America is deffo worse. I can feel the horrific vibes of it in the air as soon as I get off the plane.

“There are so many things in Britain that have deteriorated. But nothing like what’s happened to my own country. And that’s not just Trump. When I go back to Iowa and just see what’s been lost... it would be hard for me to be positive" | 🗣️ Bill Bryson

we must refuse to debate the worth of other people. We must agree that everyone has value at a human level, and that it’s not tied to their health, their job or their bank account. When we start allowing ourselves to debate someone’s worth, we’ve already lost. You are worthy, just as you are.

Well, it's definitely not the only way, but #taxwealthnotwork is paving the way for community wealth to take center stage in the near future.

This was the obvious outcome to the climate change movement. People want something to be *for* not against This is where community wealth and wellbeing economies are the new hope for humanity You're solving the climate issues as a byproduct of creating and transitioning to regenerative economics.

Welcome to Rip-Off Britain. A country remade by privatisation. Our latest project — Who Owns Britain? — explores how a radical experiment transformed our society and shapes your life. 🧵

"If the solution to the king was democracy in the government then the solution to the billionaire is democracy in the economy." - PasTime History

The wellbeing economy is built on ideas from the degrowth movement but there's actually quite a bit of difference between the two movements.

Permaculture Crossroads - A Permaculture Community App by the Permaculture Institute of North America - #PcX - community.pcx.earth/spaces/93117...

The Museum of Broken Dreams opens today in Parliament. An exhibition of community-led projects that could have transformed Britain. The Museum reveals the depth of wasted potential in our country & makes the case for more #CommunityPower. View the exhibition: arcg.is/0K9SvG1

Help show MPs what could be achieved if local people had more power to shape their futures. 💔 The Museum of Broken Dreams opens in September in Parliament, sharing stories of community-led projects blocked by red tape & bureaucracy. Invite your MP with this email: buff.ly/9JwULb9 @right-here.org

Membership is at the heart of everything we do. With around 500 community business members in our network, Plunkett is empowered to champion community ownership and represent the interests of rural communities across the UK. 🙌 Be part of a growing movement. 📈 https://plunkett.co.uk/become-a-member/

Our latest report calls for community centres to be protected and invested in as spaces that tie people together. “The effects that ripple from a community centre are deep and far-reaching. For too long their value has been overlooked, their contribution pegged as a ‘nice to have’.”

There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation. Which is why it makes my head explode when people surrender in advance verbally, which they do all the time about politics.

I love cars for recreational use.

“The more we build community, the less we care about consumption.” - June Holley

This is my default Bluesky home feed - it finds people discussing co-op and community-owned projects around the world, and it has opened my eyes to so many amazing organisations! If you like the sound of that, please check it out, and give it a ❤️ to help build awareness of this movement!

Find local co-operatives & community interest companies selling consumer goods! Now with postcode search, so you can see what's local to you 💚 community-change-directory.netlify.app

💪 Take action! Join local projects like Ambition Lawrence Weston! 💪 🎥 youtu.be/HgMdmSHaa2s With 23% of UK rentals below standard, Lawrence Weston residents fought back—creating a housing constitution for greener, safer homes. Follow Antidote & support us on Patreon! #costofliving #housingcrisis

of that leisure time. This creates a productivity disincentive as workers are not rewarded with more leisure time for working harder. In contrast, a democratic workplace where workers together dictate leisure time will distribute it more equitably, forming a powerful incentive to be more productive.

Productivity increases are desirable in order to decrease the time necessary to produce the same amount of things. This increases leisure time. The issue arises when control over the leisure time that results from higher productivity is by an unelected wealthy class who grants themselves a majority

Last week, @teraallas.bsky.social stepped in as TOTC guest editor - pondering productivity, wellbeing and... our potential future robot overlords? Chart of the Week assesses how disposable incomes are related to healthy life expectancy around the UK ⤵️ buff.ly/uVgwqS3

There's a lot of cool stuff in the pipeline for the open source federated alternative to Tiktok and Vine, including a Web UI and a boatload of new features. Let's dive in, and see what's coming in the next release.

The real problem is not the volume of humans, of which a small percentage will be great It’s that we let/force billions of actual living people into life situations where they have *no opportunity* to find out what they may excel at. There are a million Mozarts dying in poverty in America right now

Yes. And these guys have a crude, reductive belief that human progress is driven by one-in-a-billion prodigies. (They also hold the not-so-private belief that they, themselves, are one-in-a-billion prodigies.) Reality is much more complex.

I don’t know why this incenses me as much as it does, but it does: we very likely have a thousand plus Mozarts *right now*. But they make non-Western art in economically destitute conditions so they have to do other work to pay bills; if you cared, UBI’d be more important to you than going to space

ever wondered what comes after capitalism, and how to get there? i interviewed @jasonhickel.bsky.social about degrowth, fighting imperialism, and how we build a livable future. watch here 👇

That’s how we will bridge the gap between politics and ordinary people, and give everyone a stake in our shared future. Our message to the Prime Minister is this: give us community power and we’ll show you what we’re capable of. Read the letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/co... 🧵 3/3

Coming just one week after the English #Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill was published in Parliament, the letter urges the government to deliver a devolution agenda that transfers genuine decision-making power over spaces, spending, and services to local people. 🧵 2/3

Today, over 350 community leaders delivered a stark warning: our democracy is in crisis. Ahead of the anniversary of last year’s riots, we handed in an open letter to No.10 warning that without action to address widespread feelings of disempowerment, we could see more social unrest. 🧵 1/3

Left lane: centralized fragile systems. Right lane: community and personal sovereignty. We’re taking the offramp. Want to build it with us? open.substack.com/pub/resilien...

Imagine an economy based on metrics like wellbeing instead of GDP. An economy that supports all life.

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” - Arundhati Roy

It's here. Music to the ears of @powertochange.org.uk, @right-here.org and many others. A Community Right to Buy in legislation, as part of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.

📣 We know community business works to create thriving places. We have seen and evidenced it over the last decade. We also know there is so much more they can do. This year we are reflecting, celebrating, and looking to the future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSa-... #PowertoChange10

🌍 Thinking about your post-summer plans and looking to a create stronger, more resilient economy for your place? Sign up for our online intro to CWB workshop. 🔗 Register now and secure your spot: cles.org.uk/events/an-in... 📅 When: Thursday 4 September 💻 Where: Online

Nice! Grassroots efforts will probably be what saves us.

Happy news: the "local food is inconvenient" era just ended. Red Hen app makes buying direct from farms as easy as ordering from the supermarket. 200+ farms onboarded within one week and it's spreading across the US. Farmers earn more. No more middlemen for communities!

A wellbeing economy is a teal economy xoxo

"Community is a verb, not a noun." - Cormac Russell / Image by #BornFabulousPodcast

Glad to share our new piece in Harvard Business Review hbr.org/2025/06/5-wa...

I used to say yes when I meant no—because I thought keeping the peace mattered more than telling the truth. Then everything cracked open. This is about the moment my relationship shifted—and how it shaped NeighborhoodShare, a platform for trust, not transactions. open.substack.com/pub/resilien...

Step 3: Money is not wealth. Wealth is access. Tools, skills, neighbors. Trade. Share. Reduce costs. Invest in systems, not stuff.

Ever feel like the system isn’t broken—it’s just not built for you? Same. So I stopped waiting for collapse or permission. I started quietly leaving. One step at a time. Here’s how I’m exiting the game: 🔗 resilienttomorrow.substack.com/p/7-steps-to...

What if governments measured success by how well people and planet are thriving, not just GDP? 6 governments are already doing this, but people aren't waiting for governments. They're taking this into their own hands, building cooperatives, people's assemblies, and purpose-driven businesses

First stickers, then coordination and building together the world we really want xoxo

What is a Community Wealth Fund? Watch this video, and find out more at communitywealthfund.org.uk 🧵6/6

We’re hosting a packed workshop on creating a grassroots movement for radical change in the public sector – one that shifts away from doing things to people towards working with them. #DoWith #StrongerThings