Prof. Catherine Rowett, ex MEP
@catherinerowett.bsky.social
Ancient Philosopher;
former Member of 🇪🇺 parliament (Green Party);
Norfolk County Cllr (West Depwade) and leader of the Green Group;
Prof emerita at UEA, Orcid 0000-0003-4860-0323
*The name Rowett rhymes with poet. 314.3ppm
former Member of 🇪🇺 parliament (Green Party);
Norfolk County Cllr (West Depwade) and leader of the Green Group;
Prof emerita at UEA, Orcid 0000-0003-4860-0323
*The name Rowett rhymes with poet. 314.3ppm
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Promoted by Claire Sparkes, South Norfolk Green Party, c/o Black Barn, Tabernacle Lane, Forncett End, Norfolk.
Liz Truss trying to get heard in an overcrowded field of far right loons. 🤣
Liz Truss has announced that she is launching her own podcast.
The shortest-serving UK prime minister said the "deep state and their allies in media and politics" tried to "destroy" her, but now she's back. jrnl.ie/6894018
The shortest-serving UK prime minister said the "deep state and their allies in media and politics" tried to "destroy" her, but now she's back. jrnl.ie/6894018
'I'm back': Liz Truss launches new show that promises to 'take on the deep state'
The former UK prime minister is making her comeback three years after her shambolic premiership.
jrnl.ie
December 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Liz Truss trying to get heard in an overcrowded field of far right loons. 🤣
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I would love it Norway joined the boycott. Portugal also.
All the European countries that recognize Palestine as a state should boycott Eurovision.
All the European countries that recognize Palestine as a state should boycott Eurovision.
Dear BBC, the objection to Israel is not its "war in Gaza". It's its *war crimes* against the Palestinian people, in Gaza (and let's not forget the illegal occupations).
Tell it how it is.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tell it how it is.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ireland among countries boycotting Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete
There had been calls for Israel's exclusion over the war in Gaza, as well as unfair voting accusations.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I would love it Norway joined the boycott. Portugal also.
All the European countries that recognize Palestine as a state should boycott Eurovision.
All the European countries that recognize Palestine as a state should boycott Eurovision.
Dear BBC, the objection to Israel is not its "war in Gaza". It's its *war crimes* against the Palestinian people, in Gaza (and let's not forget the illegal occupations).
Tell it how it is.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tell it how it is.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ireland among countries boycotting Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete
There had been calls for Israel's exclusion over the war in Gaza, as well as unfair voting accusations.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Dear BBC, the objection to Israel is not its "war in Gaza". It's its *war crimes* against the Palestinian people, in Gaza (and let's not forget the illegal occupations).
Tell it how it is.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tell it how it is.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Once a symbol of unity and hope across Europe, the Eurovision Song Contest has been turned into a pink-washing front for war criminals in Israel.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Once a symbol of unity and hope across Europe, the Eurovision Song Contest has been turned into a pink-washing front for war criminals in Israel.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
It's great that red squirrels are managing to breed in the Highlands, but we have to stop treating road kill as if it wasn't a crime.
Red squirrels expand across Highlands after 10-year reintroduction drive
Red squirrels expand across Highlands after 10-year reintroduction drive
Rewilding charity helps bolster Scottish stronghold of species that once came close to extinction in UK
Red squirrels have expanded their range across the Highlands by more than a quarter after a 10-year reintroduction programme moved hundreds to new homes.
The species once came close to extinction in Britain when foresters killed them as pests and their natural habitat was destroyed. A deadly virus carried by invasive grey squirrels has hampered their recovery. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
It's great that red squirrels are managing to breed in the Highlands, but we have to stop treating road kill as if it wasn't a crime.
Parents need to grow up and let go (long before university, I mean). This is deeply unhealthy.
Just write letters once a fortnight. It works well in my experience.
Just write letters once a fortnight. It works well in my experience.
People are very hard on young people on here, lack of critical thinking, lack of responsibility etc, and then you see something like this and it all makes a different kind of sense.
November 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Parents need to grow up and let go (long before university, I mean). This is deeply unhealthy.
Just write letters once a fortnight. It works well in my experience.
Just write letters once a fortnight. It works well in my experience.
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Reposted by Prof. Catherine Rowett, ex MEP
Artificial so-called intelligence. Not "in the cloud",but trashing the Earth.
All for "AI slop"?
www.thetimes.com/business/tec...
All for "AI slop"?
www.thetimes.com/business/tec...
Inside the power-hungry data centres taking over Britain
Our thirst for AI is fuelling a new construction wave: of giant data centres. But can our electricity and water systems cope — and what will the neighbours say?
www.thetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Artificial so-called intelligence. Not "in the cloud",but trashing the Earth.
All for "AI slop"?
www.thetimes.com/business/tec...
All for "AI slop"?
www.thetimes.com/business/tec...
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Not the Brexit deal.
Brexit.
A prejudiced moronathon that will continue to damage our country until we’re brave/sane enough to admit it, demand accountability from those who insisted upon it and then, finally, start to fix it.
Brexit.
A prejudiced moronathon that will continue to damage our country until we’re brave/sane enough to admit it, demand accountability from those who insisted upon it and then, finally, start to fix it.
The tide is turning. Even the Telegraph is now admitting the damage the Brexit deal has done to the economy.
November 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Not the Brexit deal.
Brexit.
A prejudiced moronathon that will continue to damage our country until we’re brave/sane enough to admit it, demand accountability from those who insisted upon it and then, finally, start to fix it.
Brexit.
A prejudiced moronathon that will continue to damage our country until we’re brave/sane enough to admit it, demand accountability from those who insisted upon it and then, finally, start to fix it.
Why do the newspapers put out misleading stuff about finance, that perpetuates ignorance?
Everyone is free to save as much as they like however they like. If you don't want to buy investments don't.
But there is a tax allowance if you want to buy stocks & shares.
And also for a savings account.
Everyone is free to save as much as they like however they like. If you don't want to buy investments don't.
But there is a tax allowance if you want to buy stocks & shares.
And also for a savings account.
This is why it is good that financial literacy is going to be taught in schools. On average, if you are 20, you should save in an index fund and not worry about it for decades, and he should know this!
Josh Hall, 20, is 'worried' about how the cash ISA allowance cut announced in Wednesday’s Budget will affect his long-term savings plans
➡#Read More: trib.al/UPCzygg
➡#Read More: trib.al/UPCzygg
November 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Why do the newspapers put out misleading stuff about finance, that perpetuates ignorance?
Everyone is free to save as much as they like however they like. If you don't want to buy investments don't.
But there is a tax allowance if you want to buy stocks & shares.
And also for a savings account.
Everyone is free to save as much as they like however they like. If you don't want to buy investments don't.
But there is a tax allowance if you want to buy stocks & shares.
And also for a savings account.
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Dr Rowan Williams argues that empathy can mask the strangeness of another’s experience, but a robust account of human rights needs to cultivate the capacity to imagine alien perspectives.
Can we hang on to empathic understanding without sentimentality?
Watch his lecture here: youtu.be/DB008jxdX3Y
Can we hang on to empathic understanding without sentimentality?
Watch his lecture here: youtu.be/DB008jxdX3Y
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Dr Rowan Williams argues that empathy can mask the strangeness of another’s experience, but a robust account of human rights needs to cultivate the capacity to imagine alien perspectives.
Can we hang on to empathic understanding without sentimentality?
Watch his lecture here: youtu.be/DB008jxdX3Y
Can we hang on to empathic understanding without sentimentality?
Watch his lecture here: youtu.be/DB008jxdX3Y
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📢 Final call for entries to our 2025 Philosophy Essay Prize!
⏰ Make sure you submit your essay in good time - the deadline is Sunday 30 November at 23:59 GMT.
Best of luck to everyone submitting. ✨
#philosophy #essay #competition
⏰ Make sure you submit your essay in good time - the deadline is Sunday 30 November at 23:59 GMT.
Best of luck to everyone submitting. ✨
#philosophy #essay #competition
November 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
📢 Final call for entries to our 2025 Philosophy Essay Prize!
⏰ Make sure you submit your essay in good time - the deadline is Sunday 30 November at 23:59 GMT.
Best of luck to everyone submitting. ✨
#philosophy #essay #competition
⏰ Make sure you submit your essay in good time - the deadline is Sunday 30 November at 23:59 GMT.
Best of luck to everyone submitting. ✨
#philosophy #essay #competition
Reposted by Prof. Catherine Rowett, ex MEP
Reposted by Prof. Catherine Rowett, ex MEP
UK budget freeze on income tax thresholds
Over the next 5 yrs, 780,000 more people, the poorest, will pay income tax for the first time.
Someone earning £50,000 will pay £9,512 in tax, an increase of £1,247 because thresholds are frozen.
Can't grow economy by hitting low/middle income earners.
Over the next 5 yrs, 780,000 more people, the poorest, will pay income tax for the first time.
Someone earning £50,000 will pay £9,512 in tax, an increase of £1,247 because thresholds are frozen.
Can't grow economy by hitting low/middle income earners.
The government’s budget is simply managing decline
The budget does little to improve living standards or facilitate sustained economic growth
leftfootforward.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
UK budget freeze on income tax thresholds
Over the next 5 yrs, 780,000 more people, the poorest, will pay income tax for the first time.
Someone earning £50,000 will pay £9,512 in tax, an increase of £1,247 because thresholds are frozen.
Can't grow economy by hitting low/middle income earners.
Over the next 5 yrs, 780,000 more people, the poorest, will pay income tax for the first time.
Someone earning £50,000 will pay £9,512 in tax, an increase of £1,247 because thresholds are frozen.
Can't grow economy by hitting low/middle income earners.
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In early Christian times the state was not Christian, so it did unchristian things like leaving widows and orphans without support and persecuting religious minorities. Christians had to step in and do the Christian thing, sharing their provisions with those less fortunate than themselves.
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
In early Christian times the state was not Christian, so it did unchristian things like leaving widows and orphans without support and persecuting religious minorities. Christians had to step in and do the Christian thing, sharing their provisions with those less fortunate than themselves.
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"You could argue...", but you'd clearly be wrong and the argument would be rubbish.
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"You could argue...", but you'd clearly be wrong and the argument would be rubbish.
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As Jesus once put it: "what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and then have to pay the mansion tax?"
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
As Jesus once put it: "what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and then have to pay the mansion tax?"
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Only the Greens have any serious ambition to deal with those two drags on the productive economy: student debt and private rents.
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Only the Greens have any serious ambition to deal with those two drags on the productive economy: student debt and private rents.
In early Christian times the state was not Christian, so it did unchristian things like leaving widows and orphans without support and persecuting religious minorities. Christians had to step in and do the Christian thing, sharing their provisions with those less fortunate than themselves.
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
In early Christian times the state was not Christian, so it did unchristian things like leaving widows and orphans without support and persecuting religious minorities. Christians had to step in and do the Christian thing, sharing their provisions with those less fortunate than themselves.
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Yanis is always a joy to listen to.
Clear, visionary (and funny!)
Our conversation 👇🏼
Clear, visionary (and funny!)
Our conversation 👇🏼
How The Left Can Come Together To Beat Reform | Yanis Varoufakis | Zack Polanski www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjLZ...
How The Left Can Come Together To Beat Reform | Yanis Varoufakis | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Yanis is always a joy to listen to.
Clear, visionary (and funny!)
Our conversation 👇🏼
Clear, visionary (and funny!)
Our conversation 👇🏼
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Yanis: "... Starmer has not seen a moral void in[to] which he hasn't jumped headlong..."
Yanis is always a joy to listen to.
Clear, visionary (and funny!)
Our conversation 👇🏼
Clear, visionary (and funny!)
Our conversation 👇🏼
How The Left Can Come Together To Beat Reform | Yanis Varoufakis | Zack Polanski www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjLZ...
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Yanis: "... Starmer has not seen a moral void in[to] which he hasn't jumped headlong..."
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Currently the cost is added to the public debt, but they pretend it isn't by calling it loans and loading the repayment of it onto individuals. In effect they add a huge tax (+ the interest) to the graduates. They don't declare it as public debt but it is. We need to tax the leeches not workers.
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Currently the cost is added to the public debt, but they pretend it isn't by calling it loans and loading the repayment of it onto individuals. In effect they add a huge tax (+ the interest) to the graduates. They don't declare it as public debt but it is. We need to tax the leeches not workers.
If you really wanted to get this country back on its feet again you would delete all student loans and call them grants (as they should have been) so as to free the young earners of that millstone of stupid debt that should never have been hung round them.
Private debt is a drain on the economy.
Private debt is a drain on the economy.
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If you really wanted to get this country back on its feet again you would delete all student loans and call them grants (as they should have been) so as to free the young earners of that millstone of stupid debt that should never have been hung round them.
Private debt is a drain on the economy.
Private debt is a drain on the economy.
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Freeze on fuel duty? What new insult to the planet?
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Freeze on fuel duty? What new insult to the planet?
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Labour don't understand what tax is for do they? Nor what makes borrowing worthwhile and spending good.
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Labour don't understand what tax is for do they? Nor what makes borrowing worthwhile and spending good.