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Mike Chitty
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Leadership, management and enchantment. https://open.substack.com/pub/freshthinking what if beneath all the noise there’s still a song playing ancient, unbroken, waiting? https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/an-introduction-to-relational-disobedience-4693683
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 10d
If you would like to explore the potential of Relational Disobedience with us through story, theory and practice then please do join us.

Pay as you feel. Free is fine.

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An Introduction to Relational Disobedience
There are times when obedience is deadly. Relational disobedience is the choice to refuse that deadening obedience. It is the courage to respond as a living, sensing, creative human being.
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 15h
Are we sure ‘Americans don’t do irony’?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d
Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.
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Ben Wood /|\🔶️🌿✝️ @cosmichope.bsky.social · 21h
I absolutely love Bashō. ❤️
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 21h
Sitting quietly,
Doing nothing -
Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

Matsuo Bashō
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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 1d
“And so we end here, with Robert Jenrick: a degenerate little bore, as inept as he is amoral, who will say anything, no matter how vile and disreputable, in order to secure attention.” Well said @iandunt.bsky.social
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 1d
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The empty horror of Robert Jenrick
We deserve a better class of villain. Or at least a more memorable one.
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 20h
He offers us so much to learn I think…
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 20h
The growth that consumed itself.

Inspired by Leeds’ Inclusive Growth strategy…

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The growth that consumed itself
Inclusive growth promises shared prosperity – but in the end, it builds cities where wealth soars, agency vanishes, and humanity is optional
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 21h
Sitting quietly,
Doing nothing -
Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

Matsuo Bashō
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 23h
Good morning!
#bloomscrolling
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 1d
A story of hope about The Ember King

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The Ember King and the River of Light
A tale of hope...
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 2d
The River and the Three Figures
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The River and the Three Figures
A parable, and thoughts on Max Weber, charisma and disenchantment...
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 2d
Lady Gaga and Bruce Springsteen both talk about a kind of ‘magic trick’ in their live performances.

It is perhaps a kind of magic… buts it’s no trick.

And it’s a magick that is accessible to us all…

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The Magic Trick
On Enchantment, Liminality, and the Thread That Hums
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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 1d
Let’s make different political choices.

For decades now British people have been told to simply swallow austerity. They’ve been told that the NHS needs cuts, that libraries need closing and that child poverty can’t be tackled.

Greens say: Bullshit!
Join the Green Party today.
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 2d
The River and the Three Figures
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The River and the Three Figures
A parable, and thoughts on Max Weber, charisma and disenchantment...
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 2d
Lady Gaga and Bruce Springsteen both talk about a kind of ‘magic trick’ in their live performances.

It is perhaps a kind of magic… buts it’s no trick.

And it’s a magick that is accessible to us all…

freshthinking.substack.com/p/the-magic-...
The Magic Trick
On Enchantment, Liminality, and the Thread That Hums
freshthinking.substack.com
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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 2d
Abolishing stamp duty simply puts up the price of houses whilst making government finances worse. Utterly stupid and irresponsible policy. So almost certain Reform will adopt it and serious risk of Starmer's Labour doing the same.
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Conservatives would scrap stamp duty, Kemi Badenoch announces
The Tory leader says the move would help millions buy a home, in her annual conference speech.
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After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 3d
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 3d
There is no ‘single issue’ but a whole raft of issues that emerge as a result of the dominant, shared values, beliefs and desires of our society.
Only when we start to develop these will lasting progress be made.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d
Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.

The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 3d
When Springsteen calls it ‘a magic trick’, and Gaga calls it love, they are both right, but they are also pointing to something deeper.

The trick is that it isn’t a trick. It’s the pulse of the living world, rising in us when we remember how to listen together.
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 5d
“We used to think democracy meant counting hands,” she said. “Now I think it means holding hearts.”
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Cerulean Man 🐝 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 🐶 @ceruleanman.bsky.social · 6d
The hypocrite that is Shabana Mahmood. Remember, someone always has the receipts. Do as I say, not as I do. #Gaza #UK
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 6d
Hopefully the benefits of the exercise, scrumping, carrying, sawing, splitting and stacking the wood will at least in part offset the risks…
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 6d
We are!
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 6d
Been sorting out the wood shed ready for winter.
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 6d
I’ve just released another 9 tickets for this. Once they’ve gone there will be a waiting list.

If yoh want to explore how you can resist without hatred then this might be for you.

It is Pay As You Feel and Free is Fine…
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 9d
Looking to resist the unacceptable?

Come join us…

www.eventbrite.com/cc/an-introd...
An Introduction to Relational Disobedience
There are times when obedience is deadly. Relational disobedience is the choice to refuse that deadening obedience. It is the courage to respond as a living, sensing, creative human being.
www.eventbrite.com
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 6d
Help yourself to a short story of decline and the promise of return

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The Sundering of Elaria
A story of a nation falling apart
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