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).
Captain Cook Square, Middlesbrough (1999), there's some great architecture in Boro, but this nineties development is utterly cursed.
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Captain Cook Square, Middlesbrough (1999), there's some great architecture in Boro, but this nineties development is utterly cursed.
Kate Wilson will be at Partisan Collective, Bridge 5 Mill, Manchester in a couple of weeks speaking about the Spycops campaign and current enquiry as well as talking about her new book. Book a ticket if you'd like to come, it's just a donation:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kate-wilso...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kate-wilso...
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Kate Wilson will be at Partisan Collective, Bridge 5 Mill, Manchester in a couple of weeks speaking about the Spycops campaign and current enquiry as well as talking about her new book. Book a ticket if you'd like to come, it's just a donation:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kate-wilso...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kate-wilso...
Didn't watch Celebrity Traitors...
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Didn't watch Celebrity Traitors...
Do not feed or touch the horses. Horses are not your friend. Horses will lie and betray. Do not trust horses. ⚠️
November 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Do not feed or touch the horses. Horses are not your friend. Horses will lie and betray. Do not trust horses. ⚠️
The countryside in England wouldn't be the countryside without some warning signs.
November 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The countryside in England wouldn't be the countryside without some warning signs.
Some autumn sky
November 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Some autumn sky
First walk of November...
November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
First walk of November...
The Andrew formerly known as Prince. 🎸
October 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The Andrew formerly known as Prince. 🎸
Quantum mechanics (brought to you by Royal Mail)
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Quantum mechanics (brought to you by Royal Mail)
Northern Folklore Map from Chris Printed This chrisprintedthis.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Northern Folklore Map from Chris Printed This chrisprintedthis.com
Had a really special evening hosting @thelrm.bsky.social at the George Street Community Bookshop on Thursday for her The Feminist Art of Walking book tour. If you get chance do catch her!
October 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Had a really special evening hosting @thelrm.bsky.social at the George Street Community Bookshop on Thursday for her The Feminist Art of Walking book tour. If you get chance do catch her!
Two great events in Glossop with the George Street Community Bookshop this week. On Thurs, a walk and reading with @thelrm.bsky.social about her new book, the Feminist Art of Walking, then on Sat, @bobfischer.bsky.social with his Haunted Generation show reminiscing about weird 70s childhoods.
October 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Two great events in Glossop with the George Street Community Bookshop this week. On Thurs, a walk and reading with @thelrm.bsky.social about her new book, the Feminist Art of Walking, then on Sat, @bobfischer.bsky.social with his Haunted Generation show reminiscing about weird 70s childhoods.
The Tories treated football fans in the 80s like animals, with contempt and cages. They tried to introduce ID cards for us and the brutal policing culture they created led directly to deaths at Hillsborough. But yeah, of course, it was all good natured fun, like at the rugger. Absolute hypocrisy!
October 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The Tories treated football fans in the 80s like animals, with contempt and cages. They tried to introduce ID cards for us and the brutal policing culture they created led directly to deaths at Hillsborough. But yeah, of course, it was all good natured fun, like at the rugger. Absolute hypocrisy!
Autumn time... this shot was taken shortly before I passed a child walking around with a pumpkin for a head.
October 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Autumn time... this shot was taken shortly before I passed a child walking around with a pumpkin for a head.
And whilst people might criticise this as playing to the already converted, research shows Reform are actually vulnerable to messaging like this.
Rather than, you know, saying they have a point and you actually like flags too. 🙄
Rather than, you know, saying they have a point and you actually like flags too. 🙄
October 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
And whilst people might criticise this as playing to the already converted, research shows Reform are actually vulnerable to messaging like this.
Rather than, you know, saying they have a point and you actually like flags too. 🙄
Rather than, you know, saying they have a point and you actually like flags too. 🙄
The Beta Band are back
October 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The Beta Band are back
AI town? I am personally disappointed that the govt hasn't committed to tried and tested technology and built Web3/NFT town. With a marketplace where one can freely buy and sell Bored Apes and coffee shops where all transactions are inspectable on the blockchain.
October 2, 2025 at 7:06 AM
AI town? I am personally disappointed that the govt hasn't committed to tried and tested technology and built Web3/NFT town. With a marketplace where one can freely buy and sell Bored Apes and coffee shops where all transactions are inspectable on the blockchain.
First they came for the Fabians, and I said: you are aware of who the Fabians are aren't you? And they said:
September 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
First they came for the Fabians, and I said: you are aware of who the Fabians are aren't you? And they said:
Whitby wander
September 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Whitby wander
The Alienation Effect is such an amazing book, a reminder of the past wave of migrant xenophobia we experienced before WWII but also that those migrants who came and stayed made a lasting, revolutionary and positive impact on our culture and society.
September 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The Alienation Effect is such an amazing book, a reminder of the past wave of migrant xenophobia we experienced before WWII but also that those migrants who came and stayed made a lasting, revolutionary and positive impact on our culture and society.