Tim Coomb
@timdreckly.bsky.social
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"They are legitimising the extreme right by letting them dictate the terms of politics, and in so doing are paving the way for them ... This is appeasement pure and simple. It didn't stop fascism in the 1930s. And it will not work today."
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Approximately 100,000 on a far right march in London. A grim new milestone in post-war political history, and one conventional politics has ...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com
September 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"They are legitimising the extreme right by letting them dictate the terms of politics, and in so doing are paving the way for them ... This is appeasement pure and simple. It didn't stop fascism in the 1930s. And it will not work today."
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“the dreadnought behind the dazzle” 🧐
article now published >> artreview.com/what-isnt-at...
August 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“the dreadnought behind the dazzle” 🧐
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No, the world has not breached the 1.5C global warming target.
It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade.
We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad.
The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.
It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade.
We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad.
The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.
World breaches 1.5C global warming target for first time in 2024
https://www.ft.com/content/fd914266-71bf-4317-9fdc-44b55acb52f6
https://www.ft.com/content/fd914266-71bf-4317-9fdc-44b55acb52f6
World breaches 1.5C global warming target for first time in 2024
Data for warmest year sparks fears climate change is accelerating faster than expected
www.ft.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
No, the world has not breached the 1.5C global warming target.
It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade.
We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad.
The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.
It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade.
We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad.
The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.
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This isn’t a communications problem, though—at least, not only one. The Starmer government is actively screwing over many people and promising to do little to make things better for the majority, lest Blackrock’s profits suffer. Programmatically, they are a void. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s big relaunch won’t solve its biggest problem: this government doesn’t speak human | John Harris
Farage and Trump are winning because they understand the politics of emotion, while Labour is lost in numbers and statistics, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 5:43 PM
This isn’t a communications problem, though—at least, not only one. The Starmer government is actively screwing over many people and promising to do little to make things better for the majority, lest Blackrock’s profits suffer. Programmatically, they are a void. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The BlackRock letters: inside Labour's 'close partnership' with the investment bank ⤵️ from @ethanshone.bsky.social
www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...
Inside the government’s ‘close partnership’ with BlackRock
Jonathan Reynolds told the investment bank that he looked forward to working together to “change the face of our United Kingdom”
www.opendemocracy.net
November 22, 2024 at 6:10 PM
The BlackRock letters: inside Labour's 'close partnership' with the investment bank ⤵️ from @ethanshone.bsky.social
www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...