I’m going to say “no” is the answer to this question, The Guardian. Let the super-rich leave. But don’t let them take their assets with them. Parasites.

I ❤️ GPs that get #parkrun: 'Become a parkrun practice today and improve the health and wellbeing of your patients through increased physical activity, skill development, friendships and socialising, mutual support and personal empowerment.' https://www.racgp.org.au/parkrunpractice

Uh ho. Us Green councillors at SDC are in a tight spot. People have complained about Dale Vince and his draping the Ecotricity HQ in the the Palestinan flag.

A statement’s been put out and the Green Party stressed it had no option but to police planning regulations as required by legislation – but that the leading group of councillors at Ebley Mill supports Ecotricity’s move.

The Council had received public complaints about the Ecotricity flag, so SDC officers were obliged to take advice on the matter. This confirmed that the Palestinian flag is not listed among those with automatic or deemed consent, because Palestine is not a state recognised by the UK Government (unlike in 147 of 193 UN Member States). As a result, the Council has had to invite Ecotricity to submit a planning application for the flag on its building.

Unfortunately, this disappointing outcome is not a matter where political leadership can intervene: councillors, even those who are part of a council’s administration, have no influence over this aspect of planning policy – rightly so, as politics should be kept out of such planning decisions.

Regardless of the action SDC is required to take as Local Planning Authority under national legislation, the Green group of councillors and the rest of Stroud District Green Party support Ecotricity in the decision to display the Palestinian flag on their building.

The Ecotricity flag is a symbol of solidarity with the Palestinian people, and a protest against the violations of international law and the catastrophic violence being inflicted on them by the Israeli government. We join with Ecotricity in calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza and we share their support for all civilians caught up in the conflict. We will be writing to Dale Vince to express this support.

The Greens believe that this situation highlights the pressing need for the UK government to formally recognise the State of Palestine.

Recognising Palestine is a vital step towards justice, equality and a sustainable peace.

It demonstrates a commitment to international law and a balanced approach to the region.

https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/council-orders-ecotricity-to-remove-palestine-flag

#ukpol #GreenParty #Stroud #Ecotricity

Great essay in the Guardian on how the situation in Palestine is a harbinger of fundamental change to the international order

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/jul/06/destruction-of-palestine-is-breaking-the-world?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Listening Club That was DITZ with their second full length 'Never Exhale' which was released on 24th January this year

https://linktr.ee/ditzband

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Right then, many thanks to @ThatNewSound for the multi-story stomping selection. We return next Sunday with @soundclamp in the chair. Until then, real good to see everyone, thanks for stopping by, hoping for a mighty fine week for y'all.

#music #ListeningClub

Blimey. This Saturday at 1pm, a group of about 20 people will sit down in front of the Gandhi statue in Parliament Square holding signs saying, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”

Defend Our Juries group: "They will do so to show their dissent with the absurd decision to proscribe Palestine Action, a direct action group against the ongoing genocide in Gaza."

PA is being banned at the same time as Maniacs Murder Cult and the Russian Imperial Movement, two violent neo-Nazi militias.

I think this is why musicians like Bob Vylan should probably consider words more carefully, because statements like "death to the IDF" will be used by the media to distract from the main issue, the genocide in Gaza

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/01/britain-musician-gaza-glastonbury

Re-watching the #CMAT set from #Glastonbury and dammit, I really wish I'd been at that. That looked really, really good.

#glasto2025

Gutted to read that Jim Shooter has died. A huge influence over #MarvelComics during the period I was hugely influenced by them. RIP

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2025/06/30/jim-shooter-marvel-editor-in-chief-through-crucial-80s-era-dies-at-73/

Satisfying my unscientific curiosity here. Please boost for visibility.

How old are you?

We have sadly missed the opportunity to keep things below 1.5º warming which we could have done if people had acted twenty years ago. Probably missed 2º as well. But we can still make changes to keep things to that level, alongside big programmes of adaptation now. Shutters on the outside of houses in the southeast of England like they have in southern Europe, please. And a lot more street trees, & less reducing of big existing trees. Rip up more tarmac.

Edit: typo

#ClimateChangeAdaptation

How unusual is this heatwave and is climate change to blame? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2k1103vljqo

#environment #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave #heatwaves #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

The trolls & morons reply guying under posts about the #heatwave in the #UK are almost precisely enacting the dog-in-the-burning-room-saying-this-is-fine meme. You have to laugh.

#ClimateChange #GlobalHeating

Save the Earth - compost a billionaire

I tell you another thing that’s “yawn” #CharliXCX - people using nazi social media platform X - just stop, plenty of alternatives easily available

Alright, the bar's closed, get on home and safe journey to one-and-all.

Big thanks to @akx for assembly duties on the #LiveVortex 2025, see you all here same time, same place next week with @ThatNewSound in the selector seat

#ListeningClub

Great work @akx and all contributors

#ListeningClub #LiveVortex

@akx maybe one year we could do the Live Vortex of all Live Vortices, and this plan would work?

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@iamwahl I thought that was John Martyn! Very nice

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