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Tim Gill

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Independent writer & researcher. Books: No Fear, Urban Playground. @designcouncil Ambassador. Dad. Pro #childfriendlycities. Amateur mycologist.
London E17, UK rethinkingchildhood.com Joined March 2010
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Tim Gill @timrgill
All you need and want to know about my latest book: ordering, synopsis, 20-page sample, media coverage, launch events, and some lovely feedback. My favourite has to be: "Absolutely mind-blowing: I can’t stop reading it." rethinkingchildhood.com/urban-playgrou… @RIBABooks
rethinkingchildhood.com URBAN PLAYGROUND All you need to know about the book Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities, written by Tim Gill and published in 2021 by RIBA Publications
Tim Gill @timrgill
In 2017 144 people died in 'work-related accidents'. 4x as many people - 520 - died from crashes involving working drivers. The driver's seat is just as much a workplace as the building site or factory floor. So why is driving for work so unregulated? drivingforbetterbusiness.com/articles/landm…
www.drivingforbetterbusiness.com Landmark study reveals driving for work death toll | Driving for Better Business Driving for work - the death toll Nearly one in three road deaths involves a driving-for-work trip Thirty-nine per cent of pedestrian deaths involve a working driver One in five casualties involves a...
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This exchange between
@livingstone_s
& @daisygreenwell makes me think that campaigners, academics & experts need to try much harder to find common ground on #smartphone & #socialmedia regulation. #Bigtech will be happy to see the level of disagreement. bbc.com/news/articles/…
www.bbc.com Should smartphones be banned for under 16s? How much are smartphones harming children and what should we do about it? BBC InDepth hosts a debate between a campaigner and an academic.