"Not TV or illegal drugs but the automobile has been the chief destroyer of...communities." ― Jane Jacobs

I’ve reviewed the 4 competing proposals submitted by existing councils as to how Local Government Reorganisation in #Essex should take shape It's barefoot textual analysis to see what they have to say about the climate and nature emergencies dengiebioregion.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/the…

Another private company failure. Water companies must belong to the public #ReNationalise theguardian.com/environment/20…

“At some point, some hard decisions have to be made – that certain communities will have to be relocated. Protection becomes so expensive that it’s not worth it, so you have to move communities to safer, higher ground” #ManagedRetreat theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The next Maldon District Green Party social is this Saturday 22nd - meet Greens by the riverside Saturday 22 November 2025 - 2.00pm-3pm Ye Old White Hart The Quay Burnham on Crouch CM0 8AS Nearest bus stop/service: Burnham Clock Tower (esxjdgwm & esxawtmt) D7 31 331

#COP30 is on fire

Some say the UK should simply “adapt” to climate change. Adapt to what, exactly – uninhabitable towns, megafires and collapsing ecosystems? Climate damage could hit $38 trillion a year globally by 2049. No defence wall can protect an economy in freefall. Prevention is cheaper

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'Farage tells donors he expects Reform UK will do an election deal with Tories' ft.com/content/ecf577…

Fair chance these never happen now and we get the centralisation of LGR without the devolution of powers to the county #ShitShow bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Governments with resources will be forced to engage in long, nightmarish episodes of triage: deciding what & who can be salvaged from engulfment by a disordered environment. The choice will need to be made primarily among the poorest, not just abroad but at home #ManagedRetreat

We won’t be able to defend some areas against the sea in the long term. We need to consider where to retreat from the current coastline. For Hamburg we need a plan to move the city 30 or 50 kilometers inland to the northeast by 2200 #ManagedRetreat worldcrunch.com/focus/green-or…

The algorithms are making it a lot harder to spread the word about these online talks. Although numbers are still reasonable, it would be a great help if folk were able to give the 30 December event a quick share 🙂 Booking available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-in…