Lapsed mathematician, serial migrant, Silicon Valley Survivor, Scottish Greenhttps://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mqn5c25uj222Great song about MAGA and the world cup from my old friend John Guilfoyle https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gjTX2jO13qM14 Jul 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqn5c25uj222https://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mmcm24scvk2nThere is a Philip K Dick short story in which the dictator appears on TV every day, and you can press buttons to determine what he says. This is the LP now. Burnham is now against PR, rejoining the EU, and for persecuting migrants. He keeps telling us what he won't do. What is the point of him?20 May 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcm24scvk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mmclr3utgk2nJust keeps getting worse. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/20/burnham-to-back-shabana-mahmoods-immigration-changes-allies-say?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other20 May 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmclr3utgk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mmbrsyndi22nAwesome [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbrsyndi22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mm2gp7ht2c2xSensible thinking from Harry Eccles. On balance I think now that the Greens should stand against Burnham provided they can find a really good local candidate, unless we get a cast-iron offering on PR (whipped bill establishing decent system before election). https://substack.com/@harryeccles94/note/c-259977249?r=1v0fek17 May 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2gp7ht2c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mlqyuv62ks2vThe rumour about Andy Burnham standing in the Rusholme constituency sets up a truly delicious fantasy. It's a top Green target seat. Turnout in 2024 was awful. Gorton & Denton round 2 looms?13 May 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqyuv62ks2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mlofxhyqac2wThoughtful piece https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n09/james-butler/labour-s-failure?utm_campaign=4595374_20250509ICYMI&utm_medium=email&utm_source=LRB%20email&dm_i=7NIQ,2QHTA,2E2IQ1,6FH2P,1,0,0,012 May 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlofxhyqac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mlm4dlmoxs27https://substack.com/@yanisvaroufakis/note/p-195286882?r=1v0fek11 May 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm4dlmoxs27https://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3ml7nfk77sk2vAll credit to Burnham and Compass. As for the absurd campaign of smears and abuse toward the Greens from the Labour hierarchy, just stop it. And could we see the end of Akehurst soon? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/06/andy-burnham-labour-anger-appearance-greens-change-now?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other06 May 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7nfk77sk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3ml5b4y7vq22dThis is a disgusting piece. What are we doing, when the supposedly left-liberal press repeats a frankly irrelevant piece of right-wing smear three days before an important election. Any slur will do, for the wrong kind of Jew. What is the Guardian doing? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/05/zack-polanski-falsely-claimed-to-be-british-red-cross-spokesperson-charity-says?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu05 May 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5b4y7vq22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mkzugu7qnk27Truly beyond belief. Why are these people not being prosecuted?04 May 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzugu7qnk27https://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mksdpmthsk2shttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/27/britain-labour-prime-minister-government-radical-action?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other It must be a decade or two since I (mostly) agreed with something Polly Toynbee wrote, but here I am. This is a really good list of things the govt could do which would start to turn us around. Sadly, they won't, because they all involve some bravery. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/27/britain-labour-prime-minister-government-radical-action?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_OtherIt01 May 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksdpmthsk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mkqoyxn3622lAny sane person will condemn the knife attack on Jewish people in Golders Green. Sadly, it has already been weaponized by those wishing to distract us from the behaviour of the Israeli state, led, it seems, by the prime minister. Protest against genocide is not "venerating the murder of Jews".30 Apr 2026 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqoyxn3622lhttps://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mjndsyr23c2kA strange mixture of reality and lack of imagination. The issue is to figure out what defence really is. Does defence require aircraft carriers? Bases in the Indian ocean? American nuclear warheads? I say no. Undersea drones and software? Perhaps. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/rachel-reeves-warns-other-budgets-may-be-cut-to-lift-defence-spending?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other16 Apr 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjndsyr23c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mjeuxacq222zhttps://www.thenational.scot/news/26014599.building-scotlands-new-huge-ai-data-centres/?ref=li13 Apr 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeuxacq222zhttps://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mjd4746wrc23Congratulations to Ross Greer for his performance in the leaders debate. Answered questions concretely, said clearly what we want, took no nonsense from Offord and Finlay, and avoided the silly shouting match.12 Apr 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd4746wrc23https://bsky.app/profile/howardigreen.bsky.social/post/3mj4smowtuk2yhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/09/uk-food-security-iran-war?CMP=share_btn_url10 Apr 2026 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:6pcxpb3jantfb3huracatvs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4smowtuk2y