If you want to know why we have a chaotic, dysfunctional asylum system instead of safe routes - this is why.

There's a lot of people who get very, very rich from providing all those 'deterrents' and 'controls'.

NEW 🧵: how Britain became gripped by the worst homelessness crisis in the developed world

This is fabulous.

Really looking forward to speaking at the fab ⁦Kirkdale Bookshop⁩ with brilliant ⁦Jo Marchant⁩ on 14 June! Do join us! kirkdalebookshop.com/nomad-century/

“I love being a pharmacist, but the UK’s drug shortage makes me want to give up – and Brexit makes it worse” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

An interesting and challenging interview with journalist Gaia Vince (Gaia Vince) on what happens when folks can no longer adapt to your changing homestead.

Government here looking a lot like an undesired prostitute offering up a few last tricks for wealthy clients in an attempt to gain a few more years on the job…

My once-futuristic hotel

Be more Finn

University of Oxford review: Privatisation leads to worse care for patients.

Tag everyone that needs to see this research below.

Proud supporter together with #EYL40 of the open letter calling on newly elected EU leaders to defend democracy jointly written by International IDEA, European Endowment for Democracy, EPD - European Partnership for Democracy, Open Gov Partnership, and ENoP.
A 10 policy priorities plan for the #EU at home and abroad.
#EU elections

Recently I learned that National Geographic was founded in 1888 by Gardiner Greene Hubbard, who was Alexander Graham Bell's father-in-law and his business partner in what eventually became AT&T.

This is what it is today... :(

Warszawa!

The Netherlands has been one of Europe's leaders on heat pumps, and provides an ideal model for the UK to follow (because NL also has an extensive gas grid).
Looks like that will end with the new Wilders-led government...

On a train to Warsaw and noticed there’s an area of the country called Lesser Poland. Wonder how they feel about that

Welcome to the floating world - My take on the floods in the south of Brazil, what they forebode, and why this makes it more important than ever to protect climate shock absorbers like the Amazon rainforest. sumauma.com/en/bem-vinda-b…

Happy publication day to George Monbiot and his excellent, concise guide to the mess we’re in and who’s to blame

& after my denial, now this: “Rwandan immigration authorities denied entry to Clémentine de Montjoye, a senior researcher in the Africa division at Human Rights Watch, upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, on May 13, 2024” hrw.org/news/2024/05/1…

SkyTruth’s New Report Finds 750+ Oil Slicks in Mediterranean Sea Revealing Chronic Pollution Problem wp.me/p9Qu4m-aSd

Looking forward to this. Do come along!