Richard Yelland
Richard Yelland
@richardy.wsocial.eu
And if you are able to charge at home the EV is even cheaper
Manche Dinge sprechen für sich selbst.
September 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM
An excellent piece on social housing in England, and more especially Southwark, from James Meek at the @lrb.co.uk

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
James Meek · ‘What kind of people do they think we are?’: On Social Housing
Now that Southwark has become desirable, the patches of neglect are placeholders for the chains and high-end outlets the...
www.lrb.co.uk
September 8, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Reposted by Richard Yelland
Often when sharing the risks of multiple food basket failures as we pass 1.5°C of heating on our way to 2°C, I often get this puzzled “what are you even talking about” expression.

This is what is what is being referred to.
How this summer’s heat and drought impacted crops in Europe – in six charts - Carbon Brief
In the six charts below, Carbon Brief provides a snapshot of the impact this summer’s extremes are considered to have had on crop production and yields across Europe.
www.carbonbrief.org
September 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM
The virulence of the language directed at those of us who care about the future is startling.
Another climate-denial column in the Daily Mail. This time, rain in Britain means “the climate emergency is over” even as the same column mentions deadly floods in Nepal.

This isn’t harmless. It feeds #thebiggestlie ever told: that we still have more time.

thebiggestlie.wedonthavetime.org
September 1, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I have owned a Tesla for seven years and I still get asked about range, safety and cost. This from Autotrader Insight answers a lot of those questions. www.autotraderinsight-blog.co.uk/auto-trader-...
Dispelling the common myths around electric vehicles  — Autotrader Insight
There’s plenty of myths around electric vehicles. But which are true and which are fabrications to rival the tales from ancient Greece?
www.autotraderinsight-blog.co.uk
August 28, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Why has this got me thinking about filter-tip cigarettes?
August 27, 2026 at 8:04 PM
This deserves to be read more widely. We don't have time.

#thebiggestlie

thebiggestlie.wedonthavetime.org
The Biggest Lie Ever Told Is Only Four Words Long
Not carbon dioxide. A lie, spoken calmly in parliaments and boardrooms, only four words long.
thebiggestlie.wedonthavetime.org
August 27, 2026 at 7:56 PM
If you're looking for an action-packed film that is way better than The Odyssey, here's a link to a piece I wrote on Medium recently medium.com/@RichardJYel...
France’s darkest hour
An eight-year wait is over. In 2018 I wrote that I couldn’t wait for ‘Darkest Hour 2’ a sequel that would take the story of WWII on beyond…
medium.com
August 20, 2026 at 6:44 AM