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Mark Burton

@marhburton.bsky.social

Mostly at Mastodon: @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy I use this a/c to repost from #Mastodon / #Fediverse Scholar-activist. #degrowth #Marxist. Various topics, chiefly orientated to the pancrisis we are all in. Anti-imperialist. Manchester

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fiannab.bsky.social@fiannab.bsky.social · 2d ago

As Farage declines in popularity, due to his slippery financial affairs, the UK media start promoting Badenoch! She’s arrogant, self-promoting, ultra ambitious and hard right. Winning, regardless of cost in others’ suffering, is her primary focus. No integrity. No vision for the UK. Just ambition. 🤷‍♀️

Mark Burton@marhburton.bsky.social · 4d ago

People are fed up with privatised water companies letting us down and ripping us off. We deserve a real conversation about public ownership. Can you help build pressure by asking your MP to attend this crucial debate on water ownership? actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

Ask your MP to attend the water debate

People are fed up with privatised water companies letting us down and ripping us off. We deserve a real conversation about public ownership. Can you help build pressure by asking your MP to attend th...

actionnetwork.org

Mark Burton@marhburton.bsky.social · 5d ago

Degrowth Gathering – Building the UK movement Saturday, 17 October,  9:30-5.00 Degrowth is both a transformative movement and a critical framework, aiming to ensure social justice and well-being for all, with human activities being in alignment with ecological limits. However, degrowth in the UK…

Degrowth Gathering – Building the UK movement

Saturday, 17 October,  9:30-5.00 Degrowth is both a transformative movement and a critical framework, aiming to ensure social justice and well-being for all, with human activities being in alignment with ecological limits. However, degrowth in the UK currently exists as an informal network rather than a cohesive movement. This one-day event will bring together those with an interest in working on degrowth in the UK.

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Steady State Manchester@steadystatemcr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d ago

Critical analysis of the Welsh tram-train proposals. Is it relevant to Greater Manchester? Anyone with knowledge care to comment? Cool it with the tram-trains https://nation.cymru/opinion/cool-it-with-the-tram-trains/ #transport #GreaterManchester #TfGM

Cool it with the tram-trains

Cai ap Gwilym At a time when scepticism about the benefits of devolution is rife, it is a shame that so few are talking up Trafnidiaeth Cymru (TC). The South Wales Metro is shaping up to be a genuinely transformative project, with electrification continuing apace, along with station upgrades, frequency improvements, and contactless payment. Outside […]

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elDiario.es@eldiario.es · last wk.

Colectivos sociales de Ceuta exigen una “acogida digna” de los migrantes y denuncian un “continuo estado de crisis humanitaria”

Colectivos sociales de Ceuta exigen una "acogida digna" de los migrantes y denuncian un "continuo estado de crisis humanitaria"

La Coordinadora de Barios de Ceuta junto al colectivo Elin y No Name Kitchen han emitido un comunicado este viernes en el que exigen al Gobierno una "respuesta humanitaria adecuada y coherente que gar...

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Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 7mo ago

🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero 1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system 2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free 3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us" 4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous 5) That's it! 1/10

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Mark Burton@marhburton.bsky.social · last wk.

Manchester Climate Scientists call on the new PM not to drill for oil Kevin Anderson and colleagues at the University Tyndall Centre have written an open letter to Andy Burnham calling on him not to agree drilling in the Rosebank and Jackdaw marine oil fields. They point out his leadership in…

Manchester Climate Scientists call on the new PM not to drill for oil

Kevin Anderson and colleagues at the University Tyndall Centre have written an open letter to Andy Burnham calling on him not to agree drilling in the Rosebank and Jackdaw marine oil fields. They point out his leadership in commissioning work from them that led to setting of Greater Manchester’s ambitious, Paris-compliant carbon budget. They say that allowing more oil extraction would betray that record.

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Dr Ellie Chowns MP@elliechowns.bsky.social · 2w ago

Given our consistent engagement on the adult social care crisis and willingness to work together to solve it, it's deeply disappointing that the Greens weren't invited to today's cross-party talks. We need all hands on deck to tackle this issue - the Greens remain ready to work cross-party to do so.

Dear Andy, 29 July 2026 I welcome your commitment to addressing the challenge of fixing social care, an issue which has for too long been neglected and treated as a political football. There are no shortage of reports and proposals on how to change things; what has been missing for far too long is the political will to do so. I am therefore glad to see that you have committed to spending political capital on securing positive change. I also agree that cross-party working is essential to best face this challenge. Indeed, I have repeatedly called in Parliament for cross-party talks, and I have represented the Green Party at the (so far, only two) cross-party meetings convened as part of the Casey Commission’s work, in September 2025 and May 2026. I expressed my strong desire for more frequent and in-depth cross-party discussions at that most recent meeting, as well as consistently calling on the government to show greater political leadership on this issue. It was therefore disappointing to learn yesterday that only two political parties had been invited to meet with you today, at very short notice, to discuss social care. I am puzzled as to why you did not extend an invitation to the Green Party, given our long track record of positive engagement in this area and our frequent expressions of interest in, and support for, cross-party work on social care. Failing to extend an invitation to your first cross-party meeting on the topic is, frankly, not consistent with your stated commitment to working cooperatively across party lines. I remain very keen to work constructively with you and other cross-party colleagues to find solutions to the crisis in social care, so that we can meet the needs and uphold the interests of people who draw on care, their families and other unpaid carers, and all those who work in the care sector. I look forward to hearing from you.
Oswyn@timeforheroes.bsky.social · 2w ago

Reform & Farage didn't seem to mind having Lucy Connelly on stage at their party conference as a VIP guest, someone who was jailed for inciting murder and encouraged people to burn down hotels with people inside.

Steady State Manchester@steadystatemcr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2w ago

RE: https://mstdn.social/@markhburton/116997593027724591 Kevin Anderson and colleagues from Manchester's Tyndall Centre write to the new PM about reports he will agree drilling in the North Sea. As they say, "Some argue that permitting Rosebank and Jackdaw would not technically breach Labour’s […]

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Mark Burton@markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2w ago

"We therefore urge you to show the same commitment to evidence, the same political courage and the same sense of responsibility that characterised your leadership in Greater Manchester. The qualities often associated with “#Manchesterism” – honesty, integrity, fairness and the willingness to […]

Especialistas Secundarios@espes.bsky.social · 2w ago

Es interesante señalar que votar a partidos que no luchan activamente contra el cambio climático es hacer con tus hijos lo mismo que hicieron Joseph y Magda Goebbels con los suyos, pero de tranquis. En plan más lento.

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Amnesty International UK@amnestyuk.bsky.social · 2w ago

For the first time ever in our country's history, a barrister is facing contempt proceedings over the content of their closing speech. It is seriously concerning and entirely disproportionate. Rajiv Menon KC is facing up to two years in prison for the way he defended his client.

Photo of Rajiv Menon KC which says: Prosecution of Palestine Action lawyer, Rajiv Menon KC, IS a serious threat to fair trial rights and the right to protest