Ness3168
@ness3168.bsky.social
an optimist interested in politics, environment, climate response , culture , food , wine - all the good stuff
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could we maybe do a protest of people who are currently renting and can't afford to buy property and who also won't inherit enough to ever buy a place
November 19, 2024 at 1:55 PM
could we maybe do a protest of people who are currently renting and can't afford to buy property and who also won't inherit enough to ever buy a place
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No no no - wrong cut, wrong time. Elms is literally - and I mean this - the only good thing the Tories did. "butterflies, birds and bats are among the wildlife being boosted... [some by] 25%." Why cut *that*?! #farming #Defra #Labour
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England’s nature-friendly farming budget to be cut by £100m
Exclusive: Cut would mean at least 239,000 fewer hectares of nature-friendly farmland, according to RSPB
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2024 at 2:48 PM
No no no - wrong cut, wrong time. Elms is literally - and I mean this - the only good thing the Tories did. "butterflies, birds and bats are among the wildlife being boosted... [some by] 25%." Why cut *that*?! #farming #Defra #Labour
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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In a shameless attempt to grow my following on here, I'm going to be giving away a GE2024 poster to one lucky winner who retweets this post (and is following) in 24 hours time. Best of luck!
September 4, 2024 at 12:55 PM
In a shameless attempt to grow my following on here, I'm going to be giving away a GE2024 poster to one lucky winner who retweets this post (and is following) in 24 hours time. Best of luck!
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Regulation ("red tape") is like tax. Politicians never make the positive case for it, but cutting it always makes the most vulnerable suffer.
September 4, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Regulation ("red tape") is like tax. Politicians never make the positive case for it, but cutting it always makes the most vulnerable suffer.
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Twitter got a Brazilian wax lmao
August 31, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Twitter got a Brazilian wax lmao
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This is worth a read: Told around the Democrats’ recent resurgence approaching US elections, it’s a great message about how to offer real hope by telling a good story well – something a lot of us could do with just now.
The Democrats’ surprising resurgence, fuelled by strategic rhetoric and bold decisions, may reshape the political landscape heading into 2024 | Prof Richard Toye
Democrats used fascinating trick to keep their audiences spellbound
The Democrats’ surprising resurgence, fuelled by strategic rhetoric and bold decisions, may reshape the political landscape heading into 2024
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 24, 2024 at 8:33 AM
This is worth a read: Told around the Democrats’ recent resurgence approaching US elections, it’s a great message about how to offer real hope by telling a good story well – something a lot of us could do with just now.
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It’s never comms. It is always the policy and/or the principal. (In this case, it’s the principal: there’s no central direction on the EU in particular, hence drift, confusion, lack of seriousness.)
And now the back pedalling on youth mobility. But Labour can't have a reset with the EU and not talk about it. This looks like confusion over how to approach messaging with regard to the EU. Part of a bigger problem that this government has with communications.
on.ft.com/3XcCrba
on.ft.com/3XcCrba
UK rejects calls for EU youth movement deal
Campaigners say allowing 18 to 30-year-olds to live and work in Europe would be popular
on.ft.com
August 22, 2024 at 5:37 PM
It’s never comms. It is always the policy and/or the principal. (In this case, it’s the principal: there’s no central direction on the EU in particular, hence drift, confusion, lack of seriousness.)
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Yes, agree Labour needs to improve its EU narrative, but think they are stuck with a belief that things can be quietly be improved, not realising modern negotiations really don't work in this way.
August 22, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Yes, agree Labour needs to improve its EU narrative, but think they are stuck with a belief that things can be quietly be improved, not realising modern negotiations really don't work in this way.
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oh for a Labour party that cares as much about governing as it does about not losing votes in the red wall
And now the back pedalling on youth mobility. But Labour can't have a reset with the EU and not talk about it. This looks like confusion over how to approach messaging with regard to the EU. Part of a bigger problem that this government has with communications.
on.ft.com/3XcCrba
on.ft.com/3XcCrba
UK rejects calls for EU youth movement deal
Campaigners say allowing 18 to 30-year-olds to live and work in Europe would be popular
on.ft.com
August 22, 2024 at 5:07 PM
oh for a Labour party that cares as much about governing as it does about not losing votes in the red wall
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Though that will require not doing more austerity, which, as things stand is what this government is proposing.
This is very sensible.
Cameron/Osborne strategy was to blame impacts of austerity on immigrants (and welfare "scroungers"). It worked.
Starmer needs to reverse that - functioning public services *and* a positive narrative on immigration and welfare.
Cameron/Osborne strategy was to blame impacts of austerity on immigrants (and welfare "scroungers"). It worked.
Starmer needs to reverse that - functioning public services *and* a positive narrative on immigration and welfare.
While some politicians choose immigration clampdowns or fiery rhetoric to stave off the far right threat, Keir Starmer’s approach is different.
The prime minister’s allies believe the British far right can be defeated by fixing potholes in the nation’s roads, and tackling hospital waiting times.
The prime minister’s allies believe the British far right can be defeated by fixing potholes in the nation’s roads, and tackling hospital waiting times.
August 20, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Though that will require not doing more austerity, which, as things stand is what this government is proposing.
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Yay! Great to see both @eurostarjustin.bsky.social and @seatsixtyone.bsky.social on here.
If you’re planning ANY sort of train trip follow Seat 61 - who has a wealth of knowledge about ALL trains, worldwide. And if your trip is via Eurostar then it’s only polite to follow Justin too!
If you’re planning ANY sort of train trip follow Seat 61 - who has a wealth of knowledge about ALL trains, worldwide. And if your trip is via Eurostar then it’s only polite to follow Justin too!
Lovely to see Seat 61 on this platform. Please do give Mark a follow for essential train travel tips.
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August 20, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Yay! Great to see both @eurostarjustin.bsky.social and @seatsixtyone.bsky.social on here.
If you’re planning ANY sort of train trip follow Seat 61 - who has a wealth of knowledge about ALL trains, worldwide. And if your trip is via Eurostar then it’s only polite to follow Justin too!
If you’re planning ANY sort of train trip follow Seat 61 - who has a wealth of knowledge about ALL trains, worldwide. And if your trip is via Eurostar then it’s only polite to follow Justin too!
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“We’re in a climate crisis. We’re in a public health crisis; getting people walking and cycling and moving more are essential to solving both of those in the immediate term and in the long term.”
Very welcome statement from Louise Haigh as part of this interview
www.theguardian.com/politics/art...
Very welcome statement from Louise Haigh as part of this interview
www.theguardian.com/politics/art...
Labour investment in cycling and walking will be unprecedented, says Louise Haigh
Transport secretary says government’s strategy for active travel could cut GP appointments by millions
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2024 at 5:49 AM
“We’re in a climate crisis. We’re in a public health crisis; getting people walking and cycling and moving more are essential to solving both of those in the immediate term and in the long term.”
Very welcome statement from Louise Haigh as part of this interview
www.theguardian.com/politics/art...
Very welcome statement from Louise Haigh as part of this interview
www.theguardian.com/politics/art...
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We had a go at a version of this in one of our own reports, framed loosely around the Labour Party’s five missions.
A bit busy but hammers home the point that there’s no excuse for not investing in active travel!
Link: www.ippr.org/articles/str...
A bit busy but hammers home the point that there’s no excuse for not investing in active travel!
Link: www.ippr.org/articles/str...
August 20, 2024 at 7:01 AM
We had a go at a version of this in one of our own reports, framed loosely around the Labour Party’s five missions.
A bit busy but hammers home the point that there’s no excuse for not investing in active travel!
Link: www.ippr.org/articles/str...
A bit busy but hammers home the point that there’s no excuse for not investing in active travel!
Link: www.ippr.org/articles/str...
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I'd second this, fwiw. Every expert analysis I've seen of how toxicity spreads on X notes that any engagement with the toxin, even as rebuttal, ridicule, pillory, is just a variant of amplification. Block the bad, share the good is what works.
Remember: Bluesky is not Xitter!
The goal is to build something better
One key thing to do is "block and don’t interact"
Don’t quote post dumb posts
Don’t reply to bad actors, trolls, reply guys, and extremists
Just block them
Life is too short to be wasted on idiocy and toxicity
The goal is to build something better
One key thing to do is "block and don’t interact"
Don’t quote post dumb posts
Don’t reply to bad actors, trolls, reply guys, and extremists
Just block them
Life is too short to be wasted on idiocy and toxicity
August 19, 2024 at 7:51 PM
I'd second this, fwiw. Every expert analysis I've seen of how toxicity spreads on X notes that any engagement with the toxin, even as rebuttal, ridicule, pillory, is just a variant of amplification. Block the bad, share the good is what works.
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Ethiopia, which obtains more the 90% of its electricity from hydroelectric power is rapidly transitioning to EVs. Imports of gas vehicles was banned last year, the first nation to do so. Gas must be imported and is expensive with long lines for purchase. 🧪🔌💡🔌🚗 cleantechnica.com/2024/05/13/e...
Ethiopia Shows Us Just How Fast The Transition To Electric Mobility Can Happen In Africa - CleanTechnica
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Like a lot of countries on the African continent, Ethiopia has an exceptionally low motorisation rate. Ethiopia...
cleantechnica.com
August 18, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Ethiopia, which obtains more the 90% of its electricity from hydroelectric power is rapidly transitioning to EVs. Imports of gas vehicles was banned last year, the first nation to do so. Gas must be imported and is expensive with long lines for purchase. 🧪🔌💡🔌🚗 cleantechnica.com/2024/05/13/e...
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Rachel Reeves’ team confirms the account was not her, and it’s been suspended.
August 18, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Rachel Reeves’ team confirms the account was not her, and it’s been suspended.
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Posting this extract from a lecture by John Maynard Keynes, speaking on the BBC in the middle of the Second World War, to every Labour cabinet minister
August 15, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Posting this extract from a lecture by John Maynard Keynes, speaking on the BBC in the middle of the Second World War, to every Labour cabinet minister
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That said, like every piece about how you could raise £22bn, my inner spirit-sapping realist goes 'these all seem much more politically painful than just breaking your promise on national insurance'.
How could Rachel Reeves raise £22bn of tax?
Rachel Reeves has said there is a £22bn “black hole” in the public finances, and that she’ll have to raise tax to fill it. Labour are heavily constrained by their pre-election promises…
taxpolicy.org.uk
August 15, 2024 at 3:25 PM
That said, like every piece about how you could raise £22bn, my inner spirit-sapping realist goes 'these all seem much more politically painful than just breaking your promise on national insurance'.
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The Harris/Walz chatting videos are incredibly smart politics precisely because voters value authenticity and genuine people—traits that are *extremely* difficult to fake. Americans recognize themselves in them in a way that’s just not the case for Trump/Vance.
August 16, 2024 at 1:44 PM
The Harris/Walz chatting videos are incredibly smart politics precisely because voters value authenticity and genuine people—traits that are *extremely* difficult to fake. Americans recognize themselves in them in a way that’s just not the case for Trump/Vance.
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News Agents episode today was all abou whether we should leave Twitter
Can’t imagine any of you have strong views about that podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Can’t imagine any of you have strong views about that podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The News Agents: Is it time for The News Agents to leave Twitter? on Apple Podcasts
Show The News Agents, Ep Is it time for The News Agents to leave Twitter? - 15 Aug 2024
podcasts.apple.com
August 15, 2024 at 9:21 PM
News Agents episode today was all abou whether we should leave Twitter
Can’t imagine any of you have strong views about that podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Can’t imagine any of you have strong views about that podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Yeah. But look what you did to my actual town square.
August 15, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Yeah. But look what you did to my actual town square.
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Now, o/c, really important disclaimer here that Labour's promises on tax force them into a bunch of revenue raisers that are IMO likely to be counterproductive and potentially politically toxic. (Much more so IMO than 'yeah, sorry, we're undoing the NI cuts' would be.)
August 14, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Now, o/c, really important disclaimer here that Labour's promises on tax force them into a bunch of revenue raisers that are IMO likely to be counterproductive and potentially politically toxic. (Much more so IMO than 'yeah, sorry, we're undoing the NI cuts' would be.)
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August 13, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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The silent majority of Brits are deeply worried about the current direction of immigration policy and the impact this is having on our country.
Time for the government to stop ignoring our concerns and take action.
Time for the government to stop ignoring our concerns and take action.
August 12, 2024 at 4:48 PM
The silent majority of Brits are deeply worried about the current direction of immigration policy and the impact this is having on our country.
Time for the government to stop ignoring our concerns and take action.
Time for the government to stop ignoring our concerns and take action.