Our new leader, Anne C, led a very successful Three Rivers Walk today, from Twickenham to Isleworth, returning along the Thames Path. Lots of historic interest along the way, including alms houses and a plague pit and, for animal lovers, a dog show at Marble Hill. We welcomed 17 walkers.
Climate change causes conditions beyond what our infrastructure is designed to handle. "As a result, the impacts of climate change are non-linear: they are zero until you cross the threshold and then, suddenly, you are wiped out." By @andrewdessler.bsky.socialopen.substack.com/pub/theclima...
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There have been explosions in Damascus and Israel is also attacking Yemen. Where next? With war still raging in Ukraine the world is more unstable than at any time during the cold war.
Editorial in NYT: āHarris recognizes the need for global solutions to the global problem of climate changeā¦Trump rejects the accepted science, and his contempt for low-carbon energy solutions is matched only by his trollish fealty to fossil fuels.ā www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/o...
Kamala Harris has demonstrated care, competence and respect for the Constitution ā the fundamental qualities necessary for high office.
āIt is time that the Treasury moved on from just counting the costs of investments, to recognising the benefits tooā - positive words from Chancellor Rachel Reeves at #lab24www.ft.com/content/a40c...
Speech at Labour party conference emphasises pro-growth agenda ahead of Budget with āreal ambitionā
Today, the UK becomes the first G7 country to phase out coal power Since opening world's 1st coal plant in 1882, UK coal fleet burned through 4.6bn tonnes of coal, emitting 10.4GtCO2 ā more than most countries have ever released Here's how it all ended: interactive.carbonbrief.org/coal-phaseou...
The pressure at a party conference during a leadership election is to come up with lots of eye catching ideas that appeal to activists. But particularly among former Conservative voters, having a less divided party is seen as an even more important success criteria than vision.
A good month for Thames button finds & pottery sherds with logos of long gone traders. A bit knackered but this button is from BLACKETT. WEST SMITHFIELD. The Blacketts originally hailed from NE England but migrated to London in the late 18thC. In the 19thC James Blackett managed their business at 1/