Neal Hockley
@NealHockley
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Senior Lecturer in Enviro Economics & Policy | land, conservation, equity. Cymru, Madagasikara. Climber, runner. Trech gwlad nag arglwydd
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Joined December 2011
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Every second a Labour MP spends campaigning for a wealth tax is a second that could be spent campaigning for real tax reform that could make the tax system fairer, boost economic growth and (unlike the wealth tax) actually happen. A thread:
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At this point, the kindest thing would be to just cut West Oxfordshire off from the National Grid. They are scared of electricity.
A solar farm that could have powered “all the households in Witney” has been refused permission by West Oxfordshire District Council. Councillors cited the risk of fire, one drawing parallels to the Aberfan disaster: “Until someone can guarantee it is safe, I can’t support it.”
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A reminder that all claims made about voting systems are wrong.
Over the past 10 years, the UK has had: - 6 Prime Ministers - 8 Chancellors of the Exchequer - 9 Foreign Secretaries - 10 Home Secretaries Tell us again how First Past the Post leads to stable and effective governments.
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An excellent summary of the difference between Twitter and Bluesky can be obtained by typing "Linehan" into the search bar of each.
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Yes, when did we decide our public spaces had to be unpleasant? In Rome's main train station recently, security guards patrolled, telling people not to sit on the floor (even out of the way of others), yet no seating to be seen.
Maybe fault lies partly with the airport: Why are there so few seats in the first place? (To make one go somewhere where you have to pay to consume, of course.) Why did a staff member walk by and say nothing? (That comes down to leadership, training, setting the right standards.)
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Reading widely is obv good, but at it's more extreme end, "citation justice" would seem to require a far greater knowledge of the sexual orientation, disabilities and racial/gender identity of people I have never met than is remotely feasible or desirable
thecritic.co.uk
America’s Boston University has just introduced a “Citation Justice Pledge”, encouraging students and staff to “commit to intentionally uplifting and centering” the work of “authors who are Black…
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Prize for weirdest segue of the day goes to @DailyMirror's article about two climbers dying on Castor, in the Swiss Alps.
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Broadband contract up for renewal. Excited to see @EE's offering us a whopping 0mbps upload speed!
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alternatively, capture the unearned rent (which results from public investment) through an LVT and leave the market free reign.
London needs rent controls now Plus for the longer term a mass council housebuilding programme
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Really wish we had a useful Green party, instead of this.
🤑 The average FTSE 100 CEO is now paid 122 times the salary of the average full-time UK worker. ⚖️ The Green Party would introduce a 10:1 pay ratio, meaning the highest-paid employee cannot earn more than ten times the lowest-paid.
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the "terrified" quote is from this piece, which I can only assume is written straight-faced as satire
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Utterly preposterous. I suspect I disagree with plenty of Kate Forbe's opinions, but the idea that hosting the Scottish Deputy FM at a theatre made people in the building 'unsafe' and 'terrified' is absolutely for the birds.
bbc.co.uk
Edinburgh's Summerhall venue says an it was an "oversight" to allow the deputy first minister to appear as a guest.
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Stop prattling about wealth taxes and start taxing land properly. It's not progressive to engage in crap tax policy.
Chart of the Day 🤔 This is taken from a comprehensive demolition of the case for a UK wealth tax, written by a team led by @DanNeidle, which was published this morning 👇 https://t.co/m3EGLDQZGE
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Why do we always have to lurch from one stupidity to the other? There are plenty of valid critiques to be made of net zero policies, without having to deny climate change.
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Using Copilot a bit more recently. It's often pretty good at answering questions but it's still pretty weak at providing sources for its answers, even when specifically prompted. Which is kinda worrying.
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Umm, well, anyone who remembers the previous labour government? I'm not sure the assumption that Left=Liberal has ever really had any basis.
Starmer’s attack on the Palestinian movement is too unhinged even for the Murdoch press. Who thought we’d end up with a “Labour” government that’s too authoritarian for Rupert Murdoch
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This. The standing with your back to people, using them as some sort of background, just looks awfully rude. Stop doing it!
Two weird things that politicians do: 1. Make speeches standing in front of bored-looking nurses, factory workers etc. 2. Pretend to do other peoples jobs: milkmen, chip shop workers, cleaners etc. Both things look absolutely fucking barking mad.
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I see the new version of Outlook is still absolute bobbins then.
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