“Scotland is uniquely placed to produce hydrogen at scale much cheaper and efficiently than most other countries.”
Scottish Government
“If politicians start talking about the post-virus priority being to get you all back to the shopping malls, then let’s use that 2021 election to tell them we want a better and more resilient society at the end of this.”
Robin McAlpine: When this is done, let’s build a resilient society
“Luckily, just as causes for pandemics and environmental degradation are related, so too are the solutions: state intervention and following science.”
Lena Swedlow: Climate, Coronavirus and the shared solution
“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
“I am sick to the back teeth of independence, a cause very dear to my heart, being kicked around the gutter in a game of image management.”
Robin McAlpine: The impact of the virus on the independence movement
“This crisis is being borne by the people of Scotland and it is the people of Scotland who should have the say on what happens next.”
Robin McAlpine: The kind of political leadership we need – and are not getting
“Society is about more than proximity; it is only physical distance we want to encourage. We need more social solidarity, not less.”
Robin McAlpine: How to beat the virus using community
“The Scottish Government must seriously consider how much of the nation’s welfare it is prepared to endanger in an effort to keep those who profit from the private rented sector sweet”
Sean Bell: Tenants will not endure the pandemic through the good will of landlords
An economic plan NOW is every bit as important as an epidemic plan. “Already it is absolutely clear that economic orthodoxy is not even at the races in producing one – because economic orthodoxy is the problem, not the solution”
Robin McAlpine: This is how Scotland’s economy can survive the virus
“Times are interesting enough without fettering our country with rules that no longer make sense, never did, and will ultimately leave us vulnerable to another round of crises as the economic cycle returns to ‘normal’.”