“I say directly to the Scottish Parliament and especially to the SNP MSPs, we haven’t forgotten your promises of 2016. We haven’t forgotten that you identified the rising cost of rent as a problem and then fobbed it off every step of the way. We haven’t forgotten and we are angry.”
Feature
“As ever, a small group of particularly loud voices was presented as representing ‘parent power’. None of this is new in Scotland but for the sake of our kids I really, really wish we could move beyond it.”
‘The only immediate consequence is more uncertainty’: James McEnaney talks Scottish schools and Coronavirus
“The dedication of campaigners with the backing of thousands of people was key. It became the last chance to take action within this parliamentary term and people took that opportunity – although it was certainly a surprise to us all.”
‘Everything is down to political will’: Revive seeks further grouse moor reform as Holyrood votes to ban hare-culling
“Solidarity will mean nothing if the people voicing it aren’t also doing what they can to advance the causes of those who are disenfranchised in their own countries. Anti-Blackness and white supremacy are global domination projects and they have affected every place on the planet.”
Black Lives Matter: Perspectives on an uprising
A group of unions, charities, campaign groups and think-tanks have written to First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon urging her to commit to Crown Use Licensing for any Covid-19 vaccines and medicines, to ensure they are available and affordable for everyone. We re-publish the letter below. To find out more about the campaign, click here. […]
Open letter to the First Minister: Make any Covid-19 Vaccine Affordable for All
Transformational land reform is an opportunity for us all. However, “Scotland’s powerful landowning lobby have a strong vested interest in maintaining the status-quo. Grouse shooting is part of that status-quo.”
‘They will have to commit and they will have to act’: Revive manifesto lays down challenge to Scottish politics
“The pandemic and lockdown are mutating the retail sector with potentially far-reaching implications for workers’ rights and local economies. What conflicts emerge, and how they are resolved, will have the most important influence on this crucial part of the modern economy.”
Retail behemoth: Are we witnessing the birth of a savage new business age?
“The scale of the calamity in Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, and the surrounding province of Guayas, began to emerge throughout that last week of March. Videos started circulating of bodies left out in the streets as families complained they couldn’t get anyone to collect them.”
Excess mortality in Ecuador
“Hundreds of thousands of people throughout Scotland rely on home care, for various needs and conditions, not just dementia. My mum is just one. If carers aren’t being fully looked after by the government at a time like this, who is?”
“You have to wonder who else is also missing out”: Care services and the Coronavirus
Last week Community Land Scotland held an event bringing together community organisations to talk about community ownership. We spoke to a couple of the many inspirational organisations in attendance, as well as learning more about the provision of a new South of Scotland Enterprise Agency.