Stephen D'Evelyn
@stephen-develyn.bsky.social
I remember feeling like this when I lived in the US. and that was before the current golden age of widening income inequality.
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I remember feeling like this when I lived in the US. and that was before the current golden age of widening income inequality.
Hamill's translation (<The Poetry of Zen>, Shambhala) Onitsura (1660): To finally know/ the plum, use the whole heart too,/ and your own nose
January 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Hamill's translation (<The Poetry of Zen>, Shambhala) Onitsura (1660): To finally know/ the plum, use the whole heart too,/ and your own nose
Yet another reason not to support Reform UK: New study by the US think tank the National Bureau of Economic Research shows Brexit is costing the UK is up to £90 bn each year: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Yet another reason not to support Reform UK: New study by the US think tank the National Bureau of Economic Research shows Brexit is costing the UK is up to £90 bn each year: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Know your history!
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Know your history!
When politicians claim that taxing extreme wealth is controversial, ask what they're really motivated by.
November 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
When politicians claim that taxing extreme wealth is controversial, ask what they're really motivated by.
Fascism is enabled by silence. Speaking out may seem inconsequential when media outlets are owned by right-wing ideologies and there's more money to be made by dividing than uniting people. But if we don't speak out we let hatred continue to carry the agenda.
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Fascism is enabled by silence. Speaking out may seem inconsequential when media outlets are owned by right-wing ideologies and there's more money to be made by dividing than uniting people. But if we don't speak out we let hatred continue to carry the agenda.
By 'America First' The Donald means 'Me First'
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
By 'America First' The Donald means 'Me First'
Reform UK would give a 20 Percent tax break to private healthcare providers. Do Reform supporters who say they care about the NHS know that this is self-contradictory? Then again, NF said he would 'never' side with medical experts who note paracetamol does not cause autism.
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reform UK would give a 20 Percent tax break to private healthcare providers. Do Reform supporters who say they care about the NHS know that this is self-contradictory? Then again, NF said he would 'never' side with medical experts who note paracetamol does not cause autism.
How many people who say they would vote for Reform know or care what Reform says it will do?
November 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
How many people who say they would vote for Reform know or care what Reform says it will do?
It's crucial to keep calling out Reform's hatred of everyone who differs from their native-born, white, male, hetero, non-disabled, cisgender ideal.
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It's crucial to keep calling out Reform's hatred of everyone who differs from their native-born, white, male, hetero, non-disabled, cisgender ideal.
Funny how small-state cheerleaders on the right are acting like the degradation of public safety and public services is a surprise. It's part of the lie of populism.
November 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Funny how small-state cheerleaders on the right are acting like the degradation of public safety and public services is a surprise. It's part of the lie of populism.
In Finland, Basic Income Shown to Imporve Employment as Well as Mental Health: www.newscientist.com/article/2242...
Universal basic income seems to improve employment and well-being
Finland's universal basic income study has revealed that the programme doesn't seem to discourage people from working The world’s most robust study of universal basic income has concluded that it boos...
www.newscientist.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In Finland, Basic Income Shown to Imporve Employment as Well as Mental Health: www.newscientist.com/article/2242...
Remember dogs and dry trees, sparks and embers!/ please stop the fireworks who cares if it's the 5th of November?!
November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Remember dogs and dry trees, sparks and embers!/ please stop the fireworks who cares if it's the 5th of November?!
Why is Nigel F on BBC Radio Five Live preaching his counterfeit gospel of unregulated market capitalism?
November 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Why is Nigel F on BBC Radio Five Live preaching his counterfeit gospel of unregulated market capitalism?
The counter-narrative to Reform's scare-mongering is the deliberate, mindful practice of being fully human, fully civilised, by welcoming those who seem different.
November 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The counter-narrative to Reform's scare-mongering is the deliberate, mindful practice of being fully human, fully civilised, by welcoming those who seem different.
Time to stand up to NF who as a boy seemed proud of his initials being those of the National Front (Michael Crick, <One Party After Another>). Fairness to foreigners through law has been part of being British since Anglo-Saxon kings' protection extended to those unprotected by local kinship ties.
November 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Time to stand up to NF who as a boy seemed proud of his initials being those of the National Front (Michael Crick, <One Party After Another>). Fairness to foreigners through law has been part of being British since Anglo-Saxon kings' protection extended to those unprotected by local kinship ties.
It's past time to value real hard work not just good luck!
November 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It's past time to value real hard work not just good luck!
The University of Bristol branch of UCU resolved at its recent general meeting to support this Stand Up to Racism petition asking Bristol City Council to remove the provocative flags appearing in our city. Please sign: www.change.org/p/stand-up-t...
Sign the Petition
Stand Up to Racism - Remove the flags in Bristol
www.change.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The University of Bristol branch of UCU resolved at its recent general meeting to support this Stand Up to Racism petition asking Bristol City Council to remove the provocative flags appearing in our city. Please sign: www.change.org/p/stand-up-t...
Follow da money - and don't make life just another consumable.
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Follow da money - and don't make life just another consumable.
Remember this when you hear CEOs of huge supermarkets whining ahead of the budget:
October 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Remember this when you hear CEOs of huge supermarkets whining ahead of the budget:
When will enough good Americans find enough ways to fight the power to turn things around?
October 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
When will enough good Americans find enough ways to fight the power to turn things around?
Tonight [Thursday 23 October] from 20:00, UCU General Secretary Jo Grady will be joining Iain Dale on LBC for a live phone-in to talk about the crisis in higher education. Tune in!
October 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Tonight [Thursday 23 October] from 20:00, UCU General Secretary Jo Grady will be joining Iain Dale on LBC for a live phone-in to talk about the crisis in higher education. Tune in!
The Rosebank oilfield does not yet have final government approval. The consent granted in 2023 was ruled unlawful. It didn't account for the 250 tonnes of CO2 Rosebank would emit . More than 11 billion trees would have to be planted to offset it! Ask Ed Miliband to oppose!
October 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Rosebank oilfield does not yet have final government approval. The consent granted in 2023 was ruled unlawful. It didn't account for the 250 tonnes of CO2 Rosebank would emit . More than 11 billion trees would have to be planted to offset it! Ask Ed Miliband to oppose!
2 Expanding oil fields is irresponsible environmentally. It is arguably immoral. It is also bad economics. If you are in the UK, please write to your MP to urge him or her to oppose the Rosebank oil fields and other oil nad gas expansion plans.
October 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
2 Expanding oil fields is irresponsible environmentally. It is arguably immoral. It is also bad economics. If you are in the UK, please write to your MP to urge him or her to oppose the Rosebank oil fields and other oil nad gas expansion plans.