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Mike Berners-Lee

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How can we survive the Anthropocene? Books: 'There is No Planet B', 'How Bad are Bananas?'
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Mike Berners-Lee @MikeBernersLee
“a different type of politics – a politics that is more place first rather than party first ... I do think there needs to be reform to the electoral system to enable less point-scoring, more problem-solving"
Correct!
theguardian.com/politics/2026/…
www.theguardian.com Andy Burnham to back electoral reform if he becomes prime minister Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate wants to make politics ‘less point-scoring, more problem-solving’
Mike Berners-Lee @MikeBernersLee
Please sign and circulate this parliamentary petition, launched today from the National Emergency Briefing calling for a UK-wide, government-backed public briefing from independent experts on climate risks and also the opportunities from urgent action.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7676…
petition.parliament.uk Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing...
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Mike Berners-Lee @MikeBernersLee
I’m with Rupert and Caroline. Very important the Greens don’t stand. A vote Green will be a vote for Reform and it will rightly haunt them. Conversely standing down could be done with leverage for PR. Andy B ( and the country) will visibly owe them. Do the right thing Zac.
Rupert Read 🌍 🔥 Verified account @GreenRupertRead May 15
I agree with Caroline. What Greens should be doing is pressing Burnham on PR etc in return for a non-aggression pact in Makerfield.
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