Paul Harding
metafish.bsky.social
Paul Harding
@metafish.bsky.social
Localism and socialism
A peaceful protestor is recalled to prison because our nation, famous for its inventors, engineers and so on lacks the wit to find a technical solution to a simple problem and our justice system is evidently similarly hampered.

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As Gaie's MP I tried everything I could to challenge this decision to send her back to prison - including writing to the prisons minister Lord Timpson and the probation service. But they would not budge a millimetre.

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www.channel4.com/news/77-year...
77-year-old Just Stop Oil protester recalled to prison for Christmas
77-year-old Gaie Delap was sentenced to 20 months in prison over a climate protest which blocked the M25 in 2022.
www.channel4.com
December 22, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Change my mind - plastic reusable xmas trees vs privately owned cars. They're both very dependent on fossil fuels, and many families have both.
What's crazy though is that annually, you get about 800 hrs of utility from the tree, but only 400 hrs from the car. Hmmm.
December 14, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Imagine being a beautiful cow and dying to become a government minister's document folder
December 11, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Plotting to restrict access to road travel gets you five years inside. By comparison, plotting to restrict access to food itself can be discussed openly. For the avoidance of doubt - I don't want anyone to go to prison for trying to initiate debate. news.sky.com/story/farmer...
Farmers 'could block ports and disrupt food supply' in protest over budget tax changes
The government is facing a backlash from rural communities, with warnings the new measure to raise money could destroy family farms.
news.sky.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:16 PM