlie Barnes

Innovation / Diversity / Equality / Transport / Utilities / Accessibility / Net Zero / Engineer

Non-binary woman, pronouns She/They. Views my own.

[Bus Users UK @BusUsersUK]

We're marking this year's Global Accessibility Awareness Day with the release of 'Access Unlocked' - our online panel to drive change in transport accessibility #GAAD https://t.co/V4pnrlTedL

[Charlie Barnes @EmCBarnes]

I am standing in solidarity with the trans community at this time they are shamelessly under attack. I am ashamed of the Supreme Court's unjust ruling.

#TransWomenareWomen #TransRightsAreHumanRights

[Amnesty Ireland @AmnestyIreland]

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans rights are human rights 🏳️‍⚧️

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

Imagine just half the energy campaigning against trans rights had been put into

- Fighting the underfunding of women’s refuges

- Fighting for single mums

- Fighting for low-paid women

Compared to fighting trans rights, which would have had most impact on women’s lives?

[Bus Users UK @BusUsersUK]

Bus Users UK responds to Government’s ‘Pathway to Work’ reforms https://t.co/lZ80txXBJM

[Bus Users UK @BusUsersUK]

Fair and accessible concessionary travel breaks down barriers to education, training and employment. Read our response to reforms on Pathways to Work https://t.co/ovwccC9aAG

[Scope @scope]

The government has announced the most devastating cuts to disability benefits on record.

These plans should shame the government to its core.

Here's our initial response to the new Welfare Green Paper 🧵👇

[Bus Users UK @BusUsersUK]

Bus Users UK has welcomed a pilot scheme in Wales which will see single bus fares for young people aged 21 and under capped at just £1 https://t.co/AuG3WDOnEH

[Charlie Barnes @EmCBarnes]

Don't just make a fuss this Valentine's day, remember to show some love to public transport all year round! 😘🚌

[Bus Users UK @BusUsersUK]

Show some 'Love for the Bus' on Valentine's Day by signing up to this September's Catch the Bus Month! #LoveTheBus #GetOnBoard ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[UK Power Networks @UKPowerNetworks]

🥶 Our Gen Z social team took over the winter readiness campaign.​

#BeWinterReady #Winter #GenZ

[Bus Users UK @BusUsersUK]

It's here! #CatchTheBusMonth #CTBM24 #GetOnBoard (accessible and Welsh versions https://t.co/7gfFQFFT72)

[Yasmin Benoit, MSc @theyasminbenoit]

This is your Pride Month reminder that 'asexual' looks like me. It looks like you. It looks like anyone regardless of their race, gender, style, religion or nationality.

#ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike

[Charlie Barnes @EmCBarnes]

Saw this yesterday and I loved it, the perfect mix of existential dread, insightful comedy and sexy dance moves. Grab a ticket for tonight's show if you can!

[Charlie Barnes @EmCBarnes]

So well deserved, fantastic that @veerasamy_sonya has been recognized for all the amazing work she does!

[Women in Transport @transportwm]

Sonya Byers, CEO of Women in Transport, Patron of @WOMACtweets, and Trustee of @parkrun, has been honoured with an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours 2024.

https://t.co/lnV0iL3BqJ

#womenintransport #diversityandinclusion

[Charlie Barnes @EmCBarnes]

Not entirely surprised, but deeply saddened and I hope people across the sector take action, this is a wider cultural issue and requires everyone to step up.

https://t.co/rlDhOC17Z8

[Women in Transport @transportwm]

One of the D&I Bus Group’s key deliverables is #InclusiveCabDesign

Through collaborative research and informed activities we’re producing recommendations to create an industry wide Gold Standard for cab design

Join us: https://t.co/LIWwAfIJ5c

#womenintransport

[Lydia Horbury @LydiaBusUsers]

Happy National Coach Week! @BusUsersUK have released a webinar aimed at Coach Operators, about what the law says about accessibility for private coaches, free and low-cost strategies for being more accessible and the commercial value of accessible travel.
https://t.co/wWHX94XX75

[Bus Users UK @BusUsersUK]

We've put together a Quick Guide to the Accessible Information Regulations to help bus passengers understand what they can expect on their journey https://t.co/1Ef02Zaixf

[Charlie Barnes @EmCBarnes]

Being able to take my full self to work is really important to me, and so working in a safe and respectful environment is paramount. That I've been able to follow my passions and end up doing something I love so much is a pleasure and a privilege #IWD2024

[UK Power Networks @UKPowerNetworks]

🌟 Today we celebrate International Women’s Day and the inspiring women in our lives. #IWD

#InternationalWomensDay

[Charlie Barnes @EmCBarnes]

Some truly heartbreaking statistics here, emphasising why #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay is so important - we need to recognise the challenges people are facing in order to provide effective support as a nation

[Matt Copeland @Matt_Copeland1]

Today is #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay and we’ve commissioned some polling to understand how households are coping, or more likely not coping, 2 years into the energy crisis.

A quick thread on what we found