2026-05-07T05:31:19Z https://yabu.me Peter Brett https://yabu.me/npub1phzjtt987hpmgyugwfl26avpgkw3x2dmeyezlczeqth5vkqcn2csul36u5 https://mastodon.me.uk/system/accounts/avatars/110/491/786/726/464/127/original/be433b57dffe6484.jpg https://mastodon.me.uk/system/accounts/avatars/110/491/786/726/464/127/original/be433b57dffe6484.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst57uqj0n8c4fzegh2ssyuqyafg0ec7nfsyp2twq6kt6am6xc5z3gzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz0kttxg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdf7j6vwn965d3ah8x38lfywfwcl02xm9ch5qj0gxjavfqhmhrqycmtzzsh'>nevent1q…zzsh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you look at the likely practical outcomes of any attempt to implement Reform&#39;s stated plan, it always ends up with death camps for brown people. 2026-04-21T09:18:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphqnugr7744mkd3rx4tpj34yrycs0k2dw67mmhjt07877lykmnaqzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzn667t4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0rwvr7mdn76f4et3trqek6dghgx3ygq0vs0udt75060qd7n9dvkqnjh05v'>nevent1q…h05v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just checked the standard and /../ is a completely valid URL path element. Go on. You know you want to do it 2026-04-02T16:32:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0rwvr7mdn76f4et3trqek6dghgx3ygq0vs0udt75060qd7n9dvkqzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz98dzck In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxjav57ju0adrwgjw9xdw49xjmrt2qtalmuw3u2pclt48cz8cwwrcnpxtyt'>nevent1q…xtyt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Put your malicious standards compliance hat on, and use /../ 2026-04-02T16:31:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswd60pup6tk7n73lrh920ua3wu8mzqmajydeufuncztfxlfv427wszyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz8869v9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszuwmyjyr8fy55eqfd8hndnv5g5fjmzvflm4qea66nc5862kdvkegpqjrna'>nevent1q…jrna</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As my mother told me, “Two wrongs don&#39;t make a right.” <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1afml2kzwamqxppl50207sf5jwgl3l6ugn6hnuwugtxt7ctnhdtkqjq5gp4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub1afm…5gp4</span>)</a></span> 2026-03-22T06:58:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp972c4q92r9hsk54h6f9ad8q5dezyny7vchgg7te6dqa4u5kvs9gzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzpnt0za In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvh8rsf4gflgemhdlc2k0negr6z65t506gqp96g99whs7gmudjwgzn6zx4'>nevent1q…6zx4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Criticisms of Anglophonic hegemony are similar to (and inseparable from) criticisms of capitalism.<br/><br/>In many cases, systems people put in place to mitigate capitalism&#39;s harms inadvertently strengthen capitalism&#39;s grip (e.g. tax credits for low paid workers allow them to be paid even less). <br/><br/>Similarly, lowering the bar for communication in English, as you describe, makes it ever less likely that we&#39;ll ever start treating non English speakers as first class citizens.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vl7jgjkprjrpytq0en63ss482a08aam0q5tr5nrwg4tdznvcvnaq44f6g0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Eugen Rochko</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vl7…f6g0</span>)</a></span> 2026-03-11T05:11:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs04el7vkfth72vvzsnwckhjq8jl6dzeknu6qf3q773qguu7ddl2pgzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz2vd5v6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstna3947fjy4zpntx27z3ghmdk8wpw2rdv3fjsy4q6e95dq26cphc54jnln'>nevent1q…jnln</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gotta give the British more credit, here. It wasn&#39;t merely “over oil”, it was specifically over British Petroleum&#39;s completely unfair monopoly in the region… hard to think of a clearer example of The Brits Are At It Again 2026-03-01T11:06:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxu4a0geuaua3n7thdqpuldarquud0vmtlw2juypmdk5gxm5pp3cqzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzx67uh6 Neoliberal centrism murdered Liberalism and is wearing its flayed skin like a coat 2026-01-29T17:50:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspcnhccl4xwv4zwvxfu9hhx2j8tgjr4nk2krmce3wpwp4xvr3vg8gzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzmhh60f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsys08w7sdfjmqc5c836v4tye6w5356ml4d74st7rd75purejxc0msftq74q'>nevent1q…q74q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A hot civil war in the USA is one of the better possible outcomes from where we currently stand, because it would mean that the regime would not have the capacity to be waging wars of conquest against other countries and peoples.<br/><br/>If there isn&#39;t a civil war I can guarantee that there will be a war to conquer nearby resource-rich states as a distraction from domestic genocide.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think elections will fix this. Russia has elections. 2026-01-18T13:36:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx27qr5q3q5rjvfgkyrr7qyqplw6c596ndzhw8erm9v2p9zc065xczyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz22xh42 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszwup6x40uqwarkzjvz2anftj0p0nrngfke3fupd6e052atngh4fqtfyzzs'>nevent1q…yzzs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was a regular at the NASASpaceflight forum at the time that all this was going down, and I think there was a 80/20 split among insiders between, “This is an embarrassing shitshow,” and, “This is the only way to do things.”<br/><br/>Where things have ended up now — NASA&#39;s ability to do anything completely gutted, and US access to space at the whim of a crazed billionaire — is cringeworthy.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hkhtwgw8p9nfr4cpa9jpcux0r55xkwr6samfzazzpjqzmsh5m4eq3j0nqq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Peter</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hkh…0nqq</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19tt5ynnw7gqyez8tcvrlslh4ar96z2gzkxqmwfl3hrvwacddlqgqu96nnr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Winchell Chung ⚛🚀</span> (<span class="italic">npub19tt…6nnr</span>)</a></span> 2025-11-03T17:45:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv663npusn4a4f969p3rdvuts4e6dgf4h6wtwn0pr4dazuk6jazdqzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzlhcswa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr3kgmc4jka7dhfaztfhkd9xms08jpc78gl8p8mz3da8hhq5pr9lslllqpr'>nevent1q…lqpr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was abundantly clear just how stupid the SLS project was back in 2009, and it hasn&#39;t made any more sense over the intervening 16 years.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19tt5ynnw7gqyez8tcvrlslh4ar96z2gzkxqmwfl3hrvwacddlqgqu96nnr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Winchell Chung ⚛🚀</span> (<span class="italic">npub19tt…6nnr</span>)</a></span> 2025-11-03T16:46:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2cqzms9pd2lgpzv8wmz7dd6rt7t9477qrtw93aj4s29fvj3psl4czyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzmn2psd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstqzdx4a0r8cjpu2sly2cfrkh8zld6nt42r057qtc33e8uuk0r00c2pclk5'>nevent1q…clk5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“By far the largest national demonstration since 2003,” while continuing to pretend that the 1M+ anti-Brexit protests didn&#39;t happen.<br/><br/>HM Government ignored those protests and will ignore these ones too.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics 2025-10-12T16:05:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswvsljastlake8fafel2n2m09vs33qaw6ks57c573cc44uv76u0vszyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzjxc5s6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszujfyd3fzj5xh6y3kpug6rt466gxcteh8awenl8zqeaw3gyq70qstzfua4'>nevent1q…fua4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A freedom you cannot actually use is not a freedom at all, is it? This is the fundamental error of Neoliberalism and why it&#39;s so destructive and corrosive. 2025-10-08T08:39:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvdvptxkcdfwsp6uel7z2y0ldarqxma39x63hpgd5hs8enljtgycczyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz03xdqq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswf77tnxy5crtrg9jkhs48wrwp9n6dtjwmg3rrtl33zr06ved3yfch96mml'>nevent1q…6mml</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My understanding of radical Liberalism is the belief in continuous and introspective re-evaluation of exactly what the minimum level of restrictions on an individual&#39;s freedoms should be to maximise all humans&#39; freedom.<br/><br/>For example: a person&#39;s freedom is severely curtailed by being hungry, unhoused or (obviously) dead. Hence radical Liberalism leads to *strong* opposition to the Palestinian genocide.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, most Libertarians I encounter are white supremacists. 2025-10-08T08:31:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswdl9ygrta4zx6l46laesr5ac96wd2k4tffml77dcded7p8e526rgzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzgr98dh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82fg52pk0an2x09725le0cddpux89z76w76ahwt7rs2qmzznlejcre3y4j'>nevent1q…3y4j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m a Liberal and I think Ms Thunberg is impressive, inspiring, and clearly demonstrates what radical Liberalism should look like. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v80d8fnq8y2fz3297wnsnkl6nacakfuq2jsf3vd8ek6h28u74j3stwtal8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>JP</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v80…tal8</span>)</a></span> 2025-10-07T22:38:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8m9p5y2dj5nd6ksm4nwph96u4advpejz60gnfkhfulvqehsfefaqzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzcd84yd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2nysffelknegsjnjg34rdtzx7c6vr8xyet6fkxrcuume40p5c45qehqacv'>nevent1q…qacv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“Everyone free to go anywhere on the planet” worked without issues for literally thousands of years. Why would it be different now?<br/><br/>Administrative boundaries and controlled borders are two different things. You can have one without the other. <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1s20wsx5d90r4sqljl03v9g4fw6h7cuhw3rj45qrmxmfr8ea29klqwntwmm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>stux⚡️</span> (<span class="italic">npub1s20…twmm</span>)</a></span> #PostNationalism 2025-07-05T12:54:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr6a76clf9pffs4nxzpm6px0rzjlk9pxjdzqqt7h496x4t9mkzm8gzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtznqdkfd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgz5yrlhs373t5eswfhvlt939judsra9qpaa6t3jfmlfp9s43wuzcv0fhdp'>nevent1q…fhdp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Rumours of her death are exaggerated, fortunately. She ain&#39;t dead yet!<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17cstlcnxlzz2qu0vkq7dgeq4ah45dks7sqy94qcau7kr9d42zpcqh2uf7q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>GeePawHill</span> (<span class="italic">npub17cs…uf7q</span>)</a></span> 2025-06-10T15:40:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspr6h353w0r4f2zeycd8leekax8ws3w86rf4wqzqzzld3jc735qxgzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz4ww9x0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgufw74gzzl9w6mzg080ghy8nxv4udndnnwj46g8czuhqtuydc36gqlj8z5'>nevent1q…j8z5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Strava trying to shove completely useless “AI” features into every screen, SMH 2025-04-18T13:58:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsql6f2xdtstl5a0f0ds98amgdmg856zu0d80ezu94xwxm4dlkdveqzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzt4xgvn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgy6nh5p6775ycedcl72uudl4jf7ajel38glzss4m6csatjkl334st45zr8'>nevent1q…5zr8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Unfortunately, at this rate I think it&#39;s more likely that a lot of US businesses are going to have to re-learn how to manage without computers, and/or a healthy black market &amp; smuggling trade develops. 2025-04-08T18:45:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrp3x8a7998fykhl9pje64f3r7jup7hpuxfmd43fn78p6jzytgshgzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzrgatvh I wish Mastodon had a way to add a note for me to remind myself why someone is blocked, e.g. “Sealioning,” “Xenophobia,” or “Can&#39;t deal with right now” 2025-03-16T22:33:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8hvhae476y6ag2ywe5q6330qfcah0hekfru34aqrutl5vur9jvhgzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz9f2sdd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0t4l2vz0lgvfj5gaw4ccfemg3vfcwz5ruvt3fr29l78h5yxu2djgzn87rm'>nevent1q…87rm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Or to ditch Google, perhaps <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1lq68asmanu3etxax9hvrj8au4h585lq8zgzujmufqsewtsz85mkskknf7e" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Lauren Weinstein</span> (<span class="italic">npub1lq6…nf7e</span>)</a></span> 2025-03-14T18:26:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszgrwzlsnuafxjvejj2cj3tref882qfwcufq8q2l7lywpztced3rgzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzm3z5qr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqtgd8xucs40jsyzpk5dyxgc9dqfnvrgeaxa85z34mhkptr0pqcyqt0v7cq'>nevent1q…v7cq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Empowering unions and strengthening workers&#39; rights is more than &#34;remotely&#34; left wing, surely? 2025-01-24T12:13:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsymq5wfy864z476ukcqq2u5u8jra3lrjfg32w50t983h4cyxhdvgqzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzx2e7pa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgpxalk6durggj4234ln5s496ccyt8xhenau2vnz6u7xgfal58kpgqy3s5f'>nevent1q…3s5f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do you know about the Waverley Railway Station Rifle Range? You do now! 2024-12-01T16:06:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsya2q67yqskkhh4ahuupuzrx684rgecu0rjrqpzlnw4fzx0xja2xqzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzkzsvlx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstgneltvs86fh9phu7nxa6l5n4u8j94kk48am9jkwaacqwndfgv4sg7a6mv'>nevent1q…a6mv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh damn, Ms Haigh is definitely one of the good ones 2024-11-29T07:34:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs85p6jvkdyvrwe9svlmkr3g0hxm7hk3w0ffarlc88x0ygwvn8mn5gzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz4a3scc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyyh5ed2jhvxltlrz0rnya4k5kgfemggv3cg6d3ty3jxcvl4c3rfqfg5fva'>nevent1q…5fva</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is simply further evidence that Labour and Conservative parties are held to _completely_ different standards by both the media and the electorate. 2024-11-24T23:08:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx7lzjehuxftk9kkay8lx3fyzhr0df0nz9yud8pw8n43t4mz8wxfczyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzh5kvgc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82xpwn4ytw6h5lwhmrvzqysn0gwq7h7t0u9jnwaffjcjsd79pz2c442n98'>nevent1q…2n98</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What if no-one pays? Fossil fuel companies don&#39;t need more money. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1z3tksn78x5k0xvdfvkr2crnptfmf0hammffuygy6xq0jenn95gfs3npqn2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dr Craig Dalȝell</span> (<span class="italic">npub1z3t…pqn2</span>)</a></span> 2024-11-14T01:02:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxefk9ask4lh9kgewadl5hvsxskhku007apse9s2ys54d4qeht5vqzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzjdfexl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszj8m65zlq7aj7qjsqxj4dhqyr5j50fpnnmp488a7h7hthsjrjm6c44clm8'>nevent1q…clm8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This will simply not be possible without drastically reducing the emissions from transport.<br/><br/>I do not anticipate announcements about incentives to cut commuting, nor about massive investments in rail freight infrastructure.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #ClimateChange #COP29 2024-11-12T07:45:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspuxuxz08trgphppq9xyjlm3cprfazqwyz54kjghvjrq9qua4v7wgzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzv6l6ev In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6lf7ujljmsd8p9xxcn6wdqrlwx26zz52ln2e3eje9uzq6dk2qrsgy7x0l'>nevent1q…7x0l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When considering Lords reform, let&#39;s think out of the box in selecting a democratic and representative solution.<br/><br/>END<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords <br/><br/>Essential reading:<br/><br/>&#34;Against Elections: The Case for Democracy&#34;<br/>David van Reybrouck<br/>isbn:9781609808105 2024-11-11T11:38:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw6lf7ujljmsd8p9xxcn6wdqrlwx26zz52ln2e3eje9uzq6dk2qrszyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz8zjr4z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvu3sdptswpw6y4yc6qsc27r45tyatyu8j5cdj7tjzf7aw0lht7xcpfcjup'>nevent1q…cjup</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No expenses scandals: centralize the provision of salary, offices, staff and family accommodation. Otherwise, carry over the roles and responsibilities of members of the House of Lords.<br/><br/>&#34;But,&#34; I hear you ask, &#34;What if some of the members are stupid, lazy, ignorant or prejudiced?&#34;<br/><br/>Then it would indeed be a representative body.<br/><br/>There have been Prime Ministers that fit some or all of that description, and it didn&#39;t break the country yet.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:36:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvu3sdptswpw6y4yc6qsc27r45tyatyu8j5cdj7tjzf7aw0lht7xczyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz7m6xhm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs83r2yczswuwvxx97nvuchwhrexdt2u6wkal7ah4eg74gz4cy05qs5725wr'>nevent1q…25wr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, we require a democratic and representative way to create a revising chamber.<br/><br/>My preferred approach is sortition (aka random selection).<br/><br/>Take a statistically representative sample of 200 people from the electoral roll, every 5 years. Each voter selected who agrees to serve and passes security checks would serve in the &#34;House of Jurors&#34; for 15 years. Allow resignations for any reason at any time.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:36:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs83r2yczswuwvxx97nvuchwhrexdt2u6wkal7ah4eg74gz4cy05qszyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz5xayv6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd9c2qwlqk3p9rxmunn2nqpxn24lumuw2z2u6m7z4t2fargvp5pdgr8meya'>nevent1q…meya</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Allowing Prime Ministers to appoint people results in &#34;cash for honours&#34; and stuffing the Lords with cronies -- and that&#39;s why we have such a ridiculous number of peers right now. (HOLAC&#39;s uselessness is for another thread).<br/><br/>Appointing members from chartered professional bodies and learned societies enshrines existing systematic inequalities.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:35:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9c2qwlqk3p9rxmunn2nqpxn24lumuw2z2u6m7z4t2fargvp5pdgzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzt8kjrn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqzwe8anvnhzmeluu5pwmhkwgqa9dwaspufk5qvv6l4rq9s5w3hccd27k8'>nevent1q…27k8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The &#34;classic&#34; model of the House of Lords is clearly not feasible.<br/><br/>Appointing members based purely on who their parents were creates great incentives to protect and preserve intergenerational inequality and directly creates a class-based system.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:34:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqqzwe8anvnhzmeluu5pwmhkwgqa9dwaspufk5qvv6l4rq9s5w3hczyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz4rg2ke In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgjukug6ndmgr9rrtqxgn8n7pa8vpt0mcwekpv73wul4tz6czzxycl2f0lq'>nevent1q…f0lq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, this is why we need a revising chamber for fine-tuning legislation.<br/><br/>And, VERY IMPORTANTLY, it&#39;s why a revising chamber should *not* be appointed by popular election.<br/><br/>We can&#39;t avoid the revising chamber having perverse incentives. But we should make sure that its members have *different* incentives from those that influence MPs.<br/><br/>And that brings us back to the #HouseOfLords <br/><br/>#UKPolitics 2024-11-11T11:33:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgjukug6ndmgr9rrtqxgn8n7pa8vpt0mcwekpv73wul4tz6czzxyczyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzz0nwes In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdumyrzvgeqxywhqryrajqvr8vfdv5f02mav6c3qcl3fkdk5x38ugga983n'>nevent1q…983n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Elections, especially general elections, provide an important opportunity to engage citizens in the democratic process and emphasise that their opinions matter and the voting decisions that they make have an impact. (The drawbacks of FPTP in this respect are for another thread).<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:33:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdumyrzvgeqxywhqryrajqvr8vfdv5f02mav6c3qcl3fkdk5x38ugzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzlvm0qn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8w7hxxtdrgqgpgv7qncdzzhvxh72xuzayjs2rs6a3mzv3ulqxa2qpacj3g'>nevent1q…cj3g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Similarly, the case work that MPs do is really important. It provides a means of last resort to address specific injustices or bureaucratic messes that constituents get into. It is an essential feedback channel to ministers and government departments. It is the source of the persuasive, relatable anecdotes that persuade the public of the benefits or drawbacks of government action.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:32:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8w7hxxtdrgqgpgv7qncdzzhvxh72xuzayjs2rs6a3mzv3ulqxa2qzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzgphn3d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstgjnjjye584duhlejr7e9z9gg08qzg2x9l8y3gjf3t8jvh9xjfpgld3c7x'>nevent1q…3c7x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>However, this doesn&#39;t mean that MPs should not be appointed by popular election.<br/><br/>The fact that the goverment must have the confidence of the Commons is very important. It ensures that, at any time, the government *must* retain a democratic mandate for their work. And having an election every 5 years is a very public and participatory mechanism to refresh and validate that mandate.<br/><br/>Popular election of MPs is why the House of Commons has primacy.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:31:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstgjnjjye584duhlejr7e9z9gg08qzg2x9l8y3gjf3t8jvh9xjfpgzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz8a52vg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdky24fhuc3h5pk7q2kdgrnvhtsqz7aajzvlwhzxpn5lnn28a487st49xsc'>nevent1q…9xsc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>These are counterbalanced by the requirement to win re-election within the next 5 years. MPs *must* focus on things that will retain or gain votes. This promotes voters over constituents, local desires over national needs, and short term wins at the cost of long term losses.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:30:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdky24fhuc3h5pk7q2kdgrnvhtsqz7aajzvlwhzxpn5lnn28a487szyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzp64g6l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswlx2mewrd2ugqfv77p8ts0qxppfmamhlr8dakje4c6vx65xc2y0s9m33vd'>nevent1q…33vd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Similarly, MPs have a perverse incentive in their assessment of legislation. They are supposed to represent *all* of their constituents (even those who voted for other candidates, or who cannot vote). They are supposed to make decisions that will benefit the whole UK, not just their constituency. They are supposed to take a long-term view of the needs of the UK.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:30:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswlx2mewrd2ugqfv77p8ts0qxppfmamhlr8dakje4c6vx65xc2y0szyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzf2u4yh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdhu6u4hhfhdlyh5646jzgyx7a39pr64l0u9t2y8alphfdkf2andgdjrrvy'>nevent1q…rrvy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Focussing on doing case work, while making sure that their speeches in the chamber (which must always mention their constituency) are as pithy and clippable as possible, is much more likely to help an MP win re-election than figuring out that subsection 72(a)(ii) of the Widget Refrobnication Bill will unintentionally enable tax avoidance.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:29:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdhu6u4hhfhdlyh5646jzgyx7a39pr64l0u9t2y8alphfdkf2andgzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzrteucp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrr76y5gmndsvxth4cg6yhwn8lt9rw9e3axu8j4eqnf00w300h3ccwu2tau'>nevent1q…2tau</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is a misconception. The most important job for any MP is to win re-election. Even those who are elected with the most honourable of intentions will acknowledge that you need power to accomplish things, and that having power means winning elections.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:28:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrr76y5gmndsvxth4cg6yhwn8lt9rw9e3axu8j4eqnf00w300h3cczyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz4yparc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf5d0cxnnuddlzvlltj43wc8qnfvn7w6gk4rjfehxf838ffnjgeag7alyvr'>nevent1q…lyvr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why? Surely MPs *principal job*, as members of the primary legislating chamber of parliament, is to make sure that bills are as polished and well-formed as possible, and to fully understand the details of every bill and amendment upon which they vote?<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:28:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf5d0cxnnuddlzvlltj43wc8qnfvn7w6gk4rjfehxf838ffnjgeagzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzqp869z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg54mml2ls8xjx6juw0rnh3hvp3060cuacltsnlzywhsljg39vyggv2tp6d'>nevent1q…tp6d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>MPs opinions on bills are, in the modern era, outsourced to ideologically-aligned think tanks. Watch a bill debate, and note how every contribution is a paraphrase of something a think tank&#39;s spokesperson will have said on a podcast or news debate show in the preceding days.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:27:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg54mml2ls8xjx6juw0rnh3hvp3060cuacltsnlzywhsljg39vyggzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzzf26sf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszvmtme5qncg8p9m3xz6rd7xqtp3cnj3qc20egc7vfj4nl49n4uwsdlgh8g'>nevent1q…gh8g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In theory, MPs in the Commons are supposed to scrutinize legislation! But they generally don&#39;t. MPs generally do not come into their jobs with the educational background or expertise in British legislative wording to be able to scrutinize legislation in minute detail.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:26:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszvmtme5qncg8p9m3xz6rd7xqtp3cnj3qc20egc7vfj4nl49n4uwszyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzfmykqr A thread on Lords reform, since it&#39;s topical.<br/><br/>What is the function of a revising chamber? Should we have one?<br/><br/>The function is clear: have a parliamentary body that scrutinizes legislation in detail to ensure it makes sense and won&#39;t have any bad, unintended consequences (along with a double-check that the intended consequences are good ones).<br/><br/>So, plot twist! This thread is mostly about the House of Commons.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords 2024-11-11T11:25:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszhh3tmk2kfwz9gd0yhettu9hrqqufe27hzlymlh6kq6afq6nsksqzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzk20evk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs94ex5xaqvuqkd59k2qz9qgfm34lzqldfqzksqj4uqkxvt0g6a9msz54y9e'>nevent1q…4y9e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, that&#39;s very good news! 2024-10-30T12:35:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqm6trzmjgzkk5z8794pdt3l47au3577dwfsrntx0e2rev0m8u6fgzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz368wur In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0qjqk28hhkyz2zrc6yvyw8gxx4p4wtqt2m0u6gp6td2xv4rq983cce4ey2'>nevent1q…4ey2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There are literally no more important things to deal with? 🙄 2024-10-25T12:26:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsze26nda52xugvdjv44cqhqmpxfh0y4gtzy2j3ydv6n84rturzpfgzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzeem3e2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfq783c6edwjrfdkhlfscn7443nf3lcnkrrpr6rj9neqpk87rn6hqxdc3xh'>nevent1q…c3xh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I played some of Nullius and it&#39;s very difficult and time consuming. 2024-10-15T21:16:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg2373lc0nyzdnn0r3guwtzymsn5ucnq3up2pdz94gspd58gzh4qszyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzhvde74 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspcves29lvzpg3f7ep8clcn7af5ygfkjky2lta5gjwcdpssduqczghq493t'>nevent1q…493t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve got to the point in my Factorio play where I&#39;ve internalised the ideas that (1) all resources are infinite and (2) there&#39;s always something else I can work on while a production loop spins up.<br/><br/>Also spaghetti everywhere 2024-10-15T17:16:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspa0kqhz9atyj7l5pm9s92yz0fa3ek2k930jgxz6z9a06qgdfx80qzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtznhh7wv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs07zh22cl97ccql4vzu6u4t28nk3njxdf9q748jkcvpcm7lgtyq6gnfz746'>nevent1q…z746</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>FWIW my normal solution looks something like this<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/113/312/534/276/891/183/original/386ba39df0780c38.png"> <br/> 2024-10-15T17:12:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07zh22cl97ccql4vzu6u4t28nk3njxdf9q748jkcvpcm7lgtyq6gzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzwxq2tc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7wrw7eral8dejnm84kztxe998jnaaxa3p7y7sx94qvacw4p88ug6s3fdf'>nevent1q…3fdf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, okay, yeah in that case circuits are required. Sorry for not understanding the problem being solved. 2024-10-15T16:04:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0nvjvvhh40ye2ggr8cfryn6xxe5aqu0ecjjmj7fyvt5rdvqnmw0czyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz92c5sk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28yr4ezkrgwtcnxmpe0ffxnlfz55g4y2pdxvvhc6ug6gtgzf7gcgyassp4'>nevent1q…ssp4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Bots are also not required 2024-10-15T15:59:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsruj3clgs92e72745q0uf7utapxuvgx200tny4vq20w0dp7ulm5xqzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtz0m0ykz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdjd5tjsu8dgmr2mm7myjf0w0mr2gksq3jwh73hckpddc68u32saqsgl0wc'>nevent1q…l0wc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not sure what your figure of merit is, but you can automate Kovarex with zero combinators. #Factorio 2024-10-15T15:56:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfehxvlp8g9wuafrm8tmupyjsv9cca5e3pug20evnqtmxdm9uam0czyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzjp2ln3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs06rtgc2vkzxf7ewuhrzdddjdsss2ye8c8wdq9uweyqlsmuuletwstkys0m'>nevent1q…ys0m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He says that he really enjoys playing the flute and he wants more people to have access to music education. <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1e98y0vg8j2wtvln4ra7ggvhy4387zrxq3tj3mnrfluq480rghymslmqcv0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Paul the Nerd</span> (<span class="italic">npub1e98…qcv0</span>)</a></span> 2024-10-13T07:31:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz7gwc0la7w7zp7ye5wh0hvve66hj8jat47gzjcplcg26ng5ynt9qzyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzgnmc63 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstz8acaza89c5j5uat293lszg34wlfa9nncd67etxzxuaymlgalmq8vjdkz'>nevent1q…jdkz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That sounds … promising?! 2024-10-12T07:17:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2g4qv4uatplttu52dl4kg0esy3hs3wch9eze7935hkuqfp7uc75czyqxu2fdv5l6u8dqn3pe8att4s9ze6yefh0ynytlqtypw73jcrzdtzgdmtvg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdfmcmw9h94esudngvskmkes8f4lzy6ztj7h5ra2wtgn828ve6ues27r407'>nevent1q…r407</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wish I could vote for this manifesto 2024-09-26T08:22:31Z