Politics Governance Civic

The Denialism of Progressive Environmentalists http://t.co/ZS2xlahC

UK Student loans "not merely income contingent, but future-policy contingent" – no fixed repayment term or threshold http://t.co/OEl4PJby

RT @AJEnglish: in-depth investigation reveals high levels of radioactive polonium in Yasser Arafat's final belongings. http://t.co/Ms7P8opj

"the implausible absence of documentation": Nature wins libel case against former EiC of Chaos, Solitons and Fractals http://t.co/S453rsrs

Iain Duncan Smith & faith-based policy making

http://t.co/KMyeRYgz

Generation Screwed http://t.co/umzRPDVm

No foxhunting, croquet or polo, goddamit. This is a #socialistolympics #london2012

Pussy Riot: will Vladimir Putin regret taking on Russia's cool women punks? http://t.co/iRdZV8Kn

Study says avoiding #sustainability jargon is the secret to successful sustainability leadership http://t.co/GxPdgqTO

Are drones any more immoral than other weapons of war?

http://t.co/2ngEME3M

I sometimes wonder if the question should be not CAN Obama/Romney reduce inequality but do they want to? @katedailey http://t.co/y96LNOSc

UK government earmarks £10m for open access publishing

http://t.co/af301lMN

Only 3 people! How many were tweeting? RT @BrisDemoc #Clevedon Town Council and Twitter – The results so far… – http://t.co/2NvHC8Ep

No Dash For Gas protesters scale cooling towers in protest at UK government's energy plans @nodashforgas http://t.co/XrmXcRA9

When it comes to transmitting political ideologies, moms who give children lots of love & rules serve as best conduits http://t.co/6CrUIXFx

Concern about the closure of libraries is the domain of "luvvies", according to @EricPickles http://t.co/vJgRpD5Q – Sir, you are a fool.

One in four Americans think Obama may be the antichrist http://t.co/Ikko1ifliR

Nicaraguan government approves construction of The Great Nicaraguan Canal

http://t.co/YR9eZi7nhp

Love this. The Phrenology of Barack Obama http://t.co/qDAkNFeQ1d

Slightly #ironic. A high profile trial for phone hacking now we know government is hacking us all, all the time.

This is exactly the kind of kafkaesque catch-22 policy I have come to expect from this government http://t.co/0v3Fc5zmMG

RT @fieldproducer: 'Don't worry dad, I promise I'll behave when you meet President Obama' http://t.co/WbqUwSOguM

"Bristol council is also in the unusual position of owning a network of ducts…" http://t.co/Gw6YyiDxSq

Thomas Piketty rejects Legion D'Honneur http://t.co/Yo9ahRpSig "I do not think it is the government's role to decide who is honourable"

"We're borrowing a policy from Google because they are so awesome" http://t.co/vkG5d7QUtk

RT @billybragg: For the first time I can recall, the share of the national vote will play a crucial role in what happens next, so no vote i…

RT @etiennelefleur: "Down with resilience", demands @JackNewsinger in @DiscoverSoc Policy Briefing: The Poverty of Resilience in the Arts h…

International Day of Probably Overthinking it.

https://t.co/BIPD0vJEap

I, Pencil Revisited.Beyond Market Fundamentalism:The proper role of government from a complexity science perspective https://t.co/xvFmzlrP9C

Voting in the Commons / pulling a trigger / comforting a dying child. All connected by a thread. #DontBombSyria

We teach our children that the ends don't justify the means. Why don't 397 MPs get that? #stopthewar

It's a worrying time for British Democracy – https://t.co/Z1kWj6WMQl

#Heathrow13 https://t.co/C1eS5luOu8

RT @blakehounshell: The way Obama goes after these protesters is absolutely chilling https://t.co/9Tmk1Kr3t6

Super interesting but hardcore #longread on Obama's foreign policy approach and legacy. https://t.co/HdssyY3woT

Voting #Brexit is like… https://t.co/tvGEZIMbG6

The mood is ugly, and an MP is dead

https://t.co/VZkOqbx5i0

Brexit voters almost twice as likely to disbelieve in manmade climate change.

https://t.co/2qHifVLBog

#Brexiteers, be honest, in the event of a #Leave vote what consequence would make you admit you made a mistake?

#brexit lullaby – https://t.co/lqEOKsD407

RT @Channel4News: This is what happened to the value of the pound after #Brexit – #EURefResults #EUref https://t.co/t6WI1sn8IV

Gold investors, hedge funds and oligarchs are #Brexit's big financial winners https://t.co/1YzMHAdeuf

The sheer & shocking enormity of the #brexit process will consume this country for a long time.

https://t.co/SgXxsvreZP

RT @CarolineLucas: A serious backwards step. Climate Change needs a department & Cabinet Minister, not a corner of an office https://t.co/6…

RT @acgrayling: Some very important points in this. The two main #Brexit camps had conflicting motivations & the conflict is serious https:…

Oh dear. It seems like our MPs record on setting up /running charities is under scrutiny yet again. https://t.co/vlL7YTuWnl

2day crystalised tension between MPs as representatives & MPs operating under plebiscite. Enter Edmund Burke. https://t.co/3DEpmA5zXj

RT @NewYorker: A seemingly prophetic passage from 1998 that went viral during the election has brought attention to Richard Rorty: https://…

The UK needs a national constitutional Congress to codify our rights in the wake of #brexit. https://t.co/36kEPrqPLO

RT @sunny_hundal: The Daily Express reported on a 'mass sexual assault' by migrants in Frankfurt last week.

The story was made up https:/…

The absurd and expensive complexity of #brexit is barely mentioned by Leavers. https://t.co/yk8UIzdgr9

After Brexit: the UK will need to renegotiate at least 759 treaties https://t.co/7blRG9WyAe

RT @TheMiliverse: Let's get more young people enthusiastic about voting. I think this will work… https://t.co/Lyd98o5B98

Idea for your next campaign Ed. @TheMiliverse https://t.co/3n3HXsG9J1

Amber Rudd asks for analysis of EU migration - a year after referendum https://t.co/ltbdYnUe9g

Brexit: William Hague blames voters for UK getting a bad deal from EU https://t.co/nkpnxr1Jj3

Did Putin buy #Brexit? https://t.co/J5U7Ps1GHT

Brexit's failing. https://t.co/CMVHeB51qa

Liam Fox's International Trade department is not fit to secure post-Brexit deals, warns report https://t.co/haibzmBSfE

RT @GeorgeMonbiot: The more I look at Brexit, the more it looks like the Iraq War. No one in power can explain why it's necessary, no one k…

#Brexit Negotiations – John Nash’s notion of equilibrium is ubiquitous in economic theory, but a new study shows that it is often impossible to reach efficiently. https://t.co/Y2FDlSbBVY

RT @mikegalsworthy: “Look,” said UK Govt, “Brexit is easy. It fits together like this.” https://t.co/W8bu1Fycxz

Discuss: The problem with socialism is that it takes up too many evenings.

RT @TheMiliverse: As we watch the #EUWithdrawalBill being debated, just remember, things could have gone so, so differently. https://t.co/Y…

RT @carolecadwalla: This is insane. This is one of dozens of Vote Leave ads that @facebook released to parliament today. That look complete…

Brexiteers pin their hopes on Dr Who https://t.co/VrgohuXvMu

Salisbury, international intrigue on your doorstep! #RebrandSalisbury

https://t.co/Wgl1C92Wfu

“The Effect of Conspiratorial Thinking and Motivated Reasoning on Belief in Election Fraud“ https://t.co/yG8rFqyBTO

Leavers who haven't changed their mind will argue that we should go ahead with Brexit even if the majority of people now disagree with them, and they seem to think that's democratic. #brexitshambles

Thankfully the Treasury has been focussing on the priorities and has working on plans for the #Brexit Commemorative coin for months. https://t.co/b1GQhinAWX

RT @shahed: If you feel sad today, just imagine Mike Pence swearing 2 women into Congress with the Qur'an

RT @uk_domain_names: Ok, it's high time to look at the REAL effects of Brexit 1/50
#marr #ridge #pienaar #bbcsp #bbcnews #BBCPolitics #C4Ne…

RT @GeorgeMonbiot: Most of the media analysis of the #BrexitDeal concerns cabinet splits and May's future as Prime Minister … rather than…

RT @GT270913: UK to double F-35 fleet with 17-jet order, Defence Secretary announces. Just in case anyone was wondering where the magic mon…

Complex systems help explain how democracy is destabilised https://t.co/nLnmsEqG1v

The powers of Henry VIII. https://t.co/hBwAd7arcR

RT @jayrayner1: For those interested in the Seaborne Freight story – awarded a multi million pound contract to run no-deal Brexit-busting f…

Possibly the best response from a politician I've ever seen! Go #Rorsharch https://t.co/6a2a0rXrCk

Just realised that revoking Article 50 doesn't invalidate the referendum, but it does refresh the debate.

Seriously @ArglesJon @GT270913 – doesn't withdrawing article 50 just revert us to where we were (legally speaking) after the referendum. It's not perfect but reboots the debate.