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#ironyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66432173

#irony

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66432173

2/ PS although tbf I’m not sure Harvie IS what I call a Little House on the Praerie Green…… I rather think that he and many (but not...

2/ PS although tbf I’m not sure Harvie IS what I call a Little House on the Praerie Green…
… I rather think that he and many (but not all by any means) well off professional urban Greens are Metro Greens = liberal metropolitan centre-ish (ie. social left/progressive + econ right-ish).

It’s just that they end up having the same anti-collectivist econ approach as the libertarian, self-sufficiency (anti-society/anti-modernity) Little House on the Praerie Greens. 🤷‍♂️

This is spot on from Robin McAlpine - of Common Weal - about the common somewhat libertarian tendencies of many (Little House on the...

This is spot on from Robin McAlpine - of Common Weal - about the common somewhat libertarian tendencies of many (Little House on the Praerie©) Greens:

http://robinmcalpine.org/we-need-a-collective-response-to-climate-disaster-not-punitive-individualism/

In contrast, Common Weal (policy & research head @thecommongreen) propose collectivist - state rather than individual - infrastructure policies & approaches such as *district heating*.👌

(And the whole renewable energy market is another libertarian “free market” clusterfuck…)

#Scottish #politics #ScotPol #Green

I still miss Twitter for #politics & #econ type stuff so dip in & there’s a good debate about #growth - lamenting our lack of it -...

I still miss Twitter for #politics & #econ type stuff so dip in & there’s a good debate about #growth - lamenting our lack of it - started by a good blogpost by Sam Bowman (generally of a thoughtful free markets disposition):
https://www.sambowman.co/p/britain-is-a-developing-country

But David Henig (here @DavidHenig) makes an excellent point**:

2/ A few more photos I like:

2/ A few more photos I like:

Well that was an absolutely wonderful wee holiday in the south west of #Cymru / #Wales - mainly Sir Benfro / #Pembrokeshire - doing some...

Well that was an absolutely wonderful wee holiday in the south west of #Cymru / #Wales - mainly Sir Benfro / #Pembrokeshire - doing some stunning coastal #walking along the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path and a bit of inland #rambling (as well as some eating and #beer drinking!).

Somehow managed to dodge all the - at times very heavy - rain and showers!

3/ PS and I don’t think this is just a Tory govt issue - although over the last decade they have been particularly incompetent and this is...

3/ PS and I don’t think this is just a Tory govt issue - although over the last decade they have been particularly incompetent and this is a classic example of the sort of incredibly important issue from which Brexit has distracted us…

…this is unsurprising bc of the whole fundamental engagement with and communication of climate change and response. By everybody and most parties (largely excepting moderate academia & experts), not just executive govt.
And its frequent political weaponisation.

2/ I will largely resist from commenting on why and who is to blame (beyond all of us given democracy)…….aside from noting broad lack of...

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I will largely resist from commenting on why and who is to blame (beyond all of us given democracy)…

….aside from noting broad lack of appreciation of real challenge, lack of ambition (diff. if challenge not fully appreciated) & common focus on aspects without understanding or communicating the whole.

Shrill, neo-apocalyptic messaging (yet combined with a common impression & PR that green - esp. in energy - is easy & solved) from some of those most interested doesn’t help….

“UK missing climate targets on nearly every front, say government’s...

“UK missing climate targets on nearly every front, say government’s advisers”
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/28/uk-has-made-no-progress-on-climate-plan-say-governments-own-advisers

This seems - disappointingly - *very* unsurprising.

#ClimateChange
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Thoughtful article from @TimHarford on #BigTech and...

Thoughtful article from @TimHarford on #BigTech and “neo-Luddism”.

https://timharford.com/2023/06/what-neo-luddites-get-right-and-wrong-about-big-tech/

My feed had alerted me to the first signs of the mountain goat (chamois / ibex) apocalypse starting across Europe. And we were all worrying...

My feed had alerted me to the first signs of the mountain goat (chamois / ibex) apocalypse starting across Europe.
And we were all worrying about zombies…

w/ @bergmeister & @viajarapie

Finally! It’s RAINING and has been for the last 12 hours or so. Glorious!

Finally! It’s RAINING and has been for the last 12 hours or so.
Glorious!

UK politics - Johnson is contemptuous2/Report here:https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmprivi/564/summary.html

UK politics - Johnson is contemptuous

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Report here:

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmprivi/564/summary.html

UK politics - Johnson is contemptuousUK House of Commons Committee recommends that Boris Johnson “should be suspended… for repeated...

UK politics - Johnson is contemptuous

UK House of Commons Committee recommends that Boris Johnson “should be suspended… for repeated contempts & for seeking to undermine the parliamentary process, by:

a) Deliberately misleading the House

b) Deliberately misleading the Committee

c) Breaching confidence

d) Impugning the Committee & thereby undermining the democratic process of the House

e) Being complicit in the campaign of abuse & attempted intimidation of the Committee.”

Clear enough.

UK Politics - on Boris Johnson being “Boris Johsonned”So many zingers from Marina Hyde at the “event horizon of irony” (h/t...

UK Politics - on Boris Johnson being “Boris Johsonned”

So many zingers from Marina Hyde at the “event horizon of irony” (h/t @patrickhadfield)

The introduction of the verb “to be Boris Johnsonned”!
The “Cuck Norrises” defending him.
And the silliness of these anonymous quotes “from people who simply refuse to accept that Big Dog soiled the rug”.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/13/boris-johnson-nadine-dorries-tory-infighting

#UKPolitics #BigDogIsABadBoy

Politics - UK and US - symmetrical schadenfreudeThere’s a certain symmetry to UK and US politics with the federal indictment of Trump and...

Politics - UK and US - symmetrical schadenfreude

There’s a certain symmetry to UK and US politics with the federal indictment of Trump and the resignation of Johnson as an MP as a result of the HoC committee report findings…

#ChickensComingHomeToRoost #schadenfreude

UK politics - Brexit & LabourWe’re v lucky to have @ChrisGrey whose continued blogging on #Brexit is a paragon of persistence,...

UK politics - Brexit & Labour

We’re v lucky to have @ChrisGrey whose continued blogging on #Brexit is a paragon of persistence, patience & professionalism.
And despite its depth & erudition on legal & trade matters it’s v readable.
I cannot commend it enough.

This one is a stand-out on the state of Brexit’s failure (+ “betrayal” myth and/or weak denial of failure vs strawman “disaster”) & nuanced thinking on Labour’s smart if “grubby” political stance.

https://chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2023/06/as-brexit-fails-attention-turns-to.html

I love George Monbiot: bc he is thoughtful & enquiring, and follows things - scientifically - to their rational conclusions…… and,...

I love George Monbiot: bc he is thoughtful & enquiring, and follows things - scientifically - to their rational conclusions…

… and, in doing so, isn’t afraid to take on the “bucolic romanticism” fantasies of many Little-House-On-The-Praerie** environmentalists.

And he does so bc he is, I think, prepared to challenge himself & his own beliefs. Somewhat rare.

https://www.monbiot.com/2023/05/28/fantasy-farming/

#environment #ecology #farming #GeorgeMonbiot #environmentalism

(**my term; you have to be or a certain age!)

Grand wee cycle from Milngavie to Helensburgh via the West Highland and John Muir Ways.Beautiful warm spring day. Last of the bluebells...

Grand wee cycle from Milngavie to Helensburgh via the West Highland and John Muir Ways.
Beautiful warm spring day. Last of the bluebells still in the woods.
Cracking views N from the northern edge of the Kilpatrick Hills to the mountains ringing Loch Lomond. And the wee Dumpling in front!

#LochLomond #Outdoors #Cycling #Scotland

I suppose one should comment on the coronation but really just meh.It’s interesting observing the media and really it’s all largely...

I suppose one should comment on the coronation but really just meh.

It’s interesting observing the media and really it’s all largely muted. In this age - streaming media and choice - you can avoid the hagiographic bs.

And there was clearly a sense that the idea of the public pledge of allegiance was a misstep. It came from the church apparently. Outdated and out of touch too - so that is unsurprising.

(Meanwhile, more importantly, local elections!)

#coronation #meh