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Mark Burton
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Scholar-activist.
Marxist #degrowth advocate.
Various topics on the pancrisis. Anti-imperialist.
I also grow unusual edibles, do a bit of crafting in wood […]

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Introductory review that quotes from me (article and interview as well as Peter Victor and Jason Hickel.

Decoupling emissions: Can we really have green growth?
https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/102270/decoupling-emissions-economic-growth/

#degrowth #materialeconomy #decoupling […]
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mstdn.social
February 18, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Encouraging move for (pluralistic) left unity in Spain. Just what's left of Podemos (as usual, but maybe just for now) staying out.

Los partidos de Sumar hacen guiños al plan de Gabriel Rufián: IU también acudirá al acto con Emilio Delgado […]
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mstdn.social
February 18, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Reposted by Mark Burton
I searched for EROI or EROEI in vain.
INTERVIEW: Chris Stark (@chrisstark.bsky.social), head of UK govt's "mission" for clean power by 2030

Over 40 mins he explains why the UK shd be an "electrostate", why attacks on climate policy are "completely crazy" & why economics are driving the global energy transition “in one direction”
February 17, 2026 at 8:57 PM
“The landlord put it up, yet the tenants have Green posters in the window. It’s a sign of the state of politics now – Labour prioritises landlords and Greens prioritise tenants.

“Labour know this election is now Reform versus Green but of course they don’t want to lose too badly and they’re […]
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mstdn.social
February 17, 2026 at 8:47 PM
My advice to the Tories is listen hard to distant but approaching thunder. #Climate negligence and fossil politics will not be a winning formula in the hotter world of the next election. That niche is best left to Reform.
There is a wide-open window for the Conservatives to be the responsible […]
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mstdn.social
February 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Reposted by Mark Burton
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/116085299384073992

It's those battery-powered angle griders. They make it so soooo easy to steal a bike - cut through the lock in less than a minute. It's also the ubiquitous "hoodie". The first thing the young boys in my town do if they're up to no good […]
February 17, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Europeans are dangerously reliant on US tech. Now is a good time to build our own | Johnny Ryan | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/17/europeans-are-dangerously-reliant-on-us-tech-now-is-a-good-time-to-build-our-own
February 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Introductory overview article (features me).

Decoupling emissions: Can we really have green growth? https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/102270/decoupling-emissions-economic-growth/

#degrowth #GreenGrowth #decoupling #decouplingmyth
thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org
February 17, 2026 at 9:58 AM
A review of a book from the Venezuelan left.
The debacle due to,
1) US imperial sanctions and blockade,
2) Vz leadership failure, despite rhetoric, to challenge & replace capitalist relations,
3) Continued dominance of oil and dependency on primary exports.

Venezuela: the end game – Michael […]
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mstdn.social
February 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Guess what happens when a public service is privatised.

Royal Mail staff tell BBC letters sit undelivered as firm prioritises parcels - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39wlryn20vo
February 16, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Under pressure from Zionist lawyers, the British Museum removes the label Palestine from displays.

El Museo Británico elimina la palabra 'Palestina' de las exposiciones de Oriente Medio […]
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mstdn.social
February 16, 2026 at 9:34 AM
If you still thought Israel's military was defensive, think again.
The annexation of more of Palestine in a permanent Nakba.

Israel approves proposal to register occupied West Bank lands as 'state property' | Morning Star […]
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mstdn.social
February 16, 2026 at 9:31 AM
THE Scottish Greens have launched a Holyrood bid to ban the US military from Prestwick Airport and other publicly owned airports across Scotland.

Ban US military from Scottish government airports, urge Greens | Morning Star […]
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mstdn.social
February 16, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Oh no. And this follows a huge fire at the Matanzas refinery last year.
Sabotage? It wouldn't be the first time.

Fire at Havana oil refinery as Cuba’s fuel crisis deepens | Humanitarian Crises News | Al Jazeera […]
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mstdn.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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**Sign Petition -#scholars in #solidarity with Cuba**
https://www.change.org/p/scholars-in-solidarity-with-cuba-300f8363-2669-4c78-b6fd-7d1d42fcbdd7

> As scholars from around the world, we unite to condemn the #us government’s ‘maximum pressure’ policy aimed at starving the Cuban people into […]
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expressional.social
February 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
This is a very good overview of the prospects for counterrevolution in Cuba.

Rob Lucas, Stranglehold? — Sidecar
https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/stranglehold
Rob Lucas, Stranglehold? — Sidecar
On Cuba.
newleftreview.org
February 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
"In short, [the bond markets] fret that the government might shift towards the interests of working people. They are relying on the spectre of market chaos to exorcise that spectre."

Majority want major shift left– but can the opportunity be seized? | Morning Star […]
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mstdn.social
February 13, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Community Planning Alliance
Grey Belt Tracker
68,000 'grey belt' houses shown.
Of which 65% are at planning application, 14% at appeal and 17% in local plan review.
Sites are listed as mostly arable, meadow, pasture & paddock (plus 14 entries that are flood plain). Not a disused petrol station […]
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mstdn.social
February 13, 2026 at 8:26 AM