James Connelly
jamescon.bsky.social
James Connelly
@jamescon.bsky.social
Emeritus Prof, Hull. Writing Collingwood bio / Philosophical Idealism, Environmental politics & ethics, Elections/electoral systems / Minsters Rail Campaign /[email protected] / https://hull.academia.edu/JamesConnelly
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Ben Jennings is bang on the money, again.

#COP30 is joke.

The #ClimateCrisis is already here, and we're arguing about taking even more fossil fuels out of the ground, and pretending that the halfhearted action we've taken so far is going to save our kids from suffering on burning planet.
November 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Do we really think tinkering with rules about ILR etc will fundamentally change the incentives of those risking their lives, and those of their kids in dinghies? And is legitimising racism by seeing it as a logical reaction to policy failure really takes basis on which to proceed?
November 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Reporters are not subordinates, hence they cannot be insubordinate: or, alternatively, they should always be insubordinate.
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM