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Robin McAlpine says we have a financial services sector whose purpose is to take money away from you and not to support the economy.
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Is Scotland squandering its offshore potential?
Almost four years on from the ScotWind leasing round, Dave Moxham (@ScottishTUC) and Laurie Macfarlane (@FutureEconScot) offer their perspectives.
Listen to the latest episode of Nest of Fearties now: buff.ly/4bAhXVT
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Laurie Macfarlane (@L__Macfarlane) sets out who owns ScotWind.
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It's time to give Scotland's land back to the people, says Rory Hamilton (@rory_hamiltonnn).
Robin McAlpine reports back from the @ReviveCoalition conference. His main takeaway?
Real land reform is coming, just not from this crop of politicians…
Dr Craig Dalzell uncovers the bizarre and nefarious ways companies like BlackRock eat away at the ordinary things in your life.
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“Scotland needs a better way of managing its manufacturing and service economy.”
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Dr Craig Dalzell in @ScotNational argues that a Scottish Energy Development Agency would address both energy and land ownership injustices.
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“Communities have been left alone to fight each application individually when it turns out they are all facing the same spin everywhere.”
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Scotland’s offshore wind should power a fairer future - not just profits for distant shareholders.
The wind belongs to all of us. We should all have a stake in our energy future. 🧵
After 3 years with us, Policy Communications Coordinator Kaitlin Dryburgh bids us a fond farewell as she moves onto pastures new.
Kaitlin has been a wonderful and consistent part of the team, she will be sorely missed.
Read her words at the link below 🔗
“After more than 1,000 days, 3 FMs, 4 PMs I have learned that setbacks are inevitable, and progress rarely as swift as we want it to be, but that Scotland is full of extraordinary people with extraordinary ideas.”
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Robin McAlpine says our reliance on technology has whittled away at society’s capacity for resilience.
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“I increasingly think that states which don’t have wholly-public systems managed and controlled by a single agency are in trouble. Having society rely on a patchwork of private business interests just to phone the doctor is madness.”
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REVIVE's reaction to Land Reform Bill passing in the Scottish Parliament => revive.scot/land-reform-bill…
This fires the starting gun for our conference as we aim to build the most ambitious legislation ever, after the next election! 👇
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As buildings crumble, services slide and bills soar, workers and tenants in Scotland’s largest city are battling back against decline.
🎧 Listen to ‘A Glasgow We Can Afford’ w/ Paul Shaw (@GetGlesgaMoving) and Stella Rooney (@Glasgow_LR) now: buff.ly/WKfXBHH
As with most legislation in Scotland, progress and change is held up with mountains of (often self-inflicted bureaucracy).
@BetterBusesSPT needs you to demand your MSP takes action to improve transport in Glasgow.
Why are we still waiting for Better Buses? 🚌
In Sept, @SPTcorporate finally approved plans to take our buses back into public control 👏
But @ScotGov are now holding things up!😠
Watch & share our new animation and email your MSPs to demand action👇
📨 betterbuses.uk/strathclyde/#…
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Buses In Scotland - How Do We Get Out of This Mess?
Watch our animation to find out then complete our e-action!
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Why are we still waiting for Better Buses? 🚌
In Sept, @SPTcorporate finally approved plans to take our buses back into public control 👏
But @ScotGov are now holding things up!😠
Watch & share our new animation and email your MSPs to demand action👇
📨 betterbuses.uk/strathclyde/#…
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Kate Whitaker of @FoEScot at our conference this past weekend, discussing the relationship between climate collapse and intensifying conflict worldwide: