Littlebrowndawg
@therecanbeonly1.bsky.social
Scottish Independence, dugs, cats, nature, silliness & much more. 🏴🕊️💗🌳Rebellious heathen. 😜 https://daftlimmy.github.io/SwearingXylophone/
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That the finish line keeps moving because it was never the point. That the life happening right now, this morning, this conversation, this breath, is not a rehearsal for something more important. This is it. open.substack.com/pub/taoismte...
The Art of Slowing Down
Why moving slower is not giving up — it’s choosing better
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January 30, 2026 at 4:49 PM
That the finish line keeps moving because it was never the point. That the life happening right now, this morning, this conversation, this breath, is not a rehearsal for something more important. This is it. open.substack.com/pub/taoismte...
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She’s quite simply arguing for the destruction of the social safety net. We pay collectively for a better fairer society. If we only pay for what we get, we all end up with nothing. That a Labour chancellor should be so intellectually lacking on this issue shows the depth to which the party has sunk
2026: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves, "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to"
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
January 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM
She’s quite simply arguing for the destruction of the social safety net. We pay collectively for a better fairer society. If we only pay for what we get, we all end up with nothing. That a Labour chancellor should be so intellectually lacking on this issue shows the depth to which the party has sunk
In a world of planetary limits, compatibility between democracy and ecological sustainability is only possible if resources cease to be objects of private appropriation by multinationals or imperial powers. open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
The Empire Has Stopped Pretending
What we can learn from history and ecological economics as empires face limits
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January 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM
In a world of planetary limits, compatibility between democracy and ecological sustainability is only possible if resources cease to be objects of private appropriation by multinationals or imperial powers. open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
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the primary blocker to UBI is the puritan belief that humanity is so sinful and depraved that it should not be permitted personhood unless it becomes 'civilised'
that's how liberal social policy ended up asserting that helping people would harm them but hurting people would help them
that's how liberal social policy ended up asserting that helping people would harm them but hurting people would help them
"Not only don't people work less when they are guaranteed an income, they might actually put in more effort at work. And the fact that they have more money to spend leads to the creation of more jobs."
Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
January 30, 2026 at 12:21 PM
the primary blocker to UBI is the puritan belief that humanity is so sinful and depraved that it should not be permitted personhood unless it becomes 'civilised'
that's how liberal social policy ended up asserting that helping people would harm them but hurting people would help them
that's how liberal social policy ended up asserting that helping people would harm them but hurting people would help them
The bump is politicians who have curled up in a position of power above the rest of us but underneath where real power lies, preening themselves like cats on a sofa in a burning house. Unless they can overcome there scaling problem, they won't fix anything. www.commonweal.scot/articles/mag...
Politicians need to stop being 'mid' — Common Weal
There is a perceived political orthodoxy about the role of government - don’t waste time in small things, don’t bite off more than you can chew. Except life is mostly small things and very big things…
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January 30, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The bump is politicians who have curled up in a position of power above the rest of us but underneath where real power lies, preening themselves like cats on a sofa in a burning house. Unless they can overcome there scaling problem, they won't fix anything. www.commonweal.scot/articles/mag...
Threaten us with a good time why don’t you.
During the Scottish independence referendum campaign Andy Burnham claimed Scots would be forced to drive on the right. He just learned the hard way it's England which is forced to drive on the right, at least politically.
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England is driving on the right politically
All is not well in the Labour party. Over the weekend Keir Starmer and his allies took the decision to throw away a by election in order to buy the politically ailing Starmer some more time in offi…
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January 26, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Threaten us with a good time why don’t you.
The problem isn’t the poverty. Poverty is a symptom of the problem. Covering up the symptom by throwing small pots of money into the deep holes will not fix the problem. The problem is inequality. www.commonweal.scot/articles/the...
The problem isn’t poverty, it’s inequality — Common Weal
In this week’s In Common , Craig explores why Scotland’s failure to eradicate child poverty is not a failure of ambition, but of a political and economic system that treats inequality as inevitable.
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January 18, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The problem isn’t the poverty. Poverty is a symptom of the problem. Covering up the symptom by throwing small pots of money into the deep holes will not fix the problem. The problem is inequality. www.commonweal.scot/articles/the...
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This from former British diplomat @alexhh.bsky.social, who now is now based in the US, really hits home about the nightmare currently playing out in Trump's America
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A Year of Living Dangerously in Trump's America
I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports Alexandra Hal...
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January 15, 2026 at 10:06 AM
This from former British diplomat @alexhh.bsky.social, who now is now based in the US, really hits home about the nightmare currently playing out in Trump's America
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/a...
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/a...
If you have a Google home device, say “ok Google, fart”. Different every time. You’re welcome 🤪💨
January 15, 2026 at 11:37 AM
If you have a Google home device, say “ok Google, fart”. Different every time. You’re welcome 🤪💨
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www.commonweal.scot/articles/mag... “when politicians tell you things are all going well but you're experiencing things getting worse it is a pretty blunt message that you don't matter to them.”
The failure of politics? You can't fix what you can't see — Common Weal
Policymakers are far too stuck in their own bubble to properly understand how their policies impact on people. Unless they learn to count what matters to real people rather than corporations, the fray...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
www.commonweal.scot/articles/mag... “when politicians tell you things are all going well but you're experiencing things getting worse it is a pretty blunt message that you don't matter to them.”
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Our latest blogpost continuing the theme of Who Owns Scotland? We take a look at the example of #Ardrossan Harbour. Find it here scottishindypod.scot/blogpost/ard...
Ardrossan Harbour - Scottish Indy Podcasts
Ardrossan Harbour - who owns it? OK it might seem odd that we’re writing a blog post entitled Ardrossan Harbour. So here are some questions: who owns it? who used to own it? why isn’t CalMac using it ...
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January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Our latest blogpost continuing the theme of Who Owns Scotland? We take a look at the example of #Ardrossan Harbour. Find it here scottishindypod.scot/blogpost/ard...
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The UK is a bizarre country where its seen as just fine & normal for people to sleep in tents in the freezing cold. Temperatures to hit -4 this week
But the idea Billionaires could be less rich. Not poor, not struggling, just a bit less rich, this is seen as extreme and radical
But the idea Billionaires could be less rich. Not poor, not struggling, just a bit less rich, this is seen as extreme and radical
January 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The UK is a bizarre country where its seen as just fine & normal for people to sleep in tents in the freezing cold. Temperatures to hit -4 this week
But the idea Billionaires could be less rich. Not poor, not struggling, just a bit less rich, this is seen as extreme and radical
But the idea Billionaires could be less rich. Not poor, not struggling, just a bit less rich, this is seen as extreme and radical
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Up the Firies...👏👏👏❤️
January 1, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Up the Firies...👏👏👏❤️
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I was cleaning glass doors in the restaurant and a guy across the street thought I was waving at him so waved back. I like to think he wakes up at 3am in a cold sweat every now and again with sheer embarrassment
Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”
December 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I was cleaning glass doors in the restaurant and a guy across the street thought I was waving at him so waved back. I like to think he wakes up at 3am in a cold sweat every now and again with sheer embarrassment
Weird letter received today, strangely addressed to the whole family … just junk from the grifter whose name (almost) rhymes with garage. No, Scotland *doesn’t* need you or your ilk. Arsehole.
a close up of a cat laying on a bed .
ALT: a close up of a cat laying on a bed .
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December 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Weird letter received today, strangely addressed to the whole family … just junk from the grifter whose name (almost) rhymes with garage. No, Scotland *doesn’t* need you or your ilk. Arsehole.
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Not rude things, a thread:
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Not rude things, a thread:
Talk big, act small and let more powerful forces knock the quality out of people's lives – how is that a recipe for success? It defines everything we do just now. www.commonweal.scot/articles/mag...
In 2025, nothing is as it was — Common Weal
It’s been a year of turmoil, in the world and in my head. But it leaves space for new ideas and it is those we must cultivate if we are to save democracy
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December 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Talk big, act small and let more powerful forces knock the quality out of people's lives – how is that a recipe for success? It defines everything we do just now. www.commonweal.scot/articles/mag...