Category Archives: political
A new plan for business and fair work
The Scottish Liberal Democrat will include in their manifesto a package of proposals designed to boost the economy and help Scotland put the recovery from the pandemic first, with a focus on skills and long-term career advice, new graduate placements … Continue reading
Local party – missing bits of the campaign
The Scottish Parliament Election has to be done differently this time round. This affects how the local party can go about campaigning. This should be done digitally but many aspects of this approach are being missed. There has been no … Continue reading
Should postal ballots for elections be the norm
As a result of recent elections everywhere I’m inclined to think we here should change the way we cast our vote. I’m not referring to the actual voting system, although I do want all elections to be conducted under proportional … Continue reading
What is British Nationality?
The Acts and Treaties – the very fundamentals of the Union of Great Britain – did not extinguish the four nations. They remained active in history, culture, law and fact, and – crucially – each nation retains the sovereign right … Continue reading
A Once-in-a-Century Pandemic
We all had plans for 2020. And then a global health pandemic happened. Nearly a year ago, life as we knew it began to change. From work to school to home, almost every aspect of daily life took a hit. … Continue reading
We need to create a caring economy
Across the planet we are going through a shared experience like no other. But, for some people it’s been very different and for those where the economy wasn’t working for them before have suffered even more. Women, ethnic minorities, precarious … Continue reading
Scottish Government Programme for Government
The Scottish Government recently announced their Programme of Government for the coming year. Its decision to focus on green jobs was welcome, given the pressing need to tackle the twin economic and climate crises. The employment and economic impact from … Continue reading
Deposit Return Scheme
Scotland is due to start a deposit return scheme in the next few years for all glass bottles and soft drinks cans. The idea is that you will pay an extra 20p for a soft drink at your local newsagent, … Continue reading
‘Normal’ has failed vulnerable people
For the world’s most vulnerable people the last thing they need is to get back to normal. The current pandemic has exposed the fragility of farming and food systems around the world. Farming wasn’t working before now, millions of smallholder … Continue reading
Change and Transition
It’s time to move beyond economic growth when assessing economic progress. It has outlived its usefulness. We need to re-balance social, ecological and economic values. We need to promote broad welfare and inclusion instead. We are in a deep recession … Continue reading
