Election Special

It’s broader than that. In fact, let’s include the amazing recent election in Hong Kong:

They are putting their lives at stake for their freedom while some nutjob I being bandied around the globe talking out of a script and is being glorified. There are people- young and old who have done far more for the environment (actions) than mere doomsday words by some teen.

— Kenny (@dropthebleet) December 11, 2019

I thought it might be nice to try and get a bit philosophical about democracy and its limitations, not least for a UK climate sceptic tomorrow, and indeed since Thatcher talked to the Royal Society about AGW in 1988:

Three issues mentioned but not Brexit. On that thorny issue I enjoyed this interaction last month with an old physicist, financial director and climate sceptic:

Came to me the other day. It’s all that matters. Once in orbit, we can push out from there. A “burn” here, a correction there. We don’t have to be blasted out to Pluto in one go.

— Keith Brown (@KeithBrown999) November 1, 2019