Mike 🏳️‍🌈

@lpoolmike.bsky.social

📍 Liverpool, UK X refugee in the UK 🏳️‍🌈 Passionate about politics,science, history, amphibians, horticulture, carnivorous plants, film (esp. horror) and LFC.

I can’t believe we’re still having a debate about whether there’s a trade off between job creation and measures to green the economy. There isn’t. The evidence was clear years ago - a green economy creates far more jobs than the fossil fuel economy it replaces. Come on Labour, catch up …

Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules

Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups

theguardian.com

French forces held a fierce defensive perimeter around Dunkirk and lost 18,000 souls. 40,000 became POWs. Without their resolve we wouldn’t have our nation’s story. It’s estimated 20-60k French resistance fighters died during the war. You’re only diminishing yourself with comments like this.

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Getting worried about my grey tabby boy. Not seen him since this afternoon which is unusual for him. Walked round calling him shaking bag of Dreamies and nothing. Going to try again. I know he’ll probably just walk through the kitchen door like nothing has happened but I’m getting a sense of dread