While trust in government has been low for decades, the current measure is one of the lowest in the nearly seven decades since the question was first asked by the National Election Study, and it is lower than it was last year (22%)

No he’s not. That’s not degrowth.

For context: jksteinberger.medium.com/what-we-are-... by @jksteinberger.bsky.social

/ the ‘Laundromat’ [dear to Russians investing in the UK, the capital of which is now nicknamed Londongrad], the ‘inversion’ [meaning the reincorporation of merging companies in a low-tax haven] and so on. (Property, Power and Politics - J-P Robé)

/ the ‘Round Trip’ [through which Mauritius – the 124th economy in the world – is (facially) the largest foreign investor in India – the 6th economy, Indians themselves making the ‘Round Trip’], the ‘Singapore Sling’, the ‘Bermuda black hole’, the ‘K2’ (now extinct), /

/ the ‘Single Malt’ [which directs profits to countries with which Ireland has a double taxation agreement but that do not have any corporation tax], /

Lifestyles can only go as far as the social infrastructure allows. Without public transportation I have no choice but to drive a car etc.

Can you link to the Millward paper?
Last time I checked on lili.leeds.ac.uk/publications... about square meters per person is the acceptable sustainable allocation of living space.

Certainly, personal lifestyles are a part.

open.substack.com/pub/vladbune...

80 square meters. 2 people. 5 minutes. Yes. Dry on rack in the room. Yes toast. No natural gas. Electric stove.

Yes, I live that lifestyle. But degrowth is not just about personal lifestyles, it is about the entire system of production and consumption, and the fair consumption space for all humans.

eeb.org/library/deco...

That's the green growth myth. Doesn't work. New tech does not guarantee a reduction in resource use because it leads to the rebound effect. With all new tech and efficiency, we've been using more and more resources and energy. That's gotta change and only degrowth can do it.