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Mark Burton
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Scholar-activist. “radical Marxist extremist” #degrowth Various topics on the pancrisis. Anti-imperialist. I also grow unusual edibles, do a bit of crafting in wood. Manchester. Lapsed psychologist & manager. Native English speaker, read and write Spanish, read Portuguese and, with effort, French. Charitable donations made to organisations, not individuals. Pics: lightening, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 2012; The Gullet, Malvern Hills. searchable #degrowth #ecosocialism https://uncommontater.net
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Mark Burton 2y ago

Extraordinary ignorance of MPs.

"Even this summer 47% of MPs still think voters would oppose onshore windfarms with only 17% expecting constituents would be in favour. The same survey found only 14% of the public were opposed to windfarms and 56% would be happy to have them nearby."

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/aug/18/weatherwatch-lobbying-climate-action-crisis

Replying to Avatar Emeritus Prof Christopher May

Larry Elliot observes two key issues about the domination of #services in the UK economy:

1. services firms are concentrated in #London & SE increasing the problem of regional #inequality;

2. Despite their success, they cannot counter the massive deterioration in the #balanceoftrade in commodities & manufactured goods, that is driving our worsening trade deficit;

to which I would add:

3. due to their character services do little for the UK's #productivity problem!

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/13/trade-deficit-danger-being-sidelined-fight-inflation-investment

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Mark Burton 2y ago

nostr:npub1g0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4msp3tvm4 I suppose one thing Brexit has done is remove the veil under which the dependence of the UK on the import of commodified goods was hidden due to the receipts from the FIRE and other services sector in the city and SE.

Now we see the vulnerability of the country to eco-geopolitical shocks in its full horror.

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