It is obscene that so much of our finest talent is mobilized around innovating new ways to appropriate people's personal data or develop algorithms to manipulate people into clicking on more ads, while fundamental social and ecological problems remain unaddressed.
Today, I confronted with UK 🇬🇧 Minister of Energy, Climate and Environment @ZacGoldsmith at #COP27.
I asked him, "When will you release those jailed climate activists your Govt. arrested for protesting to stop new oil & gas license across UK?"
He replied, "No idea" & run away!
This week, MPs agreed that peaceful protesters, whether convicted of any crime or not, can be electronically tagged, forced to report to the police, forbidden to associate with others or to attend or encourage further protests.
Somehow this passed almost all of you by.
Britain has the most expensive energy in Europe, the most expensive train fares in Europe, the most overcrowded prisons in Europe and the dirtiest rivers and beaches in Europe. Such are the successes of privatisation.
@greateranglia hi I keep trying to book a return journey but keep getting a notification saying outward pair journey no longer valid even though I’ve changed the journey combo many times? Urgently need to book