Tom Carter-Brookes
@tom-cb.bsky.social
Former musician, now a Leverhulme Doctoral Scholar looking at sustainable rural transitions and farmer protest through a Human Geography lens at Keele University. Interested in all things environmental politics, post-capitalism, music, wine, books and dogs
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‘You can’t eat electricity’: how rural solar farms became Britain’s latest culture war
Reform UK is exploiting opposition to solar panels – but most farmers are more worried about climate change.
theconversation.com
My latest article, with the fantastic @alexheffron.bsky.social has just been published. Looking how Reform UK are trying to turn placement of Solar Panels on farmland in a rural culture war and wedge issue.
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
The genocide of Palestine still continues, now obscured from much of the public. We must try to keep this at the forefront of public discourse.
Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The genocide of Palestine still continues, now obscured from much of the public. We must try to keep this at the forefront of public discourse.
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Latest comic: Climate Silence
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Latest comic: Climate Silence
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CO2 was at 330 ppm when I started my PhD in oceanography at MIT in 1974. And yes, at the time, we well knew that CO2 was increasing, that fossil fuels were the main culprit, and that this was not good for the climate. I can't believe that after more than half a century, COP was not able to do more.
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
CO2 was at 330 ppm when I started my PhD in oceanography at MIT in 1974. And yes, at the time, we well knew that CO2 was increasing, that fossil fuels were the main culprit, and that this was not good for the climate. I can't believe that after more than half a century, COP was not able to do more.
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Stoked to vote you out at the next election & replace you with a Green MP
The leader of the greens thinks he can persuade Putin to give up weapons. The leader of reform thinks he can cut public spending without cutting services. Labour risks falling into same trap in its immigration and asylum policies. To actually change the world we need less bravado and more scrutiny.
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Stoked to vote you out at the next election & replace you with a Green MP
Ha I'm going with the latter.....but remain cautiously pessimistic that it's actually wherebmost governments and capitalists gather to stop them
>1600 fossil fuel lobbyists
>300 big agriculture lobbyists
551 carbon capture and storage lobbyists
Are COPs where governments gather to discuss addressing climate change, or where capitalists gather to stop them?
>300 big agriculture lobbyists
551 carbon capture and storage lobbyists
Are COPs where governments gather to discuss addressing climate change, or where capitalists gather to stop them?
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Ha I'm going with the latter.....but remain cautiously pessimistic that it's actually wherebmost governments and capitalists gather to stop them
An actual fascist supporting fascistic policy. Who would've thunk it.... literally one of the worst humans ever to gain political office in the UK
Labour MP Luke Akehurst says he "wholeheartedly welcomes" Mahmood's plans "which I believe will tackle a failure by the previous government to maintain one of the most basic fundamental functions of government, which is control of our borders."
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
An actual fascist supporting fascistic policy. Who would've thunk it.... literally one of the worst humans ever to gain political office in the UK
Always good to read something by @ckweatherill.bsky.social
🏝️New in Geo!🏝️
'"Operation Hurricane": Narrating climate change as imperial mess' by Charlotte Weatherill
This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Political Ecologies of Islands: Environmental & Climate (In)Justices'.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
'"Operation Hurricane": Narrating climate change as imperial mess' by Charlotte Weatherill
This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Political Ecologies of Islands: Environmental & Climate (In)Justices'.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Always good to read something by @ckweatherill.bsky.social
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social nailing it again. Mahmood in the chamber saying that she's the one who has to deal with racist comments. Yes, and that is abhorrent. Solving it isn't not going to come via policies and discourse which lead to Tommy Robinson saying that the overton window has been smashed
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social nailing it again. Mahmood in the chamber saying that she's the one who has to deal with racist comments. Yes, and that is abhorrent. Solving it isn't not going to come via policies and discourse which lead to Tommy Robinson saying that the overton window has been smashed
Utterly shameful from @stellacreasy.bsky.social The absolute brass neck to start talking yet again about 'grown up politics' whilst being an MP the current Labour party. Labour is literally enabling, emboldening and enacting the far right. You need to own the descent to fascism Labour is overseeing
there is a better way forward rooted in Labour values that also ensures control at our borders. That’s why I will be a voice for common sense and compassion on asylum. My article for the guardian here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#trueLabour 2/2
#trueLabour 2/2
ICE-style raids on Britain's streets: that's all Labour's brutal asylum reforms will achieve | Stella Creasy
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them, says Labour MP Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Utterly shameful from @stellacreasy.bsky.social The absolute brass neck to start talking yet again about 'grown up politics' whilst being an MP the current Labour party. Labour is literally enabling, emboldening and enacting the far right. You need to own the descent to fascism Labour is overseeing
I'm reading One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar el Akkad. It's excellent and this excerpt below seems particularly prescient in the wave of the ongoing flag stuff in the UK. The fear/negative reaction described is exactly the reason why they're being put up.
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I'm reading One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar el Akkad. It's excellent and this excerpt below seems particularly prescient in the wave of the ongoing flag stuff in the UK. The fear/negative reaction described is exactly the reason why they're being put up.
Reposted by Tom Carter-Brookes
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
The logical conclusion of this Labour government. Where are all those centrists who keep saying that we're not descending into a far right authoritarian state now?
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The logical conclusion of this Labour government. Where are all those centrists who keep saying that we're not descending into a far right authoritarian state now?
Always makes me proud seeing people like Hayden giving a solid critique of these issues
We need to tackle the fossil fuel industry for people and planet, not roll out the red carpet for fossil fuel lobbyists. 🌍
November 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Always makes me proud seeing people like Hayden giving a solid critique of these issues
The entire academic community should always be excited when Farhana publishes a new paper 😍
'Repairing epistemic injustice and loss in the era of climate coloniality'
Important new paper from Farhana Sultana
rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Important new paper from Farhana Sultana
rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The entire academic community should always be excited when Farhana publishes a new paper 😍
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If you put up a union jack or George’s Cross in middle of a hate campaign against migrants, asylum seekers & people of colour that used those flags as branding, you knew what you were doing even if you didn’t have sufficient courage in your abysmal convictions to say it. This must be said.
November 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
If you put up a union jack or George’s Cross in middle of a hate campaign against migrants, asylum seekers & people of colour that used those flags as branding, you knew what you were doing even if you didn’t have sufficient courage in your abysmal convictions to say it. This must be said.
Christ, a man out of his depth in a shallow puddle. Hate to break it to him, but I'm fairly sure that the landlord didn't build the house, and 'a fair price you're happy with'. Err yes, right you are pal 🖕
Surely there are some better arguments on the pro landlordism side of the debate than implying that if a landlord doesn't own the house, the house ceases to exist??
November 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Christ, a man out of his depth in a shallow puddle. Hate to break it to him, but I'm fairly sure that the landlord didn't build the house, and 'a fair price you're happy with'. Err yes, right you are pal 🖕
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If they only knew how to zoom in, they might just be able to make out the red poppy too....
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If they only knew how to zoom in, they might just be able to make out the red poppy too....
Utter madness, the UK has the poorest quality housing stock in Europe, meaning that domestic heating is a major source of UK GHGs. We should be massively increasing funding here. Reeves is the epitome of why economists shouldn't be in charge of anything. Ever.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told
Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Utter madness, the UK has the poorest quality housing stock in Europe, meaning that domestic heating is a major source of UK GHGs. We should be massively increasing funding here. Reeves is the epitome of why economists shouldn't be in charge of anything. Ever.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Great article this, really important to start trying to mainstream the idea that 'net' zero really needs to focus more on the 'zero', especially re fossil emissions.
As COP30 begins, here's a gentle reminder that well-intentioned half measures aren't going to solve the climate crisis. The era of fossil fuels must come to an end. My latest in The Guardian... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels | Joëlle Gergis
History tells us that polite incrementalism and political kowtowing will prevail at Cop30 – even as catastrophe unfolds around us
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Great article this, really important to start trying to mainstream the idea that 'net' zero really needs to focus more on the 'zero', especially re fossil emissions.
Looking at the way Reform and the far right are trying to leverage rural resentments against solar farms. Given that most farmers are concerned by climate change – does this actually make Reform anti-farmer?
Enjoyed writing this with @tom-cb.bsky.social
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
Enjoyed writing this with @tom-cb.bsky.social
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
‘You can’t eat electricity’: how rural solar farms became the latest battlefront in Britain’s culture war
Reform UK is exploiting opposition to solar panels – but most farmers are more worried about climate change.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is a fantastic short read, talking about how the countryside is still a fruitful place for right wing politics and nationalism. Really speaks well to parts of my own research around the ongoing contestations in uk agriculture tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/the-...
The English Countryside Doesn’t Exist
Conservative myths about the English countryside have made it an exclusionary haven of right-wing ideology. Can we discern anything more meaningful, substantial, and in keeping with modern reality in ...
tribunemag.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is a fantastic short read, talking about how the countryside is still a fruitful place for right wing politics and nationalism. Really speaks well to parts of my own research around the ongoing contestations in uk agriculture tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/the-...
My latest article
Reform UK is exploiting opposition to solar panels – but most farmers are more worried about climate change.
‘You can’t eat electricity’: how rural solar farms became Britain’s latest culture war
Reform UK is exploiting opposition to solar panels – but most farmers are more worried about climate change.
tcnv.link
November 3, 2025 at 7:17 AM
My latest article
Reposted by Tom Carter-Brookes
Looking at the way Reform and the far right are trying to leverage rural resentments against solar farms. Given that most farmers are concerned by climate change – does this actually make Reform anti-farmer?
Enjoyed writing this with @tom-cb.bsky.social
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
Enjoyed writing this with @tom-cb.bsky.social
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
‘You can’t eat electricity’: how rural solar farms became the latest battlefront in Britain’s culture war
Reform UK is exploiting opposition to solar panels – but most farmers are more worried about climate change.
theconversation.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Looking at the way Reform and the far right are trying to leverage rural resentments against solar farms. Given that most farmers are concerned by climate change – does this actually make Reform anti-farmer?
Enjoyed writing this with @tom-cb.bsky.social
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
Enjoyed writing this with @tom-cb.bsky.social
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
Reposted by Tom Carter-Brookes
My latest article, with the fantastic @alexheffron.bsky.social has just been published. Looking how Reform UK are trying to turn placement of Solar Panels on farmland in a rural culture war and wedge issue.
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
‘You can’t eat electricity’: how rural solar farms became Britain’s latest culture war
Reform UK is exploiting opposition to solar panels – but most farmers are more worried about climate change.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
My latest article, with the fantastic @alexheffron.bsky.social has just been published. Looking how Reform UK are trying to turn placement of Solar Panels on farmland in a rural culture war and wedge issue.
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...