Change-maker. The day job is protecting the UK's democracy with @AllianceNowUK, but do expect gardening tweets. Also @CrosbieLiz@mas.to & fond of blue skies.
Jul 7, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Events continue to demonstrate, the weakness of the British #Constitution. Along with our fascination & or glee at Johnson's bunker stand-off in @10DowningStreet this is a lesson in hubris. There's no British exception to the need to have a formal system of checks & balances. /1
As the period from calling for the Brexit Referendum to now has demonstrated, bad chaps exist & have used the UK systems to subvert democracy & enrich themselves. The UK has to rebuild defences against kleptocracy. There can be no more business as usual. Only systemic change /2
Mar 10, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
From April my electricity bill is doubling - l have always chosen to use 100% #renewableenergy. The extra money l pay isn't going to my service provider its going to the wholesale market. The UK Chancellor receives a rebate when price received by renewable producers exceeds /1
the price guarantee cap. So if fossil fuel prices spiral green customers get clobbered too. That's a tax on renewables that has nothing to do with global gas £ prices. We are being fleeced during this period of high global gas prices. Nothing has changed in renewable supply ./2
Oct 7, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Having run a business for 26 years may l remind the PM that higher wages need customers willing & able to accept higher prices OR rapid increases in productivity, which means investment in infrastructure like computing, AI, bots, tools & new skills Investment requires borrowing
Banks invariably need collateral to provide loans. Those without houses with equity are disadvantaged. Women & ppl of colour are particularly disadvantaged in getting good business loans at decent rates Without access to capital business owners sacrifice income to build their biz
