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Peter Cranie

@petercranie.bsky.social
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Father, husband, UCU Branch Chair, Liverpool Green Party Exec member, Scottish Green Party, University Lecturer (Education) - Prospective Council Candidate, Smithdown ward

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 6h
The real two-tier justice no party wants to abolish ... There are more benefit inspectors chasing claimants stealing a pittance than HMRC tax inspectors chasing super-rich fraudsters & tax dodgers living a life of luxury on their criminal loot worth £millions meme via The UK Against Hate
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Reuters @reuters.com · 30/09/2026
US ceasefire plan for Sudan could lead to Libya-style partition, adviser says reut.rs/3Vl0OVC
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US ceasefire plan for Sudan could lead to Libya-style partition, adviser says
A US ceasefire proposal to pause Sudan's civil war ​could push the country towards a Libya-style partition in its current form, a top adviser to Sudan's ‌army-led authorities told Reuters, in some of the strongest criticism by a Sudanese official of the plan so far.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
She's a 94 year old Jewish human rights lawyer. She's been arrested under terrorism legislation for opposing genocide. The least we can do is to listen.
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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 02/10/2026
Listen: I don’t want to minimize the danger of high e-bike speeds. But if the problem here is that stores sell e-bikes that can drive faster than legal limits, then where’s the story about how literally *every car dealership has been doing the same thing for decades*?!?
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Hidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h | CBC News
A new hidden camera investigation by Marketplace shows how some stores are selling e-scooters and e-bikes with top speeds much higher than provincial speed limits and with recommended rider ages young...
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Change doesn’t happen because those in power suddenly decide to be bolder - it happens when. Greens push them to be better. And on climate, that couldn’t be more urgent. Vote Green to keep fossil fuels in the ground, where they belong
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Emma Howard @emmahoward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
After a poultry plant shut down in July's heatwave, the UK's meat industry trade body called for processing sites to have "continuous access to water, irrespective of wider pressures on local supplies". When those sites use more water than Brighton, that matters. www.grilled.media/data-meat-in...
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Data: Meat plants use more water than the population of Brighton
As meat processors demand priority access to water during drought, exclusive data reveals the industry's water use
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B heard media 💚🇵🇸 @bheardmedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
UK vice-president of Palantir & former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson wrote a threatening letter to Labour MP Clive Lewis, a vocal critics “They’re saying: ‘We are watching you. We are monitoring you. And that’s what we do. Your card is marked “Honestly, it feels very Palantir. Very Big Brother.”
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Worth a read. A lot to support in the speech, but a ‘pragmatic’ approach does jar a bit. From a climate perspective, the pragmatic response to accelerating risks is to follow the evidence: cut emissions, build resilience and reduce fossil-fuel dependence. www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/45...
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What does true pragmatism look like in an age of climate crisis?
Andy Burnham has promised a 'pragmatic' approach to North Sea drilling, but who gets to decide what that word even means?
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Peter Cranie @petercranie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Great work here by @liverpool.greenparty.org.uk leading on road safety www.merseymonitor.com/time-for-dee...
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‘Deeds not words’ urged over city road safety emergency
‘Our roads are far too unsafe and people are losing their lives’
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 30/09/2026
Breaking News! The preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly for Sept. 29th came in at 3.18°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. This marks yet another record all-time high and the 123rd consecutive record daily high at 1.1°C above the previous daily record set in 1997.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 30/09/2026
This is very very important, and it's why I criticise the 'green AI' companies. ketanjoshi.co/2025/12/14/e...
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Ecosia’s “Green AI”: false hope for corrosive tech
Why replace human work with fossil-fuel-slurping mistake generators? Ecosia’s “Green AI” is selling false hope for bad tech
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Peter Cranie @petercranie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This will be really hard for so many. But narratives that more gas & oil from the North Sea is the solution just shows the fossil fuel lobby hard at work. Insulation, domestic solar & a smart grid can turn consumers into producers. Physics (net zero) isn’t ideological www.nbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years
A typical household faces an annual gas and electricity bill of £1,999 from January, based on a key forecast.
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have said before and will again: any electoral reform commission must NOT rule out a change of system BEFORE the next election if needed. We cannot risk a minority vote handing a huge majority to any party that would take a shredder to democracy itself.
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jhd1591.bsky.social @jhd1591.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ALT #GetCounted #YesScots #Yes #SNP #ScottishGreens #LabourInScotland #LibDemsInScotland #ConservativesInScotland #TheNational Today’s THE NATIONAL. Get the paper at your paper shop or subscribe online at: thenational.scot
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Electricity is 23% of global final energy but delivers 37% of useful energy and powers 46% of the global economy. We don't need to replace every fossil joule. We need to replace the services. A much smaller task. Great to see the @iea.org’s new Electrification report finally measure this.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Some good stuff in here, but missing one key word - climate That's right. Not a single mention of the greatest threat this country, and the world, have ever faced Really quite bizarre www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
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Burnham giving first Labour conference speech as prime minister - watch live
Under the plan, the state pension will continue to rise each year in line with inflation or by 2.5% - but the annual earnings link will be dropped.
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yesterday we had Liam Halligan, the current director of the Centre for Policy Studies. Today we have Alys Denby, former deputy editor of CapX which is owned the Centre for Policy Studies. Small world... #politicslive bsky.app/profile/paul...
Aly Denby on Politics LiveTransparify thinktank website rating Centre for Policy Studies as "Highly Opaque"
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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How the transition is no longer a luxury? Do you know the Pay-As-You-Save (PAYS) Program: Utility companies cover the upfront cost of installing green tech (like better insulation or heat pumps). The user then pays them back slowly on their monthly utility bill,
Heat pump with hot water tank in a large straw house
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Peter Cranie @petercranie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another week on and still no constituency poll.
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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 28/09/2026
COMING UP: @doctorow.pluralistic.net will be at the @greenparty.org.uk Conference Fringe this year. Join us for this special event exploring 'Digital Sovereignty and the Post-American Internet: What the Greens can do to escape Big Tech'. 🗓️ Sat 3 October 🕠️ 5.45-6.45pm 📍 Brighton Find out more ⬇️
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Digital Sovereignty and the Post-American Internet
What the Greens can do to escape Big Tech Trump has given every country the means, motive and opportunity to build a new, good Internet, free from the geopolitical imperatives America foisted on the…
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tax their arses off www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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London’s investment bankers and lawyers make more than £1bn in takeover frenzy
Bumper fees paid in the year’s mergers and acquisitions spark anger over high City pay during cost of living crisis
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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There is a genuine incomprehension amongst many journalists and politicians that anyone might care sincerely about Palestinians or seriously object to their indiscriminate slaughter. The natural human response to this genocide is something they simply cannot understand.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gavin Bazunu statement on withdrawing from Ireland squad

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Statement - Gavin Bazunu

Representing my country means everything to me. I have the utmost respect for every single one of my team mates, the Manager, his staff and the Irish people

However I have reached a decision that I have hot taken lightly. I am a man of strong faith and try my best to be a person of character and principle therefore 1 feel it would be wrong to participate in the upcoming fixtures against Israel.

My decision is based purely upon my personal belief that the killing of innocent people is wrong.

It is important to note that my stance is not in opposition of the Israeli people or the Jewish community but against the atrocities in the region.

There are few times where you get a chance ir ife to stand up for something bigger and strongly believe that this is one of them


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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
And yet @libdems.org.uk want to keep us hooked on climate-wrecking, geopolitical-nightmare fuel by cutting fuel duty by 10p. It's hard to imagine a more environmentally and economically illiterate policy. Read the room.
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The Alternate Histoween 🎃 @althistorian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day. Today we celebrate the life of a man who saved billions by not believing a computer. May we all learn this valuable lesson.
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Israel’s Central Elections Committee has voted to bar the country’s two main Arab-majority political lists from next month’s parliamentary election, potentially leaving Palestinian citizens of Israel without their principal representatives in the Israeli parliament…” This is not democracy.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Talk growing that Ireland’s players will refuse to play Israel www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
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Ireland’s match against Israel thrown into chaos as Bazunu tells squad he does not want to play
Some other players understood to be considering whether to join goalkeeper in withdrawing from Nations League fixtures
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A third runway for Heathrow in the face of a climate emergency? The Government's own climate advisors say no! Ministers must withdraw support for this reckless plan that only benefits wealthy airport bosses, and support the buses and trains we use every day instead.
Image is of Green MPs Carla Denyer and Sian Berry, with Green Peer Jenny Jones and a campaigner from No 3rd Runway Coalition. They are stood in front of a digital van which reads: FINAL CALL: Andy Burnham. PROTECT OUR ECONOMY. Say NO to Heathrow's Third Runway.
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Green Elects @greenelects.world · 25/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Greens have gained Queen's Park in Brighton from Labour. Congratulations to Mark Strong, who is the new councillor. With a huge swing from the 2023 city election (+28). This seat was also gained by the Greens from Labour in the 2024 by-election.
Bar chart of Queen’s Park (Brighton) election results: Green leads with 50.13%, Labour 35.3%, Reform 7.04%, Conservatives 4.2%, and Lib Dems 3.2%. Green gain from Labour.
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The proposed ban on non-essential use of PFAS in the EU is being fought by the chemicals industry on a scale, "far bigger than anything the tobacco industry have been able to pull together." share.google/r69snPliLy5N...
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Industry using ‘tobacco playbook’ to fend off ‘forever chemicals’ regulation
Industry-funded research and exaggerated claims litter arguments made by fluoropolymer industry against stricter regulation
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Bertha Mason @thornfieldhall.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Two tier policing. Victoria Thomas Bowen, who chucked a milkshake at Farage, was given a 13-week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months; had to pay him £150 compensation; had to complete 120 hours of unpaid work and pay £450 in court costs. It was nowhere near the level of violence of this assault.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A new survey says 43% support compulsory military service for young people. But guess what? Break it down by age and only 15% of those who'd actually be conscripted back it, while 66% of over 65's support it.
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Every year, HMRC, by its own estimates, fails to collect 46.8 billion of tax. See webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/202606... How about hiring more people to retrieve this avoided tax before suggesting funding defence by cutting welfare to the poorest and most vulnerable? Just saying.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 24/09/2026
NEW – Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK ✍️ Written by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org 📊 Data analysis by Ho Woo Nam Read here: buff.ly/VpxOLE5
EVs are now up to nine times cheaper per mile than diesel cars. Pence per mile. A chart shows diesel highest at around 21p, petrol at 20p, EV at price cap at 7p, and EV off peak lowest at under 2.5p. Source: Carbon Brief analysis, DESNZ, Ofgem, Zapmap. - (alt text generated by Google Gemini)
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/09/2026
Every line of this article is just completely stunning
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
With big thanks to @doctorofmusic.bsky.social, here's my discussion today with Lord Jackson about North Sea oil and gas. Tape your jaw to your face before watching. Really.
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Peter Cranie @petercranie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...
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First Past the Post means millions of our votes make no difference to parliament. Add your name now to demand a fairer voting system
It only takes 30 seconds
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Considering Burnham's attack on Russian disinformation at the UN, maybe we should take another look at this damning verdict on the (old) government's corrupt investigation into Russian influence during the Brexit ref. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Kevin Thurston @del-boy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Deeply disappointing to see Libdem leader now supporting more drilling in the North Sea - it will add to global volume of climate emissions, drive climate breakdown & send a dangerous signal to the rest of the world
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Sir Ed Davey says Jackdaw gas field 'makes sense' as decision looms for government
A consultation on the gas field - located 150 miles northeast of Aberdeen - closed last month, with the prime minister set to make a decision.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
El Niño is breaking every existing record already, and it's got weeks to go before it's likely to hit a peak. We're going to see a warmer world than any humans before us this year billmckibben.substack.com/p/hold-my-wa...
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Hold my (warm) beer
It’s Existential Crises Week!
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Peter Cranie @petercranie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Still no constituency polling #holborn&stpancras. For comparison, Makerfield had 5 (first one published within a week of Simons resigning). G&D had 3 (if you include dismal first one). Even Clacton got a poll. Does Reform have to be in contention to make a byelection worth polling? #greenvlabour
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🔴 Something Tom Watson won't tell you: Five police forces in the East Midlands working with Palantir on a controversial surveillance programme are ending their involvement Exclusive by Democracy for Sale and Liberty Investigates. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-f...
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Revealed: Five police forces to drop Palantir surveillance tool
Exclusive: Palantir's UK policing ambitions take a hit as East Midlands forces end their involvement in a controversial data pilot.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s extraordinary that as we breach 1.5° - which only in 2018, the IPCC said wouldn’t be reached until 2040 - that the PM is still holding up net zero by 2050 as an adequate response!

 The threat level has changed dramatically since the UK adopted its NZ by 2050 aim. Just a few examples: 🧵
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Labour are worried. They've had the Foreign Secretary, the Chancellor, the Mayor of London & the Prime Minister out in Holborn & St Pancras but we've got you. Hundreds of thousands of you who care & are making a difference! Donate today to help us win: donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/london-by-el...
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Let's get our sixth Green MP elected - Green Party
We have a chance to elect our 6th MP - London's first Green MP, Zack Polanski! But we raise over £200k by 8 October. Will you help us?
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I love this woman. If only her words could reach all human ears. A must watch till the end, Speaker-Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and antiglobalization author. #WomeninLeadership IG: @maturedgirl
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Good article by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on widespread acceptance - including by the police - of antisocial driving. Lovely to see a link to our recent motonormativity paper in here too www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
In towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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