Ian McCulloch
@pompeymac.bsky.social
Green Party activist, volunteer archivist and retired librarian in Portsmouth/Southsea. Also occasional driver of a mobile library. Linux fan.
Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM. Issues: Corporate debt would be transferred to co-ops. Co-ops would borrow for investment at commercial rates, not govt rates. High debt and debt servicing cost, higher bills. Need public ownership.
Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM
Labour politicians say mutualised model puts public in control without adding debt to government’s balance sheet
theguardian.com
I visited Dounreay Nuclear power plant as a school child 48 years ago. It stopped generating in 1994, yet it is still being decommissioned, with a workforce of 1,000+. So don't tell me that wind power curtailment is expensive, or about the landfill of benign, end of life, turbine blades.
"I will end the Russia / Ukraine war with a single phone call on DAY ONE." - Donald J. Trump Today is DAY 300.
Migration is, and always has been, our principal form of climate adaptation Just like it is for every species
In the same way that “an adder” is the old English “a nadder” an “a nickname” is “an eke-name”, “a narcissist” is a corruption of the older English word “an arsehole”.
Across the country, wildfires are raging. The Prime Minister needs to call a COBRA meeting and treat the climate crisis with the urgency this moment calls for.
Matt Ridley, who literally owns a coal mine. www.desmog.com/matt-ridley/
Matt Ridley
Matt Ridley Credentials Background Viscount Matthew White Ridley is a Conservative hereditary peer in the British House of Lords, a science writer, journalist, and popular author. Matt Ridley has writ...
desmog.com
Sir Basil@sirbasil.bsky.social · 6d agoThe genius who f*cked up Northern Rock explains to Mail readers why the wildfires are the fault of the Greens
The genius who f*cked up Northern Rock explains to Mail readers why the wildfires are the fault of the Greens
Once again begging any journalist writing stuff like this to spend even 5 minutes researching how Green Party conference actually works.
Politics UK@politicsuk.com · last wk.🚨 NEW: Green Party members will debate lifting sanctions on Iran and removing the IRGC as a terrorist organisation at their October conference
I'm on the library tuk-tuk in Victoria Park today. Loads of free books for pre-schoolers, plus lots of help for families at all the other stalls here.
Andy Burnham has repeatedly argued that proportional representation can create "a more collaborative politics" focused on "problem-solving", not point scoring. Now he's prime minister he should put his beliefs into action.
In Andy Burnham we have the first prime minister who openly backs proportional representation
Andy Burnham’s rise to Downing Street means that for the first time in modern history we have a prime minister who is openly committed to proportional representation.In recent years t
buff.ly
When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
The Man in the High Castle destroyed every swastika prop after filming, so nothing could end up as a souvenir or extremist symbol.
Zack Polanski on standing with trans people: "When they come for one of us, they come for all of us"
Zack Polanski on standing with trans people: "When they come for one of us, they come for all of us"
The Green Party leader was the only party leader to attend the London Trans+ Pride press launch. He spoke exclusively to Scene about the new EHRC guidance, teachers, and why Pride is still important.
scenemag.co.uk
The new Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has acknowledged that Israel is committing war crimes and that Britain has a moral and legal responsibility to respond. Today, Ellie Chowns MP has written to him calling on the Government to match those words with action, by ending all arms sales to Israel.
We were honoured to be represented by our Trade Union Liaison Officer and other members at the unveiling of the memorial to people from Portsmouth who lost their lives fighting with the International Brigade against fascism in Spain. Unfortunately, the fight against fascism continues today.
Zack Polanski: “If Andy Burnham wants to do politics differently, ignoring pressure from the establishment and telling them no is step one. No UK bases for Trump’s illegal war.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Burnham Faces Pivotal Call on Whether to Let Trump Use UK Bases
The resumption of US strikes against Iran has thrust incoming UK prime minister Andy Burnham into a potential day one decision on how much to support Britain’s closest ally in its controversial milita...
bloomberg.com
I'm old enough to remember when the entire British right had a month long meltdown about "foreign interference" when Obama said something mildly disobliging about Brexit. The Trump administration pouring millions of dollars into far right political groups in the UK? Not a peep
Lucy Powell: "What [Andy Burnhams] saying is that the political & economic model that has governed this country for the last 40 years.. he wants to radically rewrite that political & economic model" 30 seconds later later: "He is going to stick to our manifesto"
Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
The way Good Morning Britain interviewed Zack Polanski was absurd. They were basically insisting that “net zero” (aka climate policies) are a long term thing project, and that we have to deal with the here and now as well. Which they’re asserting means more fossil fuel investment. They can’t grasp..
I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS
Music FACT: Placebo were originally a Cure tribute band.
A reminder that this is the guy we're all now supposed to be listening to on the subject of the safety of MPs
