Matt Hinton

I don't think we disdain the center-right enough. First, they rode nativist populist tigers to power to get their tax cuts and deregulation; Then, they lost control of their own parties to those tigers; Now, they sit in lucrative jobs as columnists writing about how it's all the left's fault.

This is interesting. You get assigned to being born at a random place and time in history, to see what a typical person's life might have been like then. Unfortunately I was born in 1403 in the valley of Mexico and died at age 4 from dysentery.

Vast data centres are using up massive amounts of resources and disrupting local communities. And the government doesn’t have a plan for how to deal with them. Tell the government to get a grip on data centres. @friends-earth.bsky.social foe.uk/38h0y

Two billionaires who live abroad are planning to sidestep the Government's £100,000 cap on overseas donations. It's clear we need to kick big money out of our politics entirely with a donations cap. Please sign the petition. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/194728/...

Wildfires touching every part of the UK . The first year on record to see three separate days where temperatures reached the 37C threshold . We need a National Emergency Briefing now . petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767687

We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1

An innovative floating offshore solar project that generates electricity and converts seawater into drinking water. The farm near Gran Canaria produces 85 MW of renewable electricity while using that same power to operate reverse osmosis systems that desalinate seawater #ActOnClimate #renewables

Revealed: just 20 out of of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation, as UK burns in fifth heatwave of this summer - FOI request by me @andyburnham.bsky.social needs to level with the country about the climate crisis & set out radical plan to tackle it 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Tackling hospice funding is an important early step in improving social care. Please consider supporting. #SocialCare #HospiceFunding #UKPolitics c.org/bmJZXY5nZP

A new government sets its direction early. I've just signed European Movement UK's petition asking Andy Burnham to drop the red lines on Europe and set out a real plan for the UK's European future. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/5_asks_for_a...

I saw this film last Wednesday and it’s vital viewing. Please support it as we must have a national conversation asap. #climateaction

Hey, I signed this @friends-earth.bsky.social petition to ask Andy Burnham to clean up the water pollution crisis. Add your name too? foe.uk/n1lsx

This is an article I wrote for The Conversation UK on digital poverty.

“This is the most extreme weather we have experienced and it is the least extreme weather we will experience”. Time to see The People’s Emergency Briefing film - free in many community settings find your closest one here. Find out the truth about what is happening. www.nebriefing.org/screening-map

Labour’s red lines on Europe are holding Britain back. Today I will set out our plan for a bold new deal with the EU to fix the damage done by Brexit, tackle the cost of living crisis and keep Britain safe.

Help us put pressure on the government to fix the damage done by Brexit by backing our petition here: www.libdems.org.uk/trade

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Climate talks are about to start in Bonn and progress towards a fair transition away from fossil fuels is on the line. I’ve just emailed Ed Miliband calling for him to back a strong plan. Will you join me and take action too? @friends-earth.bsky.social action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/suppo...

“A generation of young people are being let down by a lack of career support and early work opportunities.” New report says 1 in 6 young people will not be in education, employment or training within five years. Our response ⬇️ www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...

How oligarchs dominate our democracies and preserve inequality blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

You have to give it up for David Nobbs. This exchange between Reggie Perrin and Jimmy might be the most-relevant two minutes of television you could see in 2026 and it's nearly 50 years old. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ-9...

It's time we look to the future, to ensure that the next decade is defined by repairing our relationship with Europe, and that our future is European.

The UK Treasury is losing £90bn a year due to Brexit, and UK GDP has fallen by 6-8%. Farage was happy to claim credit for Brexit. He should also claim credit for the economic damage.

I’ve just emailed energy secretary Ed Miliband asking him to send the frackers packing, for good. We need a full fracking ban in England and existing loopholes closed. There’s a short window to act – get involved! foe.uk/79uit @friends-earth.bsky.social

Attenborough has influenced everything from conservation and documentary production to the communication of the biggest story of all – climate change.

The sooner the better. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Palantir in the NHS is linked to Mandelson Mandelson is linked to Wes Streeting Wes Streeting is defending Palantir’s involvement in the #NHS Nothing to see or everything to see Palantir must be removed from the NHS

This guy Is a serial tax evader and yet pretends to be patriotic - he should move to Dubai for good and stay out of UK politics. news.sky.com/story/reform...

🚨🚨Welcome and very significant news on #EU-UK relationship and #brexit reversal: yesterday, the European Union and the United Kingdom have enabled the UK's association to #Erasmus+ in 2027. 🧵 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

The Covid 19 vaccine roll out was an extraordinary feat which may have saved upwards of 475,000 lives. In the face of a deadly virus dedicated professionals worked hard to make it happen and millions did the right thing and took the jabs. That's to be celebrated. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...

Every war, trade war and pandemic makes the case for renewables stronger. 👉 Read the full story: tcnv.link/G8qR6ph

Meta, Tiktok and Google under investigation for allegedly disobeying Australia’s social media ban www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Brexit has likely done more economic damage than feared. Recent evidence suggests the economic cost of Brexit may be approaching twice the 4% impact assumed by the OBR

When I disabled all the notifications on my smart phone, I felt such an enormous sense of relief. It took me a while to figure out why. It was because I wasn't being constantly interrupted New psychology research reveals the cognitive cost of smartphone notifications www.psypost.org/new-psycholo...

Q&A: How the UK became the first G7 country to phase out coal power #CBarchive ✍️ @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org 🎨 @jjgoodman.bsky.social Read here ➡️ buff.ly/0awDP6d

A lovely run out at Henlow Bridge Lakes #parkrun and a happy 91st birthday to Roger the run director.

Shameful that Parliament makes no effort to rein in Farage or Cox to reasonable levels (= £40k on an MP’s salary). F & C clearly are full time on non-Parliament tasks. And utterly dixgraceful that a massive Labour majority & a supposed Labour government does no reform at all. (Diagram Harry Eccles)

The UK’s second chamber shouldn’t be determined by birthright. Our latest blog dives into the curious case of a lost Lords reform bill — and why democracy demands better.

AI is already being used in schools across the country. But our research found growing inequalities in how schools are adopting the technology and what they’re doing to help teachers to use it. Here's how we can address this rapidly emerging issue ⬇️

Donald Trump’s FIFA World Peace Prize is looking a bit shaky at the moment.

Happy Saturday to my fellow #parkrun cult members!