The plan was to go to bed as soon as the Exit Poll (all hail the Mighty Exit Poll!) came through. But an hour after the 410 vs 120 figure came out, I was still up, pottering around on various academic article databases for Another Project. Ho-hum. Set the alarm for 3am, by which time... Continue Reading →
The absence of R/reform: a personal take on the election hustings in Stone
About a hundred people (1) gathered last night to hear from five people who want to be the Member of Parliament representing Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge . The five present were Dannie Braine, Green Party Alexander Bramham, Social Democratic Party Jacqueline Anne Brown Labour Sam Harper-Wallis Liberal Democrat Gavin Williamson, Conservative and Unionist Party [I... Continue Reading →
Of Braudel, Boeing and asset-stripping: crucial tools for understanding what’s going on.
Items discussed Doctorow, C. 2024. We may not know what’s in the box: but we can tell if it’s been damaged in transit. March 25 Tkacik, M. 2024. Suicide Mission. The American Prospect, March 28 Davies, W. 2024. Anti-market. London Review of Books, vol 46, no 7 These three articles will, separately and especially together,... Continue Reading →
The coming months on #climate in the UK
Written at speed, apols for typos etc. Musings on what we may see and "what is to be done" (bracing for impact, mostly?) The situation is one of clusterfuckery, escalating to collective suicide. Keir Starmer, to absolutely nobody's surprise, is ditching the promise to spend £28bn per year on green investment. This promise, made by his... Continue Reading →
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