George Monbiot in conversation with Anthea Simmons at the Byline Festival, July 7 2024

No video

George Monbiot in conversation with Anthea Simmons at the Byline Festival, July 7 2024

Рет қаралды 3,628

Күн бұрын

George Monbiot, the celebrated journalist, author and campaigner, discussed the South Devon Primary, the GE result and the menace of neoliberalism with Anthea Simmons, co-founder of the primary and editor-in-chief of West Country Voices at the Byline Festival in front of a packed audience.

Пікірлер: 13

@Quirkyhndl 28 күн бұрын

Honestly inspiring to see the UK stand up against neoliberalism. I still hold out hope for us across the pond...

@edbop 25 күн бұрын

Back before the wikileaks reveals, when the Guardian was still a worthwhile paper, I used to have massive respect for Monbiot, then I met him. The idea that swapping fptp for PR would be a benefit to the country is only held by people who haven't given it much thought. Monbiot laments the 'injection molded' candidates that the parties produce while arguing for a further entrenchment of the party political system. He is sadly a product of the public school education system, brimming with confidence in his opinions but not particularly bright. Still... well done for kicking out the Tories.

@rogerbaker9163 28 күн бұрын

Most inspiring. Reminds me of how to eat an elephant, one mouthful at a time.

@alexalves3980 22 күн бұрын

I think the conclusion of the talk is the implementation of a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. The question is how to implement direct participative democracy? Perhaps it may be worth somebody to write an oped on previous examples, such as the Porto Alegre experience.

@johnduggan8656 3 күн бұрын

The billionaire bogey men only account for $14tn. Compare with the value of all quoted companies $100tn about 50% of which has a very diverse ownership.

@NoWindNoSunNoPower 29 күн бұрын

Speaking of first past the post. *Reform 2024* 4,117,221 votes 14% of votes 9% of electorate 5 MPs *Labour 2024* 9,704,655 votes 34% of votes 20% of electorate 411 MPs

@SlowJoe9114 26 күн бұрын

That's great, I can't find anywhere that has a nice breakdown like that, it'd even better if you had displayed the other main parties like that too. I worry if we had had a higher turnout, (only 60% of us seem at all politicised enough to vote, which is a record new low I believe) then reform might have got a higher share of votes (which still doesn't necessarily translate into seats).