Private airport rep worked with cops to threaten green campaigner with jail

We are reposting this article by Adam Bychawski which was first posted by openDemocracy. PRIVATE AIRPORT REP WORKED WITH COPS TO THREATEN GREEN CAMPAIGNER WITH JAIL A private airport representative worked with police to threaten a green campaigner with prison if he kept going to public meetings or asking questions. Colin Shearn was issued with…

Open Letter in solidarity with Freedom Theatre, Jenin

  The following Open Letter from  Scottish playwrights was first posted at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XnofXamSH8HkFhQyg1rhf4bQbsUrrOJYc2E1qacZQn0/edit   in response to the Israeli military attack on the Freedom Theatre in Jenin on the West Bank. OPEN LETTER IN SOLIDARITY WITH FREEDOM THEATRE (JENIN) As members of the Scottish playwriting community, we are horrified by the news that The Freedom…

COP28 is a death knell for 1.5°C

The following article written by Mike Small was first posted by bella caledonia. COP28 IS A DEATH KNELL FOR 1.5°C COP28 means the target of 1.5°C is over. Once you get your head around that reality you need to be operating in a spectacular state of self-delusion to be anything other than despondent. The problems…

Revealed: £281m of secret cash poured into UK universities

The following article by Jenna Corderoy and Billy Stockwell was first posted by openDemocracy. It shows that  the UK’s  top universities privately lobbied the government to keep secret the names of wealthy foreign donors. Russell Group leaders lobbied the government to keep names of foreign donors secret. REVEALED: £281 OF SECRET CASH POURED INTO UK…

Land for the People (Scotland) Bill

Andy Wightman has begun to develop proposals for a comprehensive Land Reform Bill – “one that goes far further than existing proposals in reforming Scotland’s land governance”. This piece was posted by bella caledonia. This was published with Andy’s permission but you can read the original on Andy’s blog here.  LAND FOR THR PEOPLE (SCOTLAND) BILL…