In the end, it was not even close. The victory of the Green Party in the Gorton and Denton bye-election is, I think that much abused word “historic.” But history has different meanings. In five years we might look back on this as the "moment that Labour changed"; unlikely when I narrated the vomit draft... Continue Reading →
Reeves and Trump – same energy on climate. We’re so so fubarred. #2cotAED
This year I am going to write something short, mostly daily, about what is going on – “2 cents on the Arrived Ecological Debacle” (2cotAED). I have to write it; you don’t have to read it. If you DO read it, feel free to tell me how wrong I am (and hopefully why). Re: the debacle aspect:... Continue Reading →
A Swift post about child poverty in 2024
This from the Guardian in October 2024. Children are being “plunged into poverty”, a charity says, because of a lack of support for kinship carers – relatives or family friends who step in to look after children after a crisis. Kinship carers, who are often grandparents, are twice as likely as other adults to rely... Continue Reading →