“It takes more than a headline to change a country. The policies must match up too. And this is where the government all too easily slips back into old language, old rhetoric and old ideas of the old ‘normal’ of the pre-pandemic world.”
circular economy
In an attempt to tackle Scotland’s throwaway society, the Scottish Government has launched a public consultation on introducing restrictions on single use plastics.
Scottish Government Launches Single Use Plastics Consultation
“We need to start moving more towards a Circular Economy which will mean designing our products to last longer, use fewer resources and be easier to repair. This attitude stands directly in the face of many of the mass market shops on our High Street which thrive on selling us fast, single use items that we have to buy again and again.”
What will the High Street look like after lockdown?
“The future is not destined to be worse. It is certain to be different, but if we embrace the difference and shape it we can be much happier.”
Robin McAlpine: After this crisis, our lives and economy can be better – if we have principles
“Right now, some people are telling you ‘we’ might recover from this. They mean neoliberalism as is – and it can’t. The question is not will there be change, but what kind of change?”