Alastair Somerville
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Alastair Somerville
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Clarity and kindness as foundations for work. Information perception in physical & digital places. Facilitation and workshop design for codesign and civic assemblies. Public prototyping on BlueSky. He/him
Walking Back thru one spiral of hate to get back to the Heart and then restart on path to hope
November 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Walking the Labour Party back from policies and ideas like this www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... might help.

They appear to think that the spiral to hate is the only path. Either they walk it with UK votes or Reform do. That is not the only option.
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Reposted by Alastair Somerville
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Yes, I saw that but didn’t want to use it quite yet. I was also thinking of Hope spiral growing and broadening into a tree and the Hate spiral sharpening into a spear.
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Reposted by Alastair Somerville
the world is a bit smaller tonight with the death of Alice Wong. if you aren't familiar with who she was please pick up any of her books.
Disability Visibility anthology
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century (Vintage Books, 2020) Click here for more about the anthology adapted for young people.     Order paperback, e-bo…
disabilityvisibilityproject.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM
It has a mirror in Doomism too. The clarity of hopelessness.
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The right wing narrative is stabby. It forms and hones a blade and a point. The tightening of blame, nostalgia and revenge.
November 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
What seems possible is that radicalised people could be walked back thru the spiral to the personal heart and then walk back out from finding and feeling gratitude. Reminded of Solstice Spiral journeys. 2/2
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
How do game points transfer between lives? How do you pass on your subscription?
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM