Howard Green
@howardigreen.bsky.social
Lapsed mathematician, serial migrant, Silicon Valley Survivor, Scottish Green
Why should we care?
November 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Why should we care?
I think it was New Scientist's column that invented that😁
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I think it was New Scientist's column that invented that😁
I am a Green. I have been part of the UK left since the 1970s. I wish there were a conspiracy theory. Sadly, we are just not very good at it. Yourparty's heritage of trench warfare in the LP does not help - the magnification of minor differences is a badge of pride for some. We need to do better.
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I am a Green. I have been part of the UK left since the 1970s. I wish there were a conspiracy theory. Sadly, we are just not very good at it. Yourparty's heritage of trench warfare in the LP does not help - the magnification of minor differences is a badge of pride for some. We need to do better.
The 18th century returns as farce.
November 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The 18th century returns as farce.
Totally untrue. The"Polish plumber" was instrumental in popularizing Brexit. And we still need plumbers.
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Totally untrue. The"Polish plumber" was instrumental in popularizing Brexit. And we still need plumbers.
It's always been possible to rile up people about foreigners. It's always been the lowest sort of politics.
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It's always been possible to rile up people about foreigners. It's always been the lowest sort of politics.
There's still a long time to the next election. If you act soon to turf out these cuckoos, Labour might yet survive.
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
There's still a long time to the next election. If you act soon to turf out these cuckoos, Labour might yet survive.
I do hope any Labour MP with pretensions to morality treats this stuff with the contempt it deserves.
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I do hope any Labour MP with pretensions to morality treats this stuff with the contempt it deserves.
They are unhappy because oligarch media tells them lies about migrants every day. Refugees did not "break into the country", and for the most part they are not "poorly educated".
November 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
They are unhappy because oligarch media tells them lies about migrants every day. Refugees did not "break into the country", and for the most part they are not "poorly educated".
Govt lurches once more from chaos to performative cruelty. There's a particular irony in people whose parents made good on their welcome in the UK clamouring to pull up the ladder. Sucking up to bullies doesn't make them go away.
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Govt lurches once more from chaos to performative cruelty. There's a particular irony in people whose parents made good on their welcome in the UK clamouring to pull up the ladder. Sucking up to bullies doesn't make them go away.
Eh? Public money is public money. It's true that govt has other ways of financing investment, but there's plenty to spend the money on.
November 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Eh? Public money is public money. It's true that govt has other ways of financing investment, but there's plenty to spend the money on.
That certainly is not what the Greens say. They are for a range of taxes that target inequality, which are well known and easy to list.
November 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
That certainly is not what the Greens say. They are for a range of taxes that target inequality, which are well known and easy to list.
Not my circus, not my monkeys. I do think there should be consequences of lying and slandering your way to the leadership though.
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Not my circus, not my monkeys. I do think there should be consequences of lying and slandering your way to the leadership though.
The Green Party has a perfectly coherent plan to reject the idea of economic growth and maximise investment in quality of life (for which sensible metrics have long existed).
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Green Party has a perfectly coherent plan to reject the idea of economic growth and maximise investment in quality of life (for which sensible metrics have long existed).
For the first time in about 50 years, i find myself in very partial agreement with him. Pity about the patronising of the trans community, still on another planet about Gaza, but at least he recognises a stitch up. I guess that's what a popular front is?
November 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
For the first time in about 50 years, i find myself in very partial agreement with him. Pity about the patronising of the trans community, still on another planet about Gaza, but at least he recognises a stitch up. I guess that's what a popular front is?
It is very hard to defend the BBC. I really don't want Fox Vs MSNBC though. There is good progressive journalism in the UK: Novara and Byline to start with. But the right are just going to throw more money at their outlets.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It is very hard to defend the BBC. I really don't want Fox Vs MSNBC though. There is good progressive journalism in the UK: Novara and Byline to start with. But the right are just going to throw more money at their outlets.
It is hard to defend the BBC. It has caved to every right wing demand since Johnson packed the board with tory donors. But public service broadcasting is preferable to the awful US landscape. The government now has an opportunity to clean house. The BBC board should be replaced with humans.
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It is hard to defend the BBC. It has caved to every right wing demand since Johnson packed the board with tory donors. But public service broadcasting is preferable to the awful US landscape. The government now has an opportunity to clean house. The BBC board should be replaced with humans.
Of course there are good and bad coalitions, and any democratic party will have "red lines". Also, there are good and bad processes for negotiating an agreement. I want the main issues to be public and visible.
November 9, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Of course there are good and bad coalitions, and any democratic party will have "red lines". Also, there are good and bad processes for negotiating an agreement. I want the main issues to be public and visible.
So, what do you want? Not much point in standing for parliament if you don't want to use the state to change society. Are you proposing that we should ignore power until GPEW & YP have a majority?
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
So, what do you want? Not much point in standing for parliament if you don't want to use the state to change society. Are you proposing that we should ignore power until GPEW & YP have a majority?
There needs to be an open negotiation. Of course the subjects depend on the balance of seats, but the point of politics is to change society, and government is a big part of that.
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
There needs to be an open negotiation. Of course the subjects depend on the balance of seats, but the point of politics is to change society, and government is a big part of that.
I wish YP well, but this is a bit of a stretch. The fact is everyone needs to deal with an election result, whatever it is. If there are (say) 350 MPs from lab, lib, green, SNP, plaid and YP after an election, then that's reality.
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I wish YP well, but this is a bit of a stretch. The fact is everyone needs to deal with an election result, whatever it is. If there are (say) 350 MPs from lab, lib, green, SNP, plaid and YP after an election, then that's reality.
I'm refusing to wear one now, since it's got to be another culture war trope.
November 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I'm refusing to wear one now, since it's got to be another culture war trope.