Jonathan Atkinson
@lowwintersun.bsky.social
Live near Manchester (UK), work on citizen-led/co-op approaches to the energy transition as a way to tackle climate change. Interested in politics, urban design, anarchism, co-ops and football (not necessarily in that order).
This @lrb.co.uk podcast with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @ethanshone.bsky.social does a good job of linking the Mandelson/Epstein saga into wider concerns around industry lobbying and gov't collusion.
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
Podcast: James Butler, Peter Geoghegan and Ethan Shone · On Politics: Mandelson and the Private Life of Power
www.lrb.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 11:09 AM
This @lrb.co.uk podcast with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @ethanshone.bsky.social does a good job of linking the Mandelson/Epstein saga into wider concerns around industry lobbying and gov't collusion.
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
Concerns about wealth inequality warrant one sentence in the BBC's coverage of Greater Manchester's 'economic miracle' yet deprivation has worsened in Manchester in the last 6 years and near 1/4 of GM residents live in the 10% of most deprived wards. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 15, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Concerns about wealth inequality warrant one sentence in the BBC's coverage of Greater Manchester's 'economic miracle' yet deprivation has worsened in Manchester in the last 6 years and near 1/4 of GM residents live in the 10% of most deprived wards. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
An (as always) illuminating post on the Palestine Action judgement yesterday from @davidallengreen.bsky.social. Highlights govt over-reach in the first instance and the remarkable efforts of the legal team representing PA in achieving this win!
emptycity.substack.com/p/what-the-p...
emptycity.substack.com/p/what-the-p...
What the Palestine Action judgment means - and what it does not mean
The High Court rules against the government, but not with enthusiasm
emptycity.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
An (as always) illuminating post on the Palestine Action judgement yesterday from @davidallengreen.bsky.social. Highlights govt over-reach in the first instance and the remarkable efforts of the legal team representing PA in achieving this win!
emptycity.substack.com/p/what-the-p...
emptycity.substack.com/p/what-the-p...
REMINDER: today is England's first sun day of 2026. Make the most of it. The sun will next be visible on 23 April 2026 (though in East Anglia only) before reappearing for 6 hours in March 2027.
February 14, 2026 at 8:14 AM
REMINDER: today is England's first sun day of 2026. Make the most of it. The sun will next be visible on 23 April 2026 (though in East Anglia only) before reappearing for 6 hours in March 2027.
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CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
Great Britain win gold at the fast sledging on a metal tray at ridiculous speeds. 🥇
February 13, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Great Britain win gold at the fast sledging on a metal tray at ridiculous speeds. 🥇
Reposted by Jonathan Atkinson
This means that even if Palestine Action ad not won on Human Rights Act/ECHR grounds, Palestine Action would have won on another ground.
No doubt this will be missed by a lot of media reporting of this judgment, but even if HRA repealed etc, Palestine Action would have *still won*.
No doubt this will be missed by a lot of media reporting of this judgment, but even if HRA repealed etc, Palestine Action would have *still won*.
February 13, 2026 at 10:29 AM
This means that even if Palestine Action ad not won on Human Rights Act/ECHR grounds, Palestine Action would have won on another ground.
No doubt this will be missed by a lot of media reporting of this judgment, but even if HRA repealed etc, Palestine Action would have *still won*.
No doubt this will be missed by a lot of media reporting of this judgment, but even if HRA repealed etc, Palestine Action would have *still won*.
Reposted by Jonathan Atkinson
FACTCHECK: Centrica's Chris O'Shea got blanket coverage for claiming electricity will cost more in 2030 than in energy crisis (Chris Stark: "he's wrong on this")
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
1/4
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
1/4
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 AM
FACTCHECK: Centrica's Chris O'Shea got blanket coverage for claiming electricity will cost more in 2030 than in energy crisis (Chris Stark: "he's wrong on this")
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
1/4
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
1/4
Not many people know this, but Joy Division were from Manchester. And it's good to be reminded of that.
Also Oasis.
Also Oasis.
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Not many people know this, but Joy Division were from Manchester. And it's good to be reminded of that.
Also Oasis.
Also Oasis.
Strong ground game in Gorton and Denton for Labour 🙄
February 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Strong ground game in Gorton and Denton for Labour 🙄
It's great that people are confidently speaking out about these comments! Not wanted in football
February 12, 2026 at 8:58 AM
It's great that people are confidently speaking out about these comments! Not wanted in football
Weird that someone with the nickname the "Prince of Darkness" turned out to be such a bad actor.
February 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Weird that someone with the nickname the "Prince of Darkness" turned out to be such a bad actor.
Uh oh, Mandelson might actually be for it this time. The British elite have been that bothered with most of his antics to date, but you don't want to get caught doing the dirty on the Treasury. That's the last thing you want. It's like the British equivalent of messing with the mafia 😬
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Uh oh, Mandelson might actually be for it this time. The British elite have been that bothered with most of his antics to date, but you don't want to get caught doing the dirty on the Treasury. That's the last thing you want. It's like the British equivalent of messing with the mafia 😬
Good take on Gorton and Denton by-election from @robfordmancs.bsky.social - having read this I feel that Green is the most likely outcome 🤞. I am personally hoping that a news report or think piece will feature the Denton Rock, and perhaps explain what it is.
swingometer.substack.com/p/the-gorton...
swingometer.substack.com/p/the-gorton...
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Good take on Gorton and Denton by-election from @robfordmancs.bsky.social - having read this I feel that Green is the most likely outcome 🤞. I am personally hoping that a news report or think piece will feature the Denton Rock, and perhaps explain what it is.
swingometer.substack.com/p/the-gorton...
swingometer.substack.com/p/the-gorton...
The electrification imperative
How a switch from burning fossil fuels to using electricity can unlock the full value of the energy transition
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
How a switch from burning fossil fuels to using electricity can unlock the full value of the energy transition
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
The electrification imperative | Ember
How a switch from burning fossil fuels to using electricity can unlock the full value of the energy transition
ember-energy.org
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM
The electrification imperative
How a switch from burning fossil fuels to using electricity can unlock the full value of the energy transition
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
How a switch from burning fossil fuels to using electricity can unlock the full value of the energy transition
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
They are waiting to pick the people who will pick the people who will write the rules on how they pick the people who decide whether running a candidate here is in the interest of the party. If it is, the candidate will in turn, be selected via a, as yet undefined, process.
Your Party will not run a candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election. The party's internal Central Executive Committee election comcludes the same day, to choose the group in charge of candidates & strategy & spokespeople
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Corbyn's slate must win election for Your Party to survive, allies warn
Exclusive: The MP for Islington North will be the party's parliamentary leader if his slate wins
www.newstatesman.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:20 PM
They are waiting to pick the people who will pick the people who will write the rules on how they pick the people who decide whether running a candidate here is in the interest of the party. If it is, the candidate will in turn, be selected via a, as yet undefined, process.
Top of the league!*
*were it not for a minor issue of goal difference.
*were it not for a minor issue of goal difference.
January 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Top of the league!*
*were it not for a minor issue of goal difference.
*were it not for a minor issue of goal difference.
Your fave is problematic...
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Your fave is problematic...
I work in retrofit and unlike the English, the Irish have a plan for it. It's coherent, holistic and strategic and builds on top of already effective policy. Released this week it's actually pretty readible, we could learn a lot from it over here. www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
#climatesky
#climatesky
January 31, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I work in retrofit and unlike the English, the Irish have a plan for it. It's coherent, holistic and strategic and builds on top of already effective policy. Released this week it's actually pretty readible, we could learn a lot from it over here. www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
#climatesky
#climatesky
Day 2 of no Instagram cos I can't be bothered to update the terms and conditions and it won't let me in until I do 🌞
January 27, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Day 2 of no Instagram cos I can't be bothered to update the terms and conditions and it won't let me in until I do 🌞
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Every January, the people of Weycroft sacrifice a Range Rover Sport to the river gods in the hope of avoiding further flooding throughout the year.
January 27, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Every January, the people of Weycroft sacrifice a Range Rover Sport to the river gods in the hope of avoiding further flooding throughout the year.
On board Andy Burnham's Bee Train today! 🐝🚄
January 27, 2026 at 7:45 AM
On board Andy Burnham's Bee Train today! 🐝🚄
I highly recommend this ongoing @lawfaremedia.org lecture series as a way of making sense of the New Right movement in America - distinguishing the Claremonters from the Raw Egg Nationalists (and plain Nazis) - and gaining an understanding of their coalitions and points of weakness...
In her Lawfare Lecture series, @lkatfield.bsky.social discusses the intellectual movements behind the MAGA new right.
You can watch the first three lectures on Lawfare's YouTube page. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
You can watch the first three lectures on Lawfare's YouTube page. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
January 24, 2026 at 10:40 AM
I highly recommend this ongoing @lawfaremedia.org lecture series as a way of making sense of the New Right movement in America - distinguishing the Claremonters from the Raw Egg Nationalists (and plain Nazis) - and gaining an understanding of their coalitions and points of weakness...