The proposals are effectively a ‘burn it all down and salt the earth’ policy in of themselves. It’s not that science is perfect, or that there weren’t past injustices, but a lot of this makes science worse for everyone - including indigenous people.

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The National Pharmacy Association are reporting an 88% increase in the theft of drugs and other material from pharmacies. Seems bad, but don’t worry since it is probably ‘right wing misinformation’. Thankfully, Police & authorities have protection in place for perpetrators.

Stefan Zweig over 100 years ago complaining about the British Proletariat taking over a Viennese hotel due to their benefits and Austria’s weakened economy.

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RT @sapinker: One reason, I suspect, that younger people are cynical about democracy and open to "socialism" is that they did not grow up w….

RT @IAPonomarenko: How on earth is his person the leader of the most powerful and influential country in the world?.

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Plus this tweet needs to be reported for crimes against humanity,.

You can’t assuage people’s experience and fears by just focusing on partial data*. Yes, some people are being cranks in response (conspiracy theories about WEF etc), but something is happening - just speak to people. *I’m a Pinkerite optimist by inclination, but things get.

Further in this thread Francois notes it is happening in London and some other cities, but this low trust society shift is happening outside of major cities as well. Nelson & Rentoul are making similar mistakes as public health did in the pandemic, further reducing public trust.

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RT @Sam_Dumitriu: Less than half of Brits know that nuclear is a low-carbon source of energy. Young people are being taught about climate….