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idoneathunk.bsky.social
E J Hartley 💚
@idoneathunk.bsky.social
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here to help you find people doing good things 💚

post-capitalist solutions: co-ops, community, renewables, permaculture, prefigurative politics

there's a bright future ahead if we choose to build it 💚

https://communitychangemenu.wordpress.com/

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idoneathunk.bsky.social
📈 If my statistical models are correct, Greens are now on track to receive 224% of the vote in the 2029 General Election.
YouGov voting intention tracker chart showing Greens rising to nearly match Labour, Reform flat on 27%.
October 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Very interesting surge in Green voters in the 50-64 age band in this week's YouGov poll, from 6% up to 13%.

yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Chart showing a Green line, labelled 6th October, 13%. The line's previous high since January 2025 was 10%, but mostly hovered around 5-8%
October 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Me every time I've seen a Green Party video this week:
September 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
And it's created a sustained interest in the Green Party since then, averaging at about 5x the level of searches before Tuesday.
Google trends for Green Party over last 7 days, at around 0-4 in the final days of the leadership race, spiking to 100 on Tuesday, and settling around 10-12 in the last 24 hours.
September 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
It's just one day, but Zack stood on the promise of making more of a splash in the media, and day one was more of a tidal wave 💚
Google trends data comparing searches for Keir Starmer, Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski. The day he was elected leader, Zack's searches go from unnoticeable to nearly double any single day searches for Starmer or Farage in the last 90 days
September 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
What's your role in the future we're building? 💚
Navigating social change infographic showing colourful linked up icons for each type. Weavers Experimenters Front line responders Visionaries Builders Caregivers Disruptors Healers Storytellers Guides
September 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Dope magazine is mutual aid!

💚 Subscribers pay £3/month
💚 Your £3 is used to print 30 mags
💚 Mags are sold on the street by vendors for £3 each
💚 Your £3 generates £90 in income for vendors
💚 You receive a copy in the post every 3 months

www.dopemag.org/subscribe
Cover of dope magazine featuring a white dove against a blue sky, red abstract bird-like shapes and hands in the shape of a bird at the bottom
August 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Done! If you're like me and leave these things to the last minute, this is the last minute! Go get your ballot filled out in the next hour! 💚

ballot.greenparty.org.uk
Green Party ballot with all marked as voted
August 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Excellent video on TikTok explaining these 10 different roles you can play to enact social change 💚

vm.tiktok.com/ZNd4PwD4W/
The social change ecosystem map 10 coloured circles attached to a centre circle listing roles.
August 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
The idea of private business is fundamentally flawed when we live in a system that works against the future of human survival.

The next generation of entrepreneurs should embrace the fundamentals of co-operative organisations to make real change 💚
Diagram labelled compromise or fail, showing a single dot (a private startup building affordable, hyper-efficient, communal living homes fitted with solar panels & heat pumps) being pulled toward a cluster of other dots (housing industry) Lines implying they're pulling the dot are labelled Planning ("it's just not been done before"), Tech ("integrate with our system and it'll cost half the price"), funding ("as long as you dont price us out of the market") and cost of goods.
August 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Incredible search tool for community fridges in the UK, including opening times and volunteering opportunities 💚

communityfridgemap.org.uk
Screenshot of website, titled find a fridge, with search functions in front of a UK map covered in markers
August 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
A very eloquent explanation of the UK's problem with immigration that everyone needs to hear
August 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
New co-ops just dropped 💚

community-change-directory.netlify.app

Community Change Directory updated with August's data from @cooperativesuk.bsky.social & Companies House.

Includes Swop Co-op in London (who very diligently filled out all their info, so are getting top-billing on the new orgs 🥳)
Website screenshot showing record for Swop Coop, a photo of 2 people standing in front of jars of wholefoods. Category: Groceries, Organisation type: workers, owner class: workers, services: food cupboard and social media icons.
August 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
If we must keep the left-right language in politics, can more places start defining the split between economic and social policy like this?

It clears up a lot of misconceptions (the Lib Dems as a "left" party) and highlights the far-right's use of social issues to push the economy further right.
Poll 18-24 UK voting intention, from June 2025. Labour 34%, Greens 25%, Lib Dems 15%, Reform 13%, Conservative 8% Each party is labelled with both an economic and social left/right spectrum. Labour are barely left of centre on econ, slightly more on social. Greens are the most left on both, but social more than econ. Lib dems left on social, just right of centre on econ. Reform and Tories far right, with tories slightly closer to centre on social.
August 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Co-op & community org search tool for UK consumer goods that don't contribute to capitalist wealth inequality.

💚 Find new orgs to support
💚 Submit links for local orgs
💚 Search tags & categories
💚 Search by postcode

community-change-directory.netlify.app

In development: feedback appreciated
Screenshot from app: white block on bright green background. Image of a shop front. Unicorn Grocery, location: Manchester, category: groceries, organisation type: retail societies, owner classification: workers. There is a brief description of the org, tags relevant to the products it sells, and social media links
July 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Also kind interestingly, 5% of Reform voters are suddenly voting "Other" - has one of their many suspended members launched a new party or something?
Voting intention on YouGov for people who voted Reform in 2024. There's a sharp rise to 5% for "Other" this week. All other parties are around 1-3%, Reform dropped from 95% to 89% since last week.
July 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Holy crap. Greens surging ahead in support from 18-24 year olds! 💚

Honestly expected a bit of a bounce for Labour this week with the voting age announcement.
Chart from YouGov showing voting intention for 18-24yo. 21st July, Green - 31% (gradually rising all year), Labour - 27% (kinda erratic, but generally downward trending), Lib Dems are 22% (relatively stable) and Con, Reform & Other around 5% each (SNP & PC excluded)
July 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Too much power resides with people who put the needs of money above the needs of people.
Two hand drawn diagrams titled people vs profit. Both diagrams show one sphere in the centre, with 3 spheres orbiting it. The top diagram has finance in the centre, with people, tech and energy orbiting. It's labelled "Corporate - the corporate system revolves around finance (an entity with wants and needs) people, tech and energy serve as tools to achieve those needs." The bottom diagram has people in the centre and finance on the outside with tech and energy. It is labelled "community energy - the community owned system revolves around people. Finance serves as a tool to achieve the needs of our communities"
July 20, 2025 at 7:52 AM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Made a small but neat little update so you can keep track of your filters 💚
Screenshot of website showing record for Daily Bread Co-operative, with filters showing in the bottom left, Food & Groceries, Bakery, Within 25 miles
July 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Find local co-operatives & community interest companies selling consumer goods!

Now with postcode search, so you can see what's local to you 💚

community-change-directory.netlify.app
Website header, featuring an old landscape painting of the countryside, with a bright green block in the centre with black text saying "Community Change Directory" Screenshot of a search result, showing Gaia in Leamington Spa (13 miles away from searched location) - includes info about the business, tags and website link.
July 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Greens are now polling at 12% on YouGov's voting intention tracker - is that their highest ever?
Screenshot of chart titled voting intention, with reform currently at 27%, Labour at 22%, Conservative at 17%, LibDem just below, unlabelled, Greens at 12% and SNP at 3%
July 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Community Change Directory 💚

community-change-directory.netlify.app

A directory of 3,435 UK consumer goods co-ops & CICs. It aims to make it easy to find and follow more ethical orgs, and keep your money out of billionaires' pockets.
A screenshot from the link, showing a white block on bright green background. It shows details for Solar Sisters CIC, in Guildford, with an image of someone using a refill station, tags like cafe & restaurant, and food cupboard and social media links at the bottom.
July 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Update: testing user submission functionality for a couple of sections.

Clicking the name will take you to a mini survey, to help understand what they do.

Clicking the + symbol lets you submit social media URLs for an organisation.

Won't be immediate, all will be reviewed.
Screenshot of directory app, showing record for Central Co-op - the organisation name and plus symbol are circled.
July 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Well, would you look at that? No maths required.

www.solarcycle.us/resources/se...
‍Myth #1: When solar panels break, they become hazardous to human and environmental health. Reality: The International Energy Administration (IEA) studied whether solar panels posed a significant threat to human and environmental health, and if broken panels would impact local groundwater. They conclusively found that even if the panels were smashed and processed in a basic landfill, there would be no significant hazard to local communities.
July 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
idoneathunk.bsky.social
Data is combined from @cooperativesuk.bsky.social, Companies House & organisations' websites.

I want to develop it to be really consumer-focused, make it super easy to find ethical replacements for existing purchases.
Screenshot from the app, showing the result for Unicorn Grocery, a Manchester-based co-op grocery.
July 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM