John Ranson
@johnranson.bsky.social
Old enough to remember Tw**ter, young enough to try new things.
Professional wordsmith and former professional EV driver.
Professional wordsmith and former professional EV driver.
Dear The Government:
If you want to 'grow the economy' and reduce the number of 'economically inactive' people, maybe reducing the amount of money folks have is quite a bad idea.
If you want to 'grow the economy' and reduce the number of 'economically inactive' people, maybe reducing the amount of money folks have is quite a bad idea.
March 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Dear The Government:
If you want to 'grow the economy' and reduce the number of 'economically inactive' people, maybe reducing the amount of money folks have is quite a bad idea.
If you want to 'grow the economy' and reduce the number of 'economically inactive' people, maybe reducing the amount of money folks have is quite a bad idea.
For goodness sake! How can you have a "crackdown" on benefits? They're a govt function, not a crime. It's like talking about "a crackdown on the army" or "a crackdown on teachers".
March 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
For goodness sake! How can you have a "crackdown" on benefits? They're a govt function, not a crime. It's like talking about "a crackdown on the army" or "a crackdown on teachers".
Well the words are correct.
March 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Well the words are correct.
The winner!
CONGRATULATIONS to Victoria, Trent and the team at Oak Motion Pictures. I'm Not a Robot (given a 5-star review on IFL as Ik ben geen robot) has secured an Academy Awards nomination for Best Live Action Short!
For your consideration: I’m Not a Robot seals Oscar nomination at crucial time for women’s rights
The nominations for the annual Academy Awards have been announced - and while I don't usually approach that news with much interest, this year I've been rooting for someone. When the shortlist was rolled out in December, a film I'd had the pleasure of reviewing for Indy Film Library was there! One month on, I'm thrilled to learn that I'm Not a Robot…
indyfilmlibrary.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The winner!
End benefit conditionality, means testing and the two child cap.
January 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
End benefit conditionality, means testing and the two child cap.
Richly deserved. Congratulations to Victoria and the whole cast and crew.
CONGRATULATIONS to Victoria, Trent and the team at Oak Motion Pictures. I'm Not a Robot (given a 5-star review on IFL as Ik ben geen robot) has secured an Academy Awards nomination for Best Live Action Short!
For your consideration: I’m Not a Robot seals Oscar nomination at crucial time for women’s rights
The nominations for the annual Academy Awards have been announced - and while I don't usually approach that news with much interest, this year I've been rooting for someone. When the shortlist was rolled out in December, a film I'd had the pleasure of reviewing for Indy Film Library was there! One month on, I'm thrilled to learn that I'm Not a Robot…
indyfilmlibrary.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Richly deserved. Congratulations to Victoria and the whole cast and crew.
I tend to organise the shopping trollies in the supermarket car park. Is this normal? I think it should be.
December 24, 2024 at 5:09 PM
I tend to organise the shopping trollies in the supermarket car park. Is this normal? I think it should be.
Reposted by John Ranson
"Rewind, Replay is one of the rarest of treasures. A beautifully shot drama with fantastically acted characters, exploring really interesting themes such as love, time and (I think), the social gap between younger people from technologically savvy China, and those left behind."
Rewind, Replay (2023) – 5 Stars
Director: Yibo Zheng Writer: Yibo Zheng Cast: Xin Li, Peiqi Xu Running time: 35mins Rewind, Replay is one of the rarest of treasures. A beautifully shot drama with fantastically acted characters, e…
indyfilmlibrary.com
December 2, 2024 at 11:32 AM
"Rewind, Replay is one of the rarest of treasures. A beautifully shot drama with fantastically acted characters, exploring really interesting themes such as love, time and (I think), the social gap between younger people from technologically savvy China, and those left behind."
Reposted by John Ranson
Let’s join Amsterdam , Sydney , Edinburgh and France in banning fossil fuel advertisements and sponsorships , sign my petition to force a debate in Parliament on the issue .
lovera.ge/ban-ffa
lovera.ge/ban-ffa
Petition: Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship
Advertisements encourage the use of products and sponsorship promotes a positive reputation & creates a social licence of trust & acceptability. In 2003 a ban on all tobacco advertising was introduced...
lovera.ge
November 24, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Let’s join Amsterdam , Sydney , Edinburgh and France in banning fossil fuel advertisements and sponsorships , sign my petition to force a debate in Parliament on the issue .
lovera.ge/ban-ffa
lovera.ge/ban-ffa
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For too long fossil fuel giants have had largely unlimited budgets to greenwash their dirty reputations - they’ve spent over £4 billion on sports partnerships alone .
lovera.ge/ban-ffa
lovera.ge/ban-ffa
Petition: Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship
Advertisements encourage the use of products and sponsorship promotes a positive reputation & creates a social licence of trust & acceptability. In 2003 a ban on all tobacco advertising was introduced...
lovera.ge
November 24, 2024 at 8:59 PM
For too long fossil fuel giants have had largely unlimited budgets to greenwash their dirty reputations - they’ve spent over £4 billion on sports partnerships alone .
lovera.ge/ban-ffa
lovera.ge/ban-ffa
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Wales this weekend – climate collapse happening before our very eyes .
We need to get serious . It’s why I’m petitioning for a ban on fossil fuel ads .
lovera.ge/ban-ffa 🧵
We need to get serious . It’s why I’m petitioning for a ban on fossil fuel ads .
lovera.ge/ban-ffa 🧵
This is not Valencia, this is the town Tenbury Wells UK. There are very real consequences for all of us of ignoring 40 years of warnings from NASA & the world’s leading scientists. Reminder: as the planet heats, the atmosphere holds more moisture meaning rainfall intensity increases. #climatechange
November 24, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Wales this weekend – climate collapse happening before our very eyes .
We need to get serious . It’s why I’m petitioning for a ban on fossil fuel ads .
lovera.ge/ban-ffa 🧵
We need to get serious . It’s why I’m petitioning for a ban on fossil fuel ads .
lovera.ge/ban-ffa 🧵
Schools like this should all be closed down immediately. A tragic result of Randian experimentation.
#MentalHealth - huge damage being done by ideology of "discipline" in our schools.
And even for those who "survive" the experience, school should not be something you survive
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
And even for those who "survive" the experience, school should not be something you survive
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Teachers at top academy in Hackney ‘screamed at’ and humiliated pupils, say angry parents
Mossbourne academy accused of bullying and damaging children’s mental health as local authority asked to step in
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Schools like this should all be closed down immediately. A tragic result of Randian experimentation.
Please sign this folks. Among the numerous stains on the UK's supposed good name, driven grouse shooting is one of the most ludicrous yet easiest to fix. Just ban it. Simple.
Good afternoon.
We've launched another petition calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting.
Please sign & share!
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @ruthtingay.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
We've launched another petition calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting.
Please sign & share!
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @ruthtingay.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
November 22, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Please sign this folks. Among the numerous stains on the UK's supposed good name, driven grouse shooting is one of the most ludicrous yet easiest to fix. Just ban it. Simple.
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Just insane. Have they learned nothing from the last four decades of privatisation? Blackrock is one of the most powerful and utterly corrupt shadow banking outfits on the planet. New Labour's neoliberal agenda marches forward – stronger than ever.
November 22, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Just insane. Have they learned nothing from the last four decades of privatisation? Blackrock is one of the most powerful and utterly corrupt shadow banking outfits on the planet. New Labour's neoliberal agenda marches forward – stronger than ever.
Damn! This is some good writing from @pennyred.bsky.social on the urgency of trans remembrance.
lauriepenny.substack.com/p/on-transph...
lauriepenny.substack.com/p/on-transph...
On transphobia, memory and mourning.
Trans Day of Remembrance hit different this year.
lauriepenny.substack.com
November 21, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Damn! This is some good writing from @pennyred.bsky.social on the urgency of trans remembrance.
lauriepenny.substack.com/p/on-transph...
lauriepenny.substack.com/p/on-transph...
My review of "Curve" for @indyfilmlibrary.bsky.social
"It’s been fascinating to see the influx of queer film-making coming from China and being submitted to Indy Film Library and this feels like the most overt yet." 🎥
Curve (2023) – 4 stars
Director: Zeng Dan Cast: Shang Wenrui, Xian Fengwei, Yang Sho This is very much a film with a message, a campaign even. The closing credits begin with a set of statistics from a study of campus bul…
indyfilmlibrary.com
November 19, 2024 at 10:39 PM
My review of "Curve" for @indyfilmlibrary.bsky.social
After 30 years of singing along to their songs, it was an emotional pleasure to do so in the company of the Crash Test Dummies themselves. Lovely bunch.
November 17, 2024 at 10:00 PM
After 30 years of singing along to their songs, it was an emotional pleasure to do so in the company of the Crash Test Dummies themselves. Lovely bunch.