Andy Dearden

@rahmstorf@fediscience.org on #BBCAQ, #BBCR4 on Friday, Tories were arguing for more oil and gas from the North Sea, while Europe is literally on fire! Wasn't there a Roman Emporor with a talent for the violin?

@drahardja@sfba.social #poetry

@MyWildlifeAllotment@mastodon.online and don't the bees love it??

@Walrus@toot.wales @celeduc@mastodon.social @ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us they held a special conference specificaĺly to abandon their principles.

@TCatInReality @blingoali @gareth that was deliberate!

@rahmstorf@fediscience.org Very clearly explained - well worth everyone spending that 12 minutes!

@TheKeystoneCollective interesting argument here. There might be long term implications when public infrastructure is reconfigured (with private sector involvement)? 🤔 Thames Water? (+ water privatisation + Thatcherism + PFI + ...) Those (in #UKLabour who do not learn from history, are condemned to repeat it).

@aral@mastodon.ar.al part of the problem is treating organnisations, companies and corporations as legal persons. That needs to stop.

@IngridHbn@mastodon.online #ClimateJustice

@emsenn@kolektiva.social A very interesting argument - which certainly justifies your relation to Substack. I wonder if the same argument relates to journalists and politicians engagement with X(itter)? Thank you for putting your head over the parapet.

@pvonhellermannn@mastodon.green Never let it be said that my glass is half-full!!! There is still a lot of work to do. My reading is: "The system is fine, it just needs minor tweaks, 17.0 + 9.2 = 26.2%" "The system is generally OK but needs to be more brutal, 20.9%" "System, what system? This is just the natural order of things. Perhaps some minor adjustments towards brutality? 20.4%" There is still a large majority who don't recognise that the existing system is making the planet uninhabitable for humans.

@bright_helpings @Lightfighterhttps://collectionimages.npg.org.uk/large/mw251471/Gone-with-the-Wind-Ronald-Reagan-Margaret-Thatcher.jpg

@cflynnbooks@mastodonapp.uk @Whiskeyomega@cupoftea.social Do we have fact-checked evidence that this person is not real? Waveney Valley is the constituency of Adrian Ramsay MP (Green Party). Has he picked this up? Basically, is this true? - The link doesn't work for me #GreenParty

@Talia@mstdn.social There is an established field of "DesignActivism" which might provide useful cover in the inevitable struggles you will face in trying to align your academic careerr with your ethical sensibilities.

@MikeFromLFE@cupoftea.social @GeofCox@climatejustice.social the sense of togetherness and belonging seems critical IMHO - a lot of the appeal of the far right might be based on providing a sense of self worth by promoting an out-group (them) so the in-group (us) can feel better about our lives - we can have a sense of purpose by opposing 'them'. All this distracts 'us' from the indignities that we are experiencing in the current social order.

@emsenn@kolektiva.social @rancholibertad@climatejustice.social As the middle aged, cis, hetero white guy I hesitate to put my oar in - I suspect Kate Raworth's take on different conceptions of 'human nature' is useful here. I agree about recognising structuration. I do believe that the (socio-)materiality of the communication media we use is also important. Every utterance has both social and material aspects as well as both social and material contexts - so our agency involves artful action in this complex space. Good luck!

@markhburton@mstdn.social @annaf@climatejustice.social might - or might not - the most important thing is to form an opinion immediately🤔 - ideally before gathering all the relevant evidence? /sarcasm 🤔 He was right to apologise. Of course, the mainstream narrative now has moved on.

@DazzlingDamo @RickiTarr is there a prize for best alt text?

@mattjhodgkinson@scicomm.xyz Ignorance is bliss! 🤔

@ErikUden I am concerned that this story is not being carried by MRFF on their own website. Do we have a stronger fact-checked source than one substack account?

@alx@mastodon.design @Geri@mastodon.online Hi alx - we probably will be disappointing sometimes - but we will always be better together. Best way to make sure we are as good as possible - join.greenparty.org.uk

@kat Perhaps - I would say Labour has been hijacked - but that's just my opinion.

@lordsplodge enjoy the games!!

@fazalmajid@social.vivaldi.net @benroyce@mastodon.social And going back further to publishing the Zinoviev Letter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinoviev_letter

@mjdxp @elementary I'm a fan of the @elementary UX - very solid work to date. Looking forward to more great stuff in 2026!

@greenpeace @altbot

@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us For overall number of councillors, this site provides interesting historical data: https://opencouncildata.co.uk/history.php In terms of the impact of 374 gains for GPEW, here's the GPEW press release from 2025 local elections https://greenparty.org.uk/2025/05/03/record-high-for-green-party-after-county-council-elections/

@eleanorrees #mecfs ?

@altbot @greenpeace - though there may be some irony in making this particular suggestion. Perhaps you should just edit the post and put in an ALT text by hand?

@rooftopjaxx@kolektiva.social @ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us @HarriettMB@toot.wales but thats the issue. It becomes a residential mooring

Though I do wonder whether the article should carry the agent's imprint? Presumably candidates are allowed to write in national newspapers to put their case. ?? Does anyone know the law in this area? 🤔

@parismarx@mastodon.online @EmrynVale@social.vivaldi.net

@DailyStoic@mas.to Is this applicable at a global, societal level? #ClimateJustice #BiodiversityLoss #Polycrisis ?