Random Wanderer 🏴 🇺🇦
@randomwanderer1.bsky.social
Retired teacher of Mathematics. #IndependenceIsNormal #MMT #ClimateCrisis #Cycling #Cats #SlavaUkraini
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SCCS helped out at the #OurPower stall
at @snp.org conference.
10 MSPs (inc 2 Ministers) signed our pledge yesterday to create a fairer energy system with more community and public ownership. 👐
Hoping Energy Minister @stephengethins.bsky.social will add his signature today!
at @snp.org conference.
10 MSPs (inc 2 Ministers) signed our pledge yesterday to create a fairer energy system with more community and public ownership. 👐
Hoping Energy Minister @stephengethins.bsky.social will add his signature today!
October 17, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Exactly.
Freeze the minimum wage to get young people into work? That treats unemployment as a price problem. It's a demand problem.
A Job Guarantee at a living wage offers every young person paid work and anchors prices. Nobody has to be poorer first.
#MMT #UKGreenParty #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics
A Job Guarantee at a living wage offers every young person paid work and anchors prices. Nobody has to be poorer first.
#MMT #UKGreenParty #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics
Tories call for 5-year freeze on minimum wage to tackle youth unemployment | Minimum wage | The Guardian
Labour says idea is ‘tin-eared’ as report says fixing rate will cost low-paid workers almost £9,000 over five years
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Exactly.
Big UK banks pocketed £29.2bn in six months while our bills went up! A windfall tax on bank profits would raise £19bn for our schools & NHS. @TheGreenParty's already backing it - sign the petition and tell John Healey to #TaxtheBanks!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
#TaxTheBanks
Years of higher interest rates have sent our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soaring, while banks have raked in huge profits for doing absolutely nothing.
The big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Ll...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Big UK banks pocketed £29.2bn in six months while our bills went up! A windfall tax on bank profits would raise £19bn for our schools & NHS. @TheGreenParty's already backing it - sign the petition and tell John Healey to #TaxtheBanks!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Help stop the world's biggest data centre from being built in Scotland.
At its peak, it could consume more electricity than over 2 million homes.
👉Join the campaign: greens.scot/ChapelcrossD...
At its peak, it could consume more electricity than over 2 million homes.
👉Join the campaign: greens.scot/ChapelcrossD...
October 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Help stop the world's biggest data centre from being built in Scotland.
At its peak, it could consume more electricity than over 2 million homes.
👉Join the campaign: greens.scot/ChapelcrossD...
At its peak, it could consume more electricity than over 2 million homes.
👉Join the campaign: greens.scot/ChapelcrossD...
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c.org/H2wN6xRzHX for UK voters, sharing this again
Sign the Petition
Guarantee the future of the Triple Lock! Listen to us Andy Burnham!
c.org
October 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
c.org/H2wN6xRzHX for UK voters, sharing this again
www.thenational.scot/news/2662992...
Yet another proposal for a hyperscale AI data centre, this time in Dunbar. Even worse is that this one is planned to be spread over two historical battlefields that mark important events in Scottish history.
Petition against the data centre:
c.org/Wp5kbfKNYC
Yet another proposal for a hyperscale AI data centre, this time in Dunbar. Even worse is that this one is planned to be spread over two historical battlefields that mark important events in Scottish history.
Petition against the data centre:
c.org/Wp5kbfKNYC
Outrage as AI data centre planned for First War of Scottish Independence battle site
TWO battlefields, including the site where the First War of Scottish Independence was sparked, are in danger of being lost after plans to build an AI data centre were proposed, a local historian has w...
www.thenational.scot
October 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
www.thenational.scot/news/2662992...
Yet another proposal for a hyperscale AI data centre, this time in Dunbar. Even worse is that this one is planned to be spread over two historical battlefields that mark important events in Scottish history.
Petition against the data centre:
c.org/Wp5kbfKNYC
Yet another proposal for a hyperscale AI data centre, this time in Dunbar. Even worse is that this one is planned to be spread over two historical battlefields that mark important events in Scottish history.
Petition against the data centre:
c.org/Wp5kbfKNYC
Scottish Tory MP serving as shadow energy secretary, announces that the Conservatives would legislate to remove planning powers from the Scottish Government in order for a new nuclear power station to be built north of the Border.
www.thenational.scot/news/2661416...
#IndependenceIsNormal
www.thenational.scot/news/2661416...
#IndependenceIsNormal
October 7, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Scottish Tory MP serving as shadow energy secretary, announces that the Conservatives would legislate to remove planning powers from the Scottish Government in order for a new nuclear power station to be built north of the Border.
www.thenational.scot/news/2661416...
#IndependenceIsNormal
www.thenational.scot/news/2661416...
#IndependenceIsNormal
Another excellent video by @richardjmurphy.bsky.social explaining what money really is. Spoiler: it's most likely not what you've been told or what you may have read in mainstream economic text books.
youtu.be/Rs5fIopDHI8?...
#MMT
youtu.be/Rs5fIopDHI8?...
#MMT
What is money, really?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
October 3, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Another excellent video by @richardjmurphy.bsky.social explaining what money really is. Spoiler: it's most likely not what you've been told or what you may have read in mainstream economic text books.
youtu.be/Rs5fIopDHI8?...
#MMT
youtu.be/Rs5fIopDHI8?...
#MMT
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What applies to US AI data centres holds equally for UK data centres. Time for a moratorium on all of them.
youtube.com/watch?v=-dT3...
youtube.com/watch?v=-dT3...
Are Data Centers Really That Bad?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtube.com
September 30, 2026 at 9:06 PM
What applies to US AI data centres holds equally for UK data centres. Time for a moratorium on all of them.
youtube.com/watch?v=-dT3...
youtube.com/watch?v=-dT3...
What??? Hyperscale AI data centres will receive 80 million in annual electricity subsidies, while households face a 4% increase in energy prices from October. It's high time for a moratorium on all AI data centres.
www.thenational.scot/news/2659497...
www.thenational.scot/news/2659497...
Fury as Scotland's AI Growth Zone tipped for £80m subsidies amid bill hikes
CAMPAIGNERS have slammed plans which could see a Scottish AI growth zone subsidised over £80 million a year, despite household bills continuing to…
www.thenational.scot
September 30, 2026 at 8:40 PM
What??? Hyperscale AI data centres will receive 80 million in annual electricity subsidies, while households face a 4% increase in energy prices from October. It's high time for a moratorium on all AI data centres.
www.thenational.scot/news/2659497...
www.thenational.scot/news/2659497...
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HMRC is an unsecured creditor for corporation and capital gains tax.
It recovers little from bankrupt businesses. Phoenixing also robs the public purse.
HMRC wrote-off £12.8bn in 2025-26.
Changes to law and HMRC creditor status can raise billions for the public purse.
It recovers little from bankrupt businesses. Phoenixing also robs the public purse.
HMRC wrote-off £12.8bn in 2025-26.
Changes to law and HMRC creditor status can raise billions for the public purse.
Here’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millions
Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...
leftfootforward.org
September 20, 2026 at 1:46 PM
HMRC is an unsecured creditor for corporation and capital gains tax.
It recovers little from bankrupt businesses. Phoenixing also robs the public purse.
HMRC wrote-off £12.8bn in 2025-26.
Changes to law and HMRC creditor status can raise billions for the public purse.
It recovers little from bankrupt businesses. Phoenixing also robs the public purse.
HMRC wrote-off £12.8bn in 2025-26.
Changes to law and HMRC creditor status can raise billions for the public purse.
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I agree lets slowdown AI development.
In fact lets just stop it, no more AI Data Centers.
No subsidised electricity bills, no subsidised water.
Excellent, get it done.
In fact lets just stop it, no more AI Data Centers.
No subsidised electricity bills, no subsidised water.
Excellent, get it done.
September 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I agree lets slowdown AI development.
In fact lets just stop it, no more AI Data Centers.
No subsidised electricity bills, no subsidised water.
Excellent, get it done.
In fact lets just stop it, no more AI Data Centers.
No subsidised electricity bills, no subsidised water.
Excellent, get it done.
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80 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists.
Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years.
Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests.
The real two-tier policing.
Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years.
Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests.
The real two-tier policing.
September 7, 2026 at 5:59 AM
80 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists.
Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years.
Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests.
The real two-tier policing.
Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years.
Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests.
The real two-tier policing.
A clear analysis by @richardjmurphy.bsky.social of the problems caused by the bond markets and, most importantly, how to deal with them. Our politicians need to gain this understanding and show courage by taking his advice.
#MMT #CaringEconomy
youtu.be/kI-wvSkHKkQ?...
#MMT #CaringEconomy
youtu.be/kI-wvSkHKkQ?...
The FT says the poor should pay for the bond crisis. I say we fight the bond dealers.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
September 3, 2026 at 8:51 AM
A clear analysis by @richardjmurphy.bsky.social of the problems caused by the bond markets and, most importantly, how to deal with them. Our politicians need to gain this understanding and show courage by taking his advice.
#MMT #CaringEconomy
youtu.be/kI-wvSkHKkQ?...
#MMT #CaringEconomy
youtu.be/kI-wvSkHKkQ?...
Plus ça change... moins ça change.
So the ultra-rich will continue to own our politics, and our country. Disappointing to say the least.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors
PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Plus ça change... moins ça change.
Demand an urgent pause on hyperscale AI data centres in Scotland.
greens.scot/datacentres
greens.scot/datacentres
Stop hyper-scale data centres in Scotland
Stop hyper-scale data centres in Scotland -
greens.scot
August 26, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Demand an urgent pause on hyperscale AI data centres in Scotland.
greens.scot/datacentres
greens.scot/datacentres
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Greenpeace petitin : heatwaves, chaos and claiming lives. UK unprepared. Demand urgent extreme heat strategy - in workplace, schools, hospitals and care homes - funded by taxing the fossil fuel giants cooking our planet. It takes 30 seconds to add name and protect UK communities:
act.gp/4f59PIx
act.gp/4f59PIx
August 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Greenpeace petitin : heatwaves, chaos and claiming lives. UK unprepared. Demand urgent extreme heat strategy - in workplace, schools, hospitals and care homes - funded by taxing the fossil fuel giants cooking our planet. It takes 30 seconds to add name and protect UK communities:
act.gp/4f59PIx
act.gp/4f59PIx
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If you're in the UK and struggling with heat, listen to this.
The Green Party the only political party taking the threat climate breakdown poses to lives seriously.
Andy Burnham doesn't care and wants to drill for more oil. Reform agree.
Already thousands have died.
#climatechange #weneedtoactNOW
💚
The Green Party the only political party taking the threat climate breakdown poses to lives seriously.
Andy Burnham doesn't care and wants to drill for more oil. Reform agree.
Already thousands have died.
#climatechange #weneedtoactNOW
💚
Zack Polanski delivers an urgent message to the Prime Minister
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
www.youtube.com
August 5, 2026 at 11:41 AM
If you're in the UK and struggling with heat, listen to this.
The Green Party the only political party taking the threat climate breakdown poses to lives seriously.
Andy Burnham doesn't care and wants to drill for more oil. Reform agree.
Already thousands have died.
#climatechange #weneedtoactNOW
💚
The Green Party the only political party taking the threat climate breakdown poses to lives seriously.
Andy Burnham doesn't care and wants to drill for more oil. Reform agree.
Already thousands have died.
#climatechange #weneedtoactNOW
💚
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Landed Gentry, looking for Musk's billions, happy to destroy the local environment in the Scottish Borders is being allowed to address Scottish Borders Council
Bought and sold for U.S. gold: looks like the parcel o' rogues is alive and well in Scotland still
c.org/X6YqKLvtt2
Bought and sold for U.S. gold: looks like the parcel o' rogues is alive and well in Scotland still
c.org/X6YqKLvtt2
Sign the Petition
Save The Lammermuirs - Stop The Data Centre
c.org
August 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Landed Gentry, looking for Musk's billions, happy to destroy the local environment in the Scottish Borders is being allowed to address Scottish Borders Council
Bought and sold for U.S. gold: looks like the parcel o' rogues is alive and well in Scotland still
c.org/X6YqKLvtt2
Bought and sold for U.S. gold: looks like the parcel o' rogues is alive and well in Scotland still
c.org/X6YqKLvtt2
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"Much of what is said about economics is little better than gaslighting that is meant to confuse us and keep us in our place, using narratives like these…"
via Richard Murphy
via Richard Murphy
August 5, 2026 at 7:42 AM
"Much of what is said about economics is little better than gaslighting that is meant to confuse us and keep us in our place, using narratives like these…"
via Richard Murphy
via Richard Murphy
Stop putting money in the pockets of large corporations and landowners and thinking nothing of the long-term effect to the countryside, water sources and communities that live there. Say no to Scotland AI Data Centres!
www.thenational.scot/news/2643433...
www.thenational.scot/news/2643433...
Outlander star Sam Heughan speaks out against Scotland's AI data centre boom
Outlander star Sam Heughan has hit out against Scotland's AI data centre boom, telling The National that it 'cannot be allowed'
www.thenational.scot
August 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Stop putting money in the pockets of large corporations and landowners and thinking nothing of the long-term effect to the countryside, water sources and communities that live there. Say no to Scotland AI Data Centres!
www.thenational.scot/news/2643433...
www.thenational.scot/news/2643433...
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Next week, the G7 is meeting in France. At the same time as climate disasters, soaring oil profits, and high energy bills, we need action. Will you sign this petition?
act.350.org/sign/tax-pol...
act.350.org/sign/tax-pol...
Tax polluters' profits now!
The war in the Middle East is taking hundreds of lives while also causing oil and gas prices to surge – and fossil fuel companies are cashing in, while families struggle with rising bills. The richest...
act.350.org
June 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Next week, the G7 is meeting in France. At the same time as climate disasters, soaring oil profits, and high energy bills, we need action. Will you sign this petition?
act.350.org/sign/tax-pol...
act.350.org/sign/tax-pol...
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The UK will not have enough water for future datacentres.
England faces 5bn litre a day shortfall for public water supplies.
A trillion litres of water a year lost to leaks.
Widespread hosepipe bans. No national grid for water. Poor infrastructure. No national plan.
England faces 5bn litre a day shortfall for public water supplies.
A trillion litres of water a year lost to leaks.
Widespread hosepipe bans. No national grid for water. Poor infrastructure. No national plan.
Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says
Industry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The UK will not have enough water for future datacentres.
England faces 5bn litre a day shortfall for public water supplies.
A trillion litres of water a year lost to leaks.
Widespread hosepipe bans. No national grid for water. Poor infrastructure. No national plan.
England faces 5bn litre a day shortfall for public water supplies.
A trillion litres of water a year lost to leaks.
Widespread hosepipe bans. No national grid for water. Poor infrastructure. No national plan.