Husband, Father, Granpa. Repeating failed protests is madness. Organise globally. Act against change blockers. The stakes couldn't be higher.
Jun 21, 2021 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Summer Solstice.
An opportune time to restate the case.
We face a double catastrophe; #climatechange and #ecologicalcrisis
Whilst the ecological crisis can be at least partially reversed, given the right conditions, the climate crisis cannot. 1/
With more and more co2 and other gigs being released, we are accelerating towards a planet AT LEAST 2°C warmer than at present. It's unlikely to happen in a smooth, linear fashion, some years a little cooler, followed by big jumps in temperature. 2/
Jan 13, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
@GeorgeMonbiot In these circumstances, we the people have almost no power. Our anger mounts with each #corruption and every #incompetence, our grief swells with the disastrous death toll - but we feel impotent to do anything. This is our #democracy at work.
@GeorgeMonbiot There are examples around the world of good practice in beating the virus, but our *government* fails to follow this good practice. Their failure leads to the tragic, catastrophic loss of life; to the overwhelming of the NHS, already seriously underfunded...
Jun 13, 2020 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Can we stop and think about the violence in London (and in Sheffield) today.
While I agree it's far from acceptable, we may also want to delve a bit deeper.
And of course, I may be entirely wrong, and the violence may indeed be violence for violence' sake from a bunch of (mainly) men for who violence is first choice of means of expression. (If so, there's a whole bunch of psychological unpacking to do there, too). 2/
