Excellent piece - we drive a Zoe. Several ppl have told us about the cobalt in our battery, I can now respond with the information from your article.

I felt so at the time - I resigned from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social the day they voted for the deal.

And the complaints of "Tory/Boris Brexit" (whilst justified) ring completely hollow. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social voted for the deal and never asked questions about it in opposition or mentioned it in the election.

As @steverichards.bsky.social noted today - "not looking around corners"

Examples across Europe of collective funding mechanisms connecting banks, citizens and communities. @energiesamen.bsky.social built brilliant realisation fund that supports projects step by step with expertise and funding.

Climate change is serious, and the @rescoop.eu team are working hard to develop citizen based solutions. But we aim also to be joyful, optimistic, energetic, practical and ethical in our work.

Agree. Also in same basket... global decline in US influence, corresponding growth of China and companies, relatedly climate friendly technologies spreading through developing world.

Oh - I should have added, thanks to you, Alex and the team for the podcast.

"What went wrong with capitalism" by Ruchir Shama, "Autocracy" Inc by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social "This time no mistakes" by Will Hutton. "Vassal State" by Angus Hanton. Currently reading "Happy ever after" by Paul Dolan (having watched him at Wilderness yesterday).

Ahh I didn't know that. Good to hear.

Thank you! The credit really goes to the team of volunteers who evaluate the different proposals and make recommendations.

My experience of a European driving in Calgary for a week (helping ferry my niece around) was the absence of any bikes or bike lanes, the roads were dominated by huge SUVs, largely stuck in traffic.

My late father gave me the following advice when I started work.

"Be nice to the people you meet going up, as you may well meet them again going down".

Its a well known saying - so surprised @teamlabouruk.bsky.social don't seem to have heard of it.

@steverichards.bsky.social