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Malcolm MacFarlane

@malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social

musician/composer/producer

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Malcolm MacFarlane@malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 20h ago

The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/

Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts

Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.

campaignforthearts.org

Malcolm MacFarlane@malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 2d ago

It happened again! BP just announced staggering. Oil and gas companies should not profit from an energy crisis. Will you sign this petition calling on governments to put in place permanent taxes on oil and gas companies? act.350.org/sign/treaty-...

Sign the petition: The global tax treaty that can make polluters pay

Every time oil and gas prices spike, from war, shortage, or plain market panic, big oil and gas companies cash in. We pay more at the pump and on our energy bills. They pay almost nothing extra in tax...

act.350.org

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 5d ago

Neoliberalism in a nutshell. UEFA on FIFA's proposal: “The moment external investors acquire ownership interests ... football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. ... Every decision is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders.”

Malcolm MacFarlane@malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · last wk.

I just signed a petition demanding governments make rich polluters pay. Billionaires and fossil fuel giants are profiting while communities pay the price. Join me & add your voice. #ClimateJustice #PollutersPay www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...

Oxfam GB | Make rich polluters pay

I just signed a petition demanding governments make rich polluters pay. Billionaires and fossil fuel giants are profiting while communities pay the price. Join me & add your voice. #ClimateJustice #Po...

oxfam.org.uk

Malcolm MacFarlane@malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 2w ago

The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/

Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts

Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.

campaignforthearts.org

Scottish Greens@scottishgreens.org · 2w ago

Scotland's facing a wave of hyper-scale data centre applications. If built they'd consume more than 1.5 times our peak electricity use, with no requirement to assess their environmental impact. We need to ensure our economy works for everyone, not just tech billionaires. ➡️ greens.scot/datacentres

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 3w ago

In just six months, Mamdani has already made huge progress on: -Lowering rent -Enacting universal childcare -Taxing the super rich -Improving city buses -Cracking down on junk fees and subscription traps -Protecting gig workers from wage theft This is what delivering for the people looks like.

The Quietus@thequietus.com · last mo.

Jake Muir discusses the importance of conceptualising his records, his gradual appreciation of the metal genre, and the creative conundrums that he and other experimental musicians are left weighing up amid a need to make ends meet Unholy Apparitions: Jake Muir Interviewed buff.ly/640evMf

Jake Muir, pictured in a colourful looking chapel with a stained glass window slightly out of focus in the background.
Greenpeace International 🌍@greenpeace.org · 2mo ago

GOOD NEWS: An equal and habitable world is entirely possible. Academics have just shared a radical plan for planetary survival where nearly everyone gains. Higher incomes, way less working hours, and a climate where people can thrive. What more could we want?

A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how

Our plan is radical – but by transforming how we live on a finite planet, nearly everyone gains, says Thomas Piketty and researchers from the World Inequality Lab

theguardian.com