Tax the billionaires.

Just heard professor Kevin Anderson on BBC R4 this morning. COP 30 - hijacked by oil, abandoned by the richest countries. Some sage and wise words suggesting COP is no longer fit for purpose.

Last night, Peers voted against Swift bricks: rejecting a simple, proven way to help one of our fastest declining birds recover. ❌ We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration. The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.

Billionaire Bill Gates says we should back away from urgent emissions cuts and bet instead on tomorrow’s tech. But unless that innovation is democratically controlled, it will serve the same interests that caused the climate crisis in the first place.

Ever fancied walking around the Museum at night? We’ll be open late for the @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social Late Night this Friday. Book your free tickets now www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/museum...

Now that all land in the UK Is rebranded as an investment, all urban ‘wasteland’ (aka wildlife havens) are development opportunities and industrial farming creates ‘nature deserts’ this does not come as a surprise. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I just can’t look at this and feel okay about it. So often academic applications are more about social codes and replicating power structures. Yes, rejections can be constructive, but relentless competition in a very crowded field can often mean it’s only the ‘big hitters’ who win.

A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.

Back in 2020 I decided I have enough ‘stuff’ and asked my family not to buy me anything new. My mum said that giving gave her pleasure, so we compromised and now I get an annual haul of thrift shop ‘award winning’ books They are wonderful and each one a new literary surprise ❤️

We need more campus chickens ❤️ 🐓🐓🐓

Just listening to the debate about having a ‘super’ China embassy in London. Why not move all embassies out of London and create ‘village’ of world embassies, easy to get to by train, accessible for those not from London.

"How do we live well on this planet without destroying it?" That's the question this BBC documentary on degrowth tries to answer. 21 minutes. If you're not familiar with the degrowth movement, this is definitely worth watching.

"The money will go to organizations that award fellowships, host writers' retreats and residencies, host book events, publish translated literature and more. There will be an open call starting on November 10 for grant applications." 📚❤️ www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...

Every new house should be fitted with a large capacity water butt with an option for slow release in dry periods which supplies water for wildlife.

'Rising postgraduate fees combined with the increased cost of living, particularly higher rents, can make it impossible for some students to afford graduate study. Offer holders for these courses may reject places because they cannot secure the finance they need.'

I don't imagine that there are that many people excitedly following Stage 3 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill on bluesky. But if you are, you can find all the relevant documents here www.parliament.scot/bills-and-la...

Decouple the price of renewable electricity from the cost of gas petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72... please sign and share!

Clustered or a cohousing model with ample shared community space. I’m not completely sold, but are you familiar with the One Planet model? Wales officially adopted: theoneplanetlife.com/what-is-one-...

Listening to the new Lily Allen Album and wondering if there is a ‘woman scorned’ playlist out there. Thinking of You’re so vain - Carly Simon So what - Pink And of course You oughta know - Alanis Morissette

lol what the wealthy today don't seem to understand is part of staying wealthy in society is not pissing off the masses. There's a reason why Carnegie and the Rockefellers poured money into institutions. Gutting institutions and making it harder for the masses to survive is a...choice.

Big business, hoovering up profit and then jettisoning it’s workforce. Unregulated capitalism doing its thing.

How will we cope when we no longer have Ian Hislop saying all the things we wish we had thought of.

Socialists considering how to break with capitalism are confronted with a dilemma: support a gradual move to social ownership, so workers can build up the know-how to run those firms, or support a rapid transition so capitalists can’t sabotage the economy.

Farage: epic grifter

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Lovely birthday gift - original painting by Welsh artist Sarah Evans. #Seascape @womensartbluesky.bsky.social

Firework season has started in our village. Husband reports that the simultaneous ‘face rage’ is also in good form. #Fireworks #Autumn

Ive been in educ for 37 yrs. I've learned new tech initially makes u more efficient & saves u time, but then u r given new tasks & that extra time disappears & u have even less time. More responsibilities & less time. No wonder there r so many mental health issues. #EduSky #AcademicSky

An interesting take on the problem of lab waste in science. I often worry about how much plastic waste I'm creating in lab. However, I think real change will take commitments from institutions and funding agencies, rather than individuals. What does #sciencesky 🧪 think?

not saying my dog definitely helped rob the Louvre just pointing out no one would have noticed

✨ My latest article on multi-sited ethnography and creative research methods is now out. It introduces an avant-garde methodology that pushes forward ethnography of everyday life. Check it out here 👉🏽 doi.org/10.1177/1360...

Lecturer in Visual and Multimodal Anthropology – Leiden University, Netherlands Academic position in Visual and Sonic Ethnography Eligibility: PhD in #Anthropology Deadline: 15 October 2025 🔗 Details: higherjobz.com/lecturer-vis... #Europe #Postdoc #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs @unileiden.bsky.social

Fascinated by the use of the word ‘lucky’ in todays BBC desert island disks.

While people have been telling me the same stories for years about how expensive everything is and that they are waiting for technology xyz. This thing is producing freedom energy for years now. Just do it.

Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."

😞. Biodegradable? Surely there is a better way - all that suffering - it’s unimaginable.

Sometimes, placemaking is A LOT simpler than you'd think. #design #architecture #theater #tacticalurbanism

Participant observation #Ethnography.

Crockery mice have been at it again 🐭

The most recent Diggers and Dreamers Podcast is out. Listen to Paul Sedgwick, who’s parents joined the alternative therapeutic community ‘Families by Choice’ in Kew in the 1970s. Paul is now part of the senior cohousing group ‘Still Green’ diggersanddreamers.org.uk/podcasts

Homegrown madder pigment. It's wonderful to create medieval pigment from something grown in your garden #bookhistory #medievalpigments #medievalsky

Trying to write a paper on time, noticing and non-human perspectives and just discovered Carl Linnaeus's flower clock based on different flowers opening at different times of day and night

Wonderful to hear Martin Crawford talking about agroforestry on the radio today ❤️ Martin was a real influence in my own gardening journey starting many years back. www.agroforestry.co.uk

Missed it 😭.

Dream PhD opportunity! We are recruiting another doctoral researcher in our @erc.europa.eu synergy project BLOCKADE - this one is on interwar blockades and sanctions. 4 years, fully funded at @uvahumanities.bsky.social and supervised by the amazing and super kind @samuelkruizinga.bsky.social

Took my son for his first blood donation yesterday. The bloods team were fabulous and made him feel relaxed and safe. If you can, giving blood is simple easy and lifesaving ❤️ www.blood.co.uk/why-give-blo....

Conservative apologists for the status quo often stigmatize their opponents as “utopian.” But socialists and feminists shouldn’t be afraid of the term, since utopian thought can play an important role in helping us develop practical alternatives.

Michael Sheen on Radio 4 Desert Island Disks Reinvesting his wealth back into community. Be more Michael Sheen! ❤️

Two of the residents of Bridport Cohousing were guests in the Diggers and Dreamers podcast. A really interesting discussion Listen here: sites.libsyn.com/525283/bridp...