Alan Mossman 💚
@alanmossman.bsky.social
💚 grampy, electric 🚴🏻, occasional ✍️🎨, walker, construction as a social production process en 🇫🇷, … oh!, & writing on Why Construction is Broken.
Born Bristol (310 ppm), Lee-on-Solent, Sherborne, Liverpool, DC, Manchester, London, living in Stroud
Born Bristol (310 ppm), Lee-on-Solent, Sherborne, Liverpool, DC, Manchester, London, living in Stroud
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Huh. Turned out to be a nuanced, well-researched piece.
Also, why haven't folk been making more use of this? -
"Bloomberg New Energy Finance calculates that e-bikes are already cutting worldwide demand for oil by a million barrels per day, or four times as much as all the world’s electric cars."
Also, why haven't folk been making more use of this? -
"Bloomberg New Energy Finance calculates that e-bikes are already cutting worldwide demand for oil by a million barrels per day, or four times as much as all the world’s electric cars."
Unregulated e-bikes are a growing danger on American streets. In one Bay Area town, a terrible accident finally led to reform. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/m...
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Huh. Turned out to be a nuanced, well-researched piece.
Also, why haven't folk been making more use of this? -
"Bloomberg New Energy Finance calculates that e-bikes are already cutting worldwide demand for oil by a million barrels per day, or four times as much as all the world’s electric cars."
Also, why haven't folk been making more use of this? -
"Bloomberg New Energy Finance calculates that e-bikes are already cutting worldwide demand for oil by a million barrels per day, or four times as much as all the world’s electric cars."
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Big donors and fossil fuel interests also need a cap on how much time they get with ministers.
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Big donors and fossil fuel interests also need a cap on how much time they get with ministers.
It’s great that national Green Party fundraising is doing so well — now over £200k
Stroud District Green Party @stroudgreens.bsky.social need funds for their great work locally
Please click to make one-off or ongoing donations here stroud.greenparty.org.uk/donate/
🙏🏼🙏🏼
Do ask for more info.
Stroud District Green Party @stroudgreens.bsky.social need funds for their great work locally
Please click to make one-off or ongoing donations here stroud.greenparty.org.uk/donate/
🙏🏼🙏🏼
Do ask for more info.
December 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
It’s great that national Green Party fundraising is doing so well — now over £200k
Stroud District Green Party @stroudgreens.bsky.social need funds for their great work locally
Please click to make one-off or ongoing donations here stroud.greenparty.org.uk/donate/
🙏🏼🙏🏼
Do ask for more info.
Stroud District Green Party @stroudgreens.bsky.social need funds for their great work locally
Please click to make one-off or ongoing donations here stroud.greenparty.org.uk/donate/
🙏🏼🙏🏼
Do ask for more info.
A great critique of the budget 👇
Rachel Reeves has given us a masterclass in how NOT to run a budget.
We got leaks, U-turns, political theatre, but almost no real economic planning. In this video, I explain what’s gone wrong and how we could get a rational budget.
We deserve better than this.
youtu.be/Knt4hMH1IMY?...
We got leaks, U-turns, political theatre, but almost no real economic planning. In this video, I explain what’s gone wrong and how we could get a rational budget.
We deserve better than this.
youtu.be/Knt4hMH1IMY?...
Why the UK budget system is broken — and how to fix it
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A great critique of the budget 👇
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Almost no one is affected.
As Dan Neidle says, "There will be inefficiencies and unfairnesses, as with all taxes, but the basic concept is right: ending the anomaly that someone in a £10m home pays the same council tax as someone in a £1m home – and only twice that of someone in a £400k home."
As Dan Neidle says, "There will be inefficiencies and unfairnesses, as with all taxes, but the basic concept is right: ending the anomaly that someone in a £10m home pays the same council tax as someone in a £1m home – and only twice that of someone in a £400k home."
For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Almost no one is affected.
As Dan Neidle says, "There will be inefficiencies and unfairnesses, as with all taxes, but the basic concept is right: ending the anomaly that someone in a £10m home pays the same council tax as someone in a £1m home – and only twice that of someone in a £400k home."
As Dan Neidle says, "There will be inefficiencies and unfairnesses, as with all taxes, but the basic concept is right: ending the anomaly that someone in a £10m home pays the same council tax as someone in a £1m home – and only twice that of someone in a £400k home."
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Brilliant
Protected cycle lanes, floating bus stops, and low-traffic areas all help people like Susie to get around
We should call them “mobility lanes” and build them everywhere, at pace
We should call them “mobility lanes” and build them everywhere, at pace
Where would you go?
This Summer, one of our former loan recipients took herself on her first solo trike adventure on a trip up to Edinburgh with her Van Raam Easy Rider Compact.
This Summer, one of our former loan recipients took herself on her first solo trike adventure on a trip up to Edinburgh with her Van Raam Easy Rider Compact.
December 1, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Brilliant
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Why won’t so much of the left believe in the sovereign power to make money? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
Why won’t so much of the left believe in the sovereign power to make money?
There are days when I genuinely wonder what parts of the left think the state is for.
The capacity to create money is the most fundamental power any modern government possesses. It is the basis of its...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Why won’t so much of the left believe in the sovereign power to make money? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
Each polling co uses different ways to sample & to poll. We won't know which is best until a GE.
A poll of polls may give a better idea of trends: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion...
this shows:
R: now declining
L: cont decline
C: slow growth
G: growing fast
LD: cont decline
Please see ALT txt
A poll of polls may give a better idea of trends: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion...
this shows:
R: now declining
L: cont decline
C: slow growth
G: growing fast
LD: cont decline
Please see ALT txt
November 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Each polling co uses different ways to sample & to poll. We won't know which is best until a GE.
A poll of polls may give a better idea of trends: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion...
this shows:
R: now declining
L: cont decline
C: slow growth
G: growing fast
LD: cont decline
Please see ALT txt
A poll of polls may give a better idea of trends: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion...
this shows:
R: now declining
L: cont decline
C: slow growth
G: growing fast
LD: cont decline
Please see ALT txt
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November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Stop big donors buying political
influence
Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a louder voice in politics. We need a cap on how much any person can donate, so we all have the same say. Add your name to demand change.
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...
influence
Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a louder voice in politics. We need a cap on how much any person can donate, so we all have the same say. Add your name to demand change.
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...
Sign now to demand an end to big money in politics
It takes 30 seconds
action.electoral-reform.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Stop big donors buying political
influence
Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a louder voice in politics. We need a cap on how much any person can donate, so we all have the same say. Add your name to demand change.
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...
influence
Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a louder voice in politics. We need a cap on how much any person can donate, so we all have the same say. Add your name to demand change.
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...
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Robbie Gibb said if he doesn't get his way, he'll blow the BBC up. It's ridiculous that a man like that has a spot on the BBC's board. Our public broadcaster MUST be independent. Agree? Sign to get Gibb sacked:
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Robbie Gibb said if he doesn't get his way, he'll blow the BBC up. It's ridiculous that a man like that has a spot on the BBC's board. Our public broadcaster MUST be independent. Agree? Sign to get Gibb sacked:
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😢 Why are we forced to pick between cheap & polluting and expensive & sustainable?
✈️ Airplanes: subsidies & MASSIVE tax breaks.
🚄 Trains: tax on energy, VAT on international travel & high track access costs.
💚 Low emissions & low cost should be the priority.
✈️ Airplanes: subsidies & MASSIVE tax breaks.
🚄 Trains: tax on energy, VAT on international travel & high track access costs.
💚 Low emissions & low cost should be the priority.
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
😢 Why are we forced to pick between cheap & polluting and expensive & sustainable?
✈️ Airplanes: subsidies & MASSIVE tax breaks.
🚄 Trains: tax on energy, VAT on international travel & high track access costs.
💚 Low emissions & low cost should be the priority.
✈️ Airplanes: subsidies & MASSIVE tax breaks.
🚄 Trains: tax on energy, VAT on international travel & high track access costs.
💚 Low emissions & low cost should be the priority.
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'Legacy of Brexit can’t be measured only in declining trade volumes when so many of the politicians who campaigned for it gleefully align themselves with a US adminstn that despises rule of law and is blowing up foundations of the US’s constitutional republic' 🎯
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
'Legacy of Brexit can’t be measured only in declining trade volumes when so many of the politicians who campaigned for it gleefully align themselves with a US adminstn that despises rule of law and is blowing up foundations of the US’s constitutional republic' 🎯
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Every 11 minutes, a woman is killed somewhere in the world.
Women must be protected against gender-based violence & this is what the Istanbul Convention does.
🇪🇺 Five EU member states have yet to ratify it: Bulgaria, the Czechia, Hungary, Lithuania & Slovakia.
Women must be protected against gender-based violence & this is what the Istanbul Convention does.
🇪🇺 Five EU member states have yet to ratify it: Bulgaria, the Czechia, Hungary, Lithuania & Slovakia.
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Every 11 minutes, a woman is killed somewhere in the world.
Women must be protected against gender-based violence & this is what the Istanbul Convention does.
🇪🇺 Five EU member states have yet to ratify it: Bulgaria, the Czechia, Hungary, Lithuania & Slovakia.
Women must be protected against gender-based violence & this is what the Istanbul Convention does.
🇪🇺 Five EU member states have yet to ratify it: Bulgaria, the Czechia, Hungary, Lithuania & Slovakia.
What is the equivalent data for the UK?
UPDATE: Americans who use
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%
Full Pew Research Center report: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%
Full Pew Research Center report: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
November 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
What is the equivalent data for the UK?
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Keir Starmer continues to arrests more pensioners by the Thought Police as a favour to his Israeli handlers
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Keir Starmer continues to arrests more pensioners by the Thought Police as a favour to his Israeli handlers
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What's next for the Green Party? Zack Polanski interview
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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And it was brilliant. Essential listening for anyone wanting to understand farming/farmers/policy/food security/rural livelihoods/land use etc etc - and anyone who loves reading and understands the value of books in our lives.
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
And it was brilliant. Essential listening for anyone wanting to understand farming/farmers/policy/food security/rural livelihoods/land use etc etc - and anyone who loves reading and understands the value of books in our lives.
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I love this. Making the same demand as Patriotic Millionaires shows we’re listening & making sensible decisions based on facts. This inspires active hope that we can reclaim our country & our communities from the grasp of the greedy, corrupt, exploitative minority. This Green team is a dream team.
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I love this. Making the same demand as Patriotic Millionaires shows we’re listening & making sensible decisions based on facts. This inspires active hope that we can reclaim our country & our communities from the grasp of the greedy, corrupt, exploitative minority. This Green team is a dream team.
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At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
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As a S Asian person, I can call these USEFUL IDIOTS for what they are so that you don't have to:
Uncle Tom's
Coconuts
Bounty
Black and brown faces, hired for high places, to close doors
Like millions of ppl who look like me, we hate them with every fibre of our being, every waking hour
Traitors!
Uncle Tom's
Coconuts
Bounty
Black and brown faces, hired for high places, to close doors
Like millions of ppl who look like me, we hate them with every fibre of our being, every waking hour
Traitors!
November 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
As a S Asian person, I can call these USEFUL IDIOTS for what they are so that you don't have to:
Uncle Tom's
Coconuts
Bounty
Black and brown faces, hired for high places, to close doors
Like millions of ppl who look like me, we hate them with every fibre of our being, every waking hour
Traitors!
Uncle Tom's
Coconuts
Bounty
Black and brown faces, hired for high places, to close doors
Like millions of ppl who look like me, we hate them with every fibre of our being, every waking hour
Traitors!
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Over in US, ppl in various states, such as Georgia, have noticed unexpected SHARP INCREASES in their bills (even they use less energy)
They all have one 1 thing in common:
These states have seen an HUGE spike in data centres opened and due to lack of investments, ppl experience huge power cuts
They all have one 1 thing in common:
These states have seen an HUGE spike in data centres opened and due to lack of investments, ppl experience huge power cuts
EXCLUSIVE: Labour are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
November 20, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Over in US, ppl in various states, such as Georgia, have noticed unexpected SHARP INCREASES in their bills (even they use less energy)
They all have one 1 thing in common:
These states have seen an HUGE spike in data centres opened and due to lack of investments, ppl experience huge power cuts
They all have one 1 thing in common:
These states have seen an HUGE spike in data centres opened and due to lack of investments, ppl experience huge power cuts
Good 👇👇👇
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Good 👇👇👇