What the hell are they doing? So scared to spook the bond market that the bond market got spooked.

Starmer could be out there this afternoon explaining directly to the media and the public why he is going to COP, why clean tech is the future, how it will cut energy bills, why Farage is spouting BS when he says net zero is damaging the economy.

I just cannot take this shit seriously. If you're a senior Labour figure and think that the party's stance is cowardly but are too afraid to put your name on the record saying it YOU ARE A COWARD.

🔔New Blog!🔔 I recently contributed to this article which emerged from @manchestersci.bsky.social's “Governing Polycrisis and Sustainabilities” workshop held in Feb. It is a collab between SCI colleagues Sandra Barragan, Tetyana Solovey, Usman Aziz and myself. blogs.manchester.ac.uk/sci/2025/10/...

🌍 Sustainability isn’t just about tech or policy. It’s about mindset. This blog from @manchestersci.bsky.social explores how optimism and pessimism influence climate actions. Both hope and doubt are important, but are we brave enough to accept this tension? blogs.manchester.ac.uk/sci/2025/10/...

My favourite genre of guilty press statement: Group being protested against telling protesters that their tactics are 'counterproductive to their cause'. Thankfully, Israel-Premier Tech does support "everyone's right to protest", so long as they don't succeed. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...

@markdoidge.bsky.social , @berglundoscar.bsky.social, @jennyamann.bsky.social , @samtoscano.bsky.social I have submitted the first draft of our book ‘football and climate change: the unsustainability of the beautiful game’ to Manchester University Press. If all goes well it should be out in 2026.

This article is published in the British Journal of Politics and International Relations and will be part of their 25th anniversary Special Issue. @bjpir.bsky.social @oupolitics.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1369...

3 lessons here: 1/ fossil asset owners will keep these assets as long as gov'ts will let them. 2/ oil and gas net zero pledges are an elaborate distraction -- both for ESG optimists and consumers 3/ liberals take note: the market won't supply decarbonization. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

New paper on the most disproportionate UK election: how Labour doubled its seat share with a 1.6 point increase in vote share in 2024! With @profjanegreen.bsky.social Out now in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social Link: doi.org/10.1111/1467... Short thread below🧵

Am I the only person who constantly mistakes Kamala Harris' husband for Leo Varadkar?

A @uompol.bsky.social list of PGR/ECR researchers to follow @samtoscano.bsky.social @sarahledoux.bsky.social @martamiori.bsky.social @yonghaohuang.bsky.social @niamhcashell.bsky.social @qiaochuzhang.bsky.social @preciouskennedy.bsky.social @vittoriogerosa.bsky.social (Add any I've missed),

New article! I'll do a thread / blog soon, but it's out, and it's Open Access! 'Colonial fantasies of invulnerability to climate change' doi.org/10.1080/1461...