@RupertRead

Earth-defender. Emeritus Prof of Philosophy UEA. Also at @greenrupertread, my much larger POLITICAL/PUBLIC account, with much more frequent posting.

 Norwich, England
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Joined March 2008
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"Every major ecosystem, that we depend on for our own survival, is on a pathway to collapse." Watch @CarolineLucas on BBC #QuestionTime talking about the suppressed National Security Assessment (NSA). We MUST continue to push for the UK Government to release the full report. #climate #ukgovernment #dobetter
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
Aug 12
This! Looking forward to giving the initial plenary speech at this important event...
XRUK_Actions@XRUK_Actions
Aug 12
Join #ExtinctionRebellion to demand the publication of the full, unredacted version of the National Security Assessment, a plan to address the existential risks it highlights and to demand a UK-wide briefing on the Climate and Nature risks. #London 12-14th September
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
Aug 10
This!:
James Meadway@meadwaj
Aug 10
A year after Zack Polanski coined the term, I've written on the eco-populist response to climate change for The Ecologist - link below...
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
Jul 2
Replying to @Heccles94
How dare you say things like 'if you don't want to be in the Greens then don't' to our former Leader and first MP. This is extreme intolerance speaking, when you say things like that. This is the prelude to purges. This is poison. Please please let's not go there.
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
Jun 2
Crucial work:
Adrian Ramsay MP
@AdrianRamsay
Jun 1
The Joint Intelligence Committee report describes ecological collapse as posing catastrophic & irreversible risks to the UK. I asked what steps the Ministry of Defence is taking to coordinate action across Govt. Parliament must be allowed to scrutinise these findings and the Govt response.
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
Feb 2
Rupert Read and Phoebe Tickell were mentored by Joanna Macy. If you want to dive into what it means to be emotionally present in a time of looming collapse, then join us at beautiful Hawkwood near Stroud, on 27 March, to experience her living legacy: hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/our-pr…
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
10 Nov 2025
Asking for your help, followers… Please sign and share this vital petition! We’re almost at 5000 signatures… petition.parliament.uk/petit… TY!!!

Petition: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact

From floods to extreme temperatures, climate impacts risk damaging homes, health, businesses, services, and the economy. We want Government to prioritise adaptation; fund a new Resilience Plan that...

petition.parliament.uk
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
18 Oct 2025
“There is a deep way in which a more communal orientation towards life is prevalent in eastern cultures. Without that context, practises of meditation and mindfulness come to seem merely like tools for individual self-development.”
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
17 Oct 2025
Very excited to support the #greensurge as @zackpolanski.bsky.social brings bold politics to the fore and @greenparty.org.uk membership continues to skyrocket. thelondoneconomic.com/politi… #greenparty #zactionism #ZackPolanski

New poll shows Green Party LEVEL with Labour for first time

Earlier this week, Zack Polanski predicted that the Green Party would 'replace Labour'. He might be on to something...

thelondoneconomic.com
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
11 Sep 2025
It will be Greens vs Reform in the East Anglian Mayoral race...:
Green Elects
@GrnElects
10 Sep 2025
🗳️ NEW | Greens second in East of England📊 ➡️REF: 34% (+5) 🟢GRN: 20% (+5) 🔵CON: 18% (-4) 🔴LAB: 14% (-1) 🟠LDEM: 13% (-5) via @Moreincommon_ / 5-8 Sept Chgs w/ 29 Aug-1 Sept.
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
21 Jul 2025
Love how strong this guy with the horned helmet was! Fitting the part...
Novara Media
@novaramedia
21 Jul 2025
Last night, during the final curtain call of Il Trovatore at the Royal Opera House, performer Daniel Perry unfurled a Palestinian flag before Director of Opera Oliver Mears attempted to forcibly remove it. Crowds cheered for Perry’s protest.
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
20 May 2025
A disastrous fringe idea, that is wildly unpopular:
Adam Bienkov@AdamBienkov
8 May 2025
Green Party leadership frontrunner Zack Polanski tells me the UK must now end its membership of NATO, because of Trump. Polanski says that Trump's presidency means the "Age of NATO is over" and his party should now abandon its commitment to the alliance bylinetimes.com/2025/05/08/g…

Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski Says UK Must Leave NATO Because of Trump

The frontrunner to become the next leader of the Green Party of England and Wales tells Byline Times the UK must now form new alliances for "peace" instead

bylinetimes.com
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
15 Jan 2025
Replying to @Rokewood @BBCFreeThinking @BBCRadio4 @ShahidhaBari @edithmayhall
Thanks Bob! Latest large survey suggests the #ClimateMajority is alive and well in Britain: news.wickedproblems.uk/p/tha…

Thank God for Englishmen!

This Sceptred Isle reigns supreme in climate sanity. For now.

news.wickedproblems.uk
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
11 Oct 2024
Replying to @nature_thorne @James_BG
The way it will most likely work is: economic collapse, but not in time to avert ongoing/subsequent ecosystem collapse.
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
15 Aug 2024
Replying to @RupertRead @RealTadzioM
And/or: desmog.com/2024/05/22/the-tr…

The True Power of the Climate Movement Is Now to Admit Our Own Powerlessness

Six years ago, I gave a public lecture at Churchill College Cambridge, called This Civilisation is Finished. Many students were in the audience. It’s far and away the most viral climate talk I’ve...

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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
15 Aug 2024
Replying to @RealTadzioM
An impressive piece... Underscores why admission of failure is essential if we want to actually get anywhere...
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
15 Aug 2024
An impressive piece... Underscores why admission of failure is essential if we want to actually get anywhere...
FaggotsForFuture ✊🌈✊@RealTadzioM
9 Aug 2024
Repression of the #climatemovement is “the new green”: A society that doesn't keep it's climate promises will have no choice but to repress the climate movement, in order to *verdräng*, to ignore its own failure. That's why we're getting our asses kicked. steadyhq.com/de/friedlichesa…

Repression of the climate movement is “the new green”

A society that doesn't keep it's climate promises will have no choice but to brutally repress the climate movement: that's why we're getting our asses kicked these days.

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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
12 Jul 2024
Replying to @pigreen1 @GreenRupertRead @sianberry @MPGeorgeFreeman @peterkyle @CamCavendish
Yes, my sense was that the one thing that marred the programme was... the old habits dying hard of the 'moderator'!
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
11 May 2024
Have a read. My answer may surprise you...
Rupert Read 🌍 🔥
@GreenRupertRead
10 May 2024
"Feeling small and relatively powerless does not absolve you. So long as you have any power or voice whatsoever, you are obliged to use it (and grow it)." My essay for @aeonmag urges us all to consider the question: 'what is your work to do?' Read now. aeon.co/essays/is-civil-diso…

Is civil disobedience a moral obligation in a time of climate crisis? | Aeon Essays

Could civil disobedience be morally obligatory in a society on a collision course with climate catastrophe?

aeon.co
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Prof. Rupert Read@RupertRead
26 Mar 2024
It's as if the Earth is trying to tell us something about cars...
Matthew Todd 🌏🔥
@MrMatthewTodd
23 Mar 2024
Freak rainfall in Brazil. The media lead the way in those who are in near absolute denial of what is coming towards us
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