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Abundance @abundance-org.bsky.social · 2d

We live in a world where we have too much of what we don't need and too little of what we do – but it doesn't have to be this way.

ICYMI: Here is an exclusive extract from our new book that makes the case for creating a world of “radical abundance”.

nowthenmagazine.com/articles/we-...

We live in a world where we have too much of what we don't need and too little of what we do – but it doesn't have to be this way

Ahead of in-conversation in Sheffield next Thursday, we have an exclusive extract from a new book that makes the case for creating a world of “radical abundance”.

nowthenmagazine.com

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Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 2d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social · 3d

Sounds amazing. Let us know if you want to talk it through sometime

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Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social · 3d

I don't know of any I'm afraid, but it seems quite plausible to think bus services through a public-common partnership model.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 3d

This looks fab!

On the enshitification of everything and what we need instead...

Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social · 3d

Get the Radical Abundance book here: www.plutobooks.com/product/radi...

Radical Abundance - Pluto Press

A blueprint for escaping capitalism and creating a world of true abundance

www.plutobooks.com

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Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social · 3d

Get the Radical Abundance book here: www.plutobooks.com/product/radi...

Radical Abundance - Pluto Press

A blueprint for escaping capitalism and creating a world of true abundance

www.plutobooks.com

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Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social · 3d

Nice encapsulation of Cory Doctrow's 'enshitification of the internet' thesis. In our Radical Abundance book we argue this is part of a wider trend of private provision becoming increasingly shit or being withdrawn entirely for some. We call it Bullshit Abundance

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

www.theguardian.com

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Pluto Press @plutopress.bsky.social · 8d

🌱TOMORROW🌱

Join Opus Independents for a conversation about Radical Abundance with @kmilb.bsky.social and Debs Grayson

🗓️Thurs, Oct 2
⏰7 pm
📍@theworkstation
www.tickettailor.com/events/wordl...

Select tickets – Wordlife Presents: Radical Abundance – The Workstation

Wordlife Presents: Radical Abundance – The Workstation, Thu 2 Oct 2025 - Join us for an exciting in conversation event between Keir Milburn and Debs Grayson about Keir’s new book Radical Abundance,…

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Patrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 8d

So glad to finally get my hands on this - @kaiheron.bsky.social,
@kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social are some of the clearest and sharpest thinkers on post-capitalist futures, green transition, commons, social movements and eco-socialism. Essential reading.

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Pluto Press @plutopress.bsky.social · 10d

🌱BOOK EVENT🌱

Join Opus Independents for a conversation about Radical Abundance with @kmilb.bsky.social and Debs Grayson

🗓️Thurs, Oct 2
⏰7 pm
📍@theworkstation
www.tickettailor.com/events/wordl...

Select tickets – Wordlife Presents: Radical Abundance – The Workstation

Wordlife Presents: Radical Abundance – The Workstation, Thu 2 Oct 2025 - Join us for an exciting in conversation event between Keir Milburn and Debs Grayson about Keir’s new book Radical Abundance,…

www.tickettailor.com

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 10d

‘More than half of Reform’s donations in 2024 came from people with homes in low-tax jurisdictions or with offshore business interests; 40 per cent came from climate sceptics or investors in fossil fuels.’

@petergeoghegan.bsky.social at the Reform UK conference: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Peter Geoghegan · Short Cuts: Reform’s Disaster Capitalism

Reform has been accused of lacking policy: its critics say it’s a party of Farage and his epigones, with few firm...

www.lrb.co.uk

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Kai Heron @kaiheron.bsky.social · 10d

This is a very kind review of Radical Abundance and a good summary of its arguments.

Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 10d

Great review of Radical Abundance (by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social).
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#GreenDemocraticFuture

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/bull...

Bullshit abundance and the joys of cloudberries

Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic FutureKai Heron, Keir Milburn, Bertie Russell, Pluto Press, £16.99CLOUDBERRIES sound like a magic fruit from the mind of Philip Pullman. They are a pea...

morningstaronline.co.uk

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10d

Since privatization, shareholders of water, rail, bus, energy and mail have received £200bn in dividends.

Plus £bns more through intrgragroup transactions.

In public ownership this would have gone into infrastructure and lower bills, alleviated poverty.

Govts still don't curb profiteering.

If the government wants economic growth it must bring essential industries into public ownership

Successive governments clobber households and small businesses by hiking interest rates to manage inflation, but don’t inconvenience corporations.

leftfootforward.org

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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 10d

Great review of Radical Abundance (by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social).
🌍
#GreenDemocraticFuture

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/bull...

Bullshit abundance and the joys of cloudberries

Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic FutureKai Heron, Keir Milburn, Bertie Russell, Pluto Press, £16.99CLOUDBERRIES sound like a magic fruit from the mind of Philip Pullman. They are a pea...

morningstaronline.co.uk

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Future Histories @futurehistories.bsky.social · 11d

A new episode of Future Histories!

I talk to Kai Heron (@kaiheron.bsky.social), Keir Milburn (@kmilb.bsky.social) and Bertie Russell (@bertrussell.bsky.socia) about their new book ‘Radical Abundance.’ (@abundance-org.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social)

www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo...

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Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social · 11d

The first podcast interview with @bertrussell.bsky.social, @kaiheron.bsky.social, and I on our book, Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future.

A really in depth interview this. Well worth a listen.

Future Histories @futurehistories.bsky.social · 11d

A new episode of Future Histories!

I talk to Kai Heron (@kaiheron.bsky.social), Keir Milburn (@kmilb.bsky.social) and Bertie Russell (@bertrussell.bsky.socia) about their new book ‘Radical Abundance.’ (@abundance-org.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social)

www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo...

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Pluto Press @plutopress.bsky.social · 12d

🌱BOOK EVENT🌱

Join Opus Independents for a conversation about Radical Abundance with @kmilb.bsky.social and Debs Grayson

🗓️Thurs, Oct 2
⏰7 pm
📍@theworkstation
www.tickettailor.com/events/wordl...

Select tickets – Wordlife Presents: Radical Abundance – The Workstation

Wordlife Presents: Radical Abundance – The Workstation, Thu 2 Oct 2025 - Join us for an exciting in conversation event between Keir Milburn and Debs Grayson about Keir’s new book Radical Abundance,…

www.tickettailor.com

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Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social · 12d

If you're interested in our book Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future, read this extract printed in Now Then magazine.

nowthenmagazine.com/articles/we-...

We live in a world where we have too much of what we don't need and too little of what we do – but it doesn't have to be this way

Ahead of in-conversation in Sheffield next Thursday, we have an exclusive extract from a new book that makes the case for creating a world of “radical abundance”.

nowthenmagazine.com

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Pluto Press @plutopress.bsky.social · 14d

🌱BOOK EVENT🌱

Join Opus Independents for a conversation about Radical Abundance with @kmilb.bsky.social and Debs Grayson

🗓️Thurs, Oct 2
⏰7 pm
📍@theworkstation
www.tickettailor.com/events/wordl...

Select tickets – Wordlife Presents: Radical Abundance – The Workstation

Wordlife Presents: Radical Abundance – The Workstation, Thu 2 Oct 2025 - Join us for an exciting in conversation event between Keir Milburn and Debs Grayson about Keir’s new book Radical Abundance,…

www.tickettailor.com

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Red Pepper @redpeppermag.bsky.social · 21d

"We have always believed in the importance of grassroots, community politics. Now, however, it is urgent."

Economic power in the community – cymunedoli – is the antidote to the far right’s growing appeal in Cymru, write BethWinter and Leanne Wood

www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

Cymunedoli: The glue that binds - Red Pepper

Economic power in the community – cymunedoli – is the antidote to the far right’s growing appeal in Cymru, write Beth Winter and Leanne Wood

www.redpepper.org.uk

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Pluto Press @plutopress.bsky.social · 15d

🌱TOMORROW🌱

@kmilb.bsky.social and Frances Northrop discuss Radical Abundance

🗓️Wed, Sept 24
⏰6 pm
📍 @bookhaus.bsky.social
www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e136...

:events – bookhaus:

Bookhaus, 4 Rope Walk, Bristol BS1 6ZJ. Opening hours. Mon & Tues 9am – 6pm, Wed – Sat 9am – 8pm, Sun 10am – 6pm

www.bookhausbristol.com

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Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social · 15d

Looking forward to this book launch event for our Radical Abundance book in Bristol tomorrow (Wednesday)

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Matthew Cole @mattcole.bsky.social · 16d

I prefer the version by @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social @kaiheron.bsky.social

www.plutobooks.com/product/radi...

Radical Abundance - Pluto Press

A blueprint for escaping capitalism and creating a world of true abundance

www.plutobooks.com

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Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social · 16d

Not so much on lost futures. We've talked about Mark's ideas on that before.

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Kai Heron @kaiheron.bsky.social · 17d

Why the strawberry on the front cover of our new book? Three reasons. The first is the simplest: they’re red and green, representing communism and ecology. 1/15

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