So we’re at the point of using a “divided country” to justify doing what one extreme of that division want. Like the time I heard David Wilshire saying Section 28 was needed to prevent “blood on the streets”. Like Powell seeing the Tiber foaming with blood. Point of no return for Labour, I fear.

Well this is very delightful. Went to the bookshop to get this - which is already exciting - and on getting home realised it’s signed by @dannybate.bsky.social himself.

How excited am I? (Clue: more than very.)

He would probably have liked one of these Visigothic iPads.

On a beach halfway through this wonderful book and feeling a bit sad I studied philosophy at a university so diminished by Russellian narrow-mindedness that the better part of the discipline was simply omitted. Still, better late than never. Thanks to @emilyherring.bsky.social for opening my eyes.

Fond memories of Shropshire life. (Clickbait: check the story in the bottom left corner.)

Belatedly full of praise for this by @wiringthebrain.bsky.social. Thorough, carefully argued, illuminating, thought-provoking. Even if you’re not convinced by the argument (I was) you’ll benefit from having to think through your counter-arguments! No more sloppy “but everything’s physics” arguments!

I had high hopes of this - and it’s exceeding all of them. Worth reading for the quality of the writing alone. Gripping narrative, exquisite phrasing, fascinating and timely subject… plus, as a non-expert, feeling able to trust the depth and rigour of the research behind it.

Suspect that “clean power by 20230” is not a Grauniad typo but a prediction based on current progress.