Stuart Walker

Design Shift: creative values for people, planet, and the common good Examining how creative decision-making is fundamentally tied to our values and modes of thinking in an era of accelerating change and deepening challenges, this book offers a timely reminder that desi...

My latest book, #DESIGN SHIFT will be published by #Routledge on March 18, 2026. Available for pre-order on February 25. More information at: www.routledge.com/Design-Shift...
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Academic axed from Labour conference panel for criticising energy policy Sustainability expert was told panellists discussing North Sea oil and gas were meant to ‘agree entirely’ with each other

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A Labour Government preventing discussion of sustainability and North Sea oil and gas development. This is not only wreckless but also it's not the Labour Party I have supported for a long time. What does Starmer stand for, if anything?

EU steel tariff hike threatens 'biggest crisis' for UK industry The EU is the destination for 78% of steel products made in the UK for overseas markets.

Another Farage-Johnson Brexit benefit?
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Picasso had many faults, but his art is timeless. Here, a poster for peace, love and solidarity between people in the face of fascism.

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish? Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

This article explains how Amazon locked-in its customers and sellers and then reduced the quality of its services to maximize profits.
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My new book, 'DESIGN SHIFT' will be available early 2026
Cover art not finalised but overview & chapter list on #Routledge website

www.routledge.com/Design-Shift...

@manmetuni.bsky.social @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social @designmuseum.bsky.social @designcouncil.bsky.social #design #sustainability

Matthew Rhys to play Richard Burton in return to Welsh stage Emmy Award-winner Matthew Rhys is set to return to the Welsh stage this November for the first time in 22 years in an acclaimed one-man play about Richard Burton to raise funds for Michael Sheen’s new...

Hollywood star Matthew Rhys is returning to the Welsh stage this November for the first time in two decades in an acclaimed one-man play about Richard Burton to raise funds for Michael Sheen’s new Welsh National Theatre

I stopped using Amazon some time ago because of their methods, and I haven't missed it a bit. There are often better prices elsewhere, and its better to use local suppliers.

Some fine-grain carpark pricing here in central Spain

Revealed: river pollution twice as bad inside national parks as outside them Exclusive: Campaigners attack ‘outrageous’ situation, saying waters in protected areas of England and Wales should be cleanest

Rivers more polluted inside our national parks. Where is this government?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Life stories of killer doctor Buck Ruxton's victims revealed A new exhibition in Lancaster tells of the women murdered by a notorious doctor 90 years ago.

New Exhition at Lancaster Museum - The Dalton Square Murders - the stories of the victims of Buck Ruxton.
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Classic Welsh response to flags appears on bridge and people are loving it "I've been feeling so downhearted but this is glorious"

Flags is it?
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Kate Raworth (left) at the World #Design Congress: Design for Planet talking about #DoughnutEconomics.

World Design Congress, London - Design for Planet - opening with children's choir - plea for planet.

Today, I saw a very wonderful and very sad exhibition at The Whitworth - The Beginnings of Knowledge by Santiago Yahuarcani, a contemporary Indigenous artist from the Peruvian Amazon. Showing in Manchester, Mexico City and Sao Paulo. A must-see show.

It was a brilliant day for a hike along the Lune today. In the hamlet of Aughton, came across the cottage of one of the authors in the British Library Crime Classics series.

Not just mountain litter.
It’s not getting better anywhere.
We are a filthy nation really.

‘It has echoes of happiness’: life for gen Z in the seaside town I once called home The Guardian’s former north of England editor returned to Morecambe after 25 years to discover the place where she grew up has even fewer amenities for young people – and the feeling of being ‘left be...

A quarter of a century later, and declining opportunities and prospects in Morcambe, despite the promise of Eden North.
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Morecambe's city of sandcastles - BBC Sounds Meet the artists on Morecambe beach taking sandcastle building to a whole new level.

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The Gladstone Library, Hawarden, North Wales - this beautiful Grade I building is the only residential library in Europe.

UN human rights chief criticises 'disturbing' Palestine Action ban Volker Turk urges the UK government to lift the

UK government's ban on Palestine Action is a "disturbing" misuse of counter-terrorism legislation, the United Nations' human rights chief has warned.
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VACANCY - DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY
We're looking for a Senior #Research Associate in #Design for #Sustainability to work alongside experienced professors with a well-established research portfolio.
Location: #Manchester All Saints Campus
More details here: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...

‘The American system is being destroyed’: academics on leaving US for ‘scientific asylum’ in France Almost 300 researchers have applied for positions at Aix-Marseille University after Trump unleashed his attack on academia

Academics are leaving the US.
The president of Aix-Marseille University likens the programme to the US welcoming academics from France during WWII
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

YouTube video by Adam Merkley Good Night and Good Luck Broadway 2025

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A powerful and timely recording of George Clooney's Broadway stage play - available on YouTube for free.

Rare Welsh-language Bible to be displayed at St Davids Cathedral The rare copy of the Bible in Welsh, printed in 1588, has never been displayed before.

1588 #Welsh Bible to on public display in #Wales for thd first time - St Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire from 17 June to 9 July.
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University of Lancaster to cut jobs to save £30m from budget University of Lancaster bosses say the cuts are due to rising costs and a fall in overseas students.

University of #Lancaster to cut jobs to save £30m from budget.
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Want to plant trees to offset fossil fuels? You'd need all of North and Central America, study finds Planting trees can help save the planet, right? A new study finds that to offset all the planet-warming carbon emissions from fossil fuel reserves, trees would have to entirely cover an area the size ...

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Very pleased to be featured along with 14 others in the book 'Lessons on Change - 15 Creative Minds Share Their Stories' eds Hedin, Kauper & Stocker (Birkhäuser, 2025). Lots of diverse stories on sustainable design, politics of the commons, emancipation, etc. www.foyles.co.uk/book/lessons...

Study reveals widespread climate disinformation in French TV and radio A new study discovered dozens of climate lies being shared in French media, from renewable energy to EVs.

#French #News media guilty of #climate disinformation
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...

Secrets, spy tools and a 110-year-old lemon are on show in an exhibition from Britain's MI5 A 110-year-old lemon that played a key role in espionage history is one of the star attractions of a London exhibition drawn from the files of British spy agency MI5.

“MI5: Official Secrets” Exhibition, until Sept. 28 at the National Archives, London. Free admission.
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