Profile avatar
dee-aspora.bsky.social
Sustainability, innovation, economics, social impact, Dundee FC and NUFC. Dundee born, Newcastle educated, Stockport/Heatons resident. Fellow @theRSAorg. Member @theIET. It's cheaper to save the planet than destroy it. All views my own.
198 posts 106 followers 175 following
Regular Contributor
Active Commenter
Posts 26 Comments 24

The Trump Organization has entered into real estate deals in all three countries Trump plans to visit this week wapo.st/3F11lnU

submitted 9 hours ago • 183 comments

Well put. Sadly.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

MPs! An important event on how our elections are at grave risk from foreign interference while Russia continues a campaign of sabotage across Europe. Tonight: Committee Room 11, 7pm. Please join @alexsobel & @peterjukes & the star of the Sergei & the Westminster Spy podcast

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

Labour has chosen nativism over growth. inews.co.uk/opinion/star...

submitted 1 day ago • 45 comments

All of this ……

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Sad news. Soft power is an approach I've tried to build into the institutions I've worked for. www.ft.com/content/f78a...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

*SIGHS IN EMPIRELAND*

submitted 7 days ago • 13 comments

Whoever is working on behalf of Russia to spread disinformation has emailed Bellingcat, pretending to be a concerned citizen, to let us know their latest work. Their current focus is Maia Sandu, president of Moldava, with fake news articles claiming she's both gay and corrupt.

submitted 8 days ago • 8 comments

This is an astoundingly good interview. The LA Port Director explains very clearly how profoundly trade is coming to a screeching halt. This summer will be tough.

submitted 8 days ago • 75 comments

It’s difficult not to think they’ve gone completely mad.

submitted 9 days ago • 13 comments

Fairly sure I saw Trump put his hand on the Bible and make an oath to do this very thing. If only there was some sort of audio visual recording of it.

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

Questions. Am I not considered able by Reform to morally educate my own offspring? Do they think people who vote SNP or Plaid Cymru love Britian sufficiently? If not, what will they do about it?

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Tariffs will squeeze consumption, but will have a much more severe impact on investment.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Here's the Yorkshire Post front page from Thursday. How will the two new Reform mayors deal with the businesses and government on an issue like implementing carbon capture and storage? Governing is for serious people.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Biggest take away; no-one's extracting any minerals and making any money anytime soon. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

1/12 Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town However it’s a bit odd By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵

submitted 13 days ago • 72 comments

I'm an avid reader of @luketryl.bsky.social focus group threads. What comes across is people who have been told for a decade at least that cake-ism is ok, just by caring about problems leaders can resolve them. When hard choices land in a country detached from reality they struggle to process them.

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Second report in a row from the Tony Blair Institute purporting to be in support of climate action that has been hijacked by climate deniers who claim it vindicates their position. Political genius at work. Well done everyone.

submitted 14 days ago • 5 comments

This is excellent - & jaw dropping: martinrobbins.substack.com/p/i-visit-br... HT @ukcivilservant.bsky.social

submitted 15 days ago • 4 comments

📅 EVENT | Playing the long game: How can the Industrial Strategy succeed? We will be joined by the Rt Hon Greg Clark, Erika Lewis @cpcatapult.bsky.social and @pmdfoster.bsky.social @financialtimes.com to discuss concrete policy interventions for the Industrial Strategy. Book now👇 buff.ly/HgSFb1V

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

BBC muzzling one of its best presenters from making an excellent, wholly factual programme because heat pumps are “controversial”. An organisation badly in need of new leadership.

submitted 21 days ago • 26 comments

Trump is now preparing to counter punch Harvard, which is a classic bully move. If Harvard stands tall and doesn’t back down, Trump will be forced to fold and this will be the guide book for all institutions and people that deal with Trump going forward.

submitted 22 days ago • 12 comments

Let’s how it progresses, but not a great start to the day on the #NYSE

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Nigel Farage defends allowing US chlorinated chicken into UK as part of trade deal. Farage/Reform want US style insurance-based healthcare; lower food/environmental standards, worker/consumer rights; return to gold standard, benefit cuts. Who in their right mind wants this.

submitted 23 days ago • 80 comments

REPORTER: Powell says he won't leave even if you ask him to TRUMP: Oh, he'll leave. If I ask him to he'll be out of there ... I'm not happy with him. If I want him out, he'll be out of there real fast. Believe me. REPORTER: Are you trying to remove him? TRUMP: Yeah, next question.

submitted 26 days ago • 237 comments

#NEWCRY 4-0 but the xG says……🤣

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments