Why we’re dragging the Treasury to court – again
As well as moonlighting here at Bright Green Scotland, I spend my day-job working for student network People & Planet campaigning on fossil fuel funding. Yesterday, we lodged legal proceedings…
Are Tories leading because rich folks live longer?
There are two UK polls out today showing that the Tory lead over Labour has been cut - YouGov and IpsosMori. I would love to do some analysis of the…
UK climate leadership comes a cropper in Shetland
Last month, the UK government was claiming to lead the world on climate change. Ed Miliband genuinely seemed to be working hard to get a deal at Copenhagen. But today…
Phillip Morris, up in smoke
Holyrood has voted to ban the display of cigarettes. The Tobacco and Primary Medical Services Bill also bans cigarette vending machines, and requires those who sell tobacco to register. The…
Burns night
It's quite stereotypical for a progressive Scottish blog to use Burns' birthday to talk about the bard's politics. So rather than do that, I though I'd just post one of…
Soft on crime, soft on the causes of crime
So, the Tories are talking about bringing back prison boats. According to the BBC website, 'A Conservative spokesman said: "it is something we are considering as a way of ending…
Let the best students in
The Today Program this morning again had the debate about what grades universities should require. This is something I've banged on about before. Some argue that it is discriminatory to…
From Thieves of Baghdad to Pirates of the Caribbean?
My wee brother gave me a book for Christmas, one I’d been meaning to read for a while. It led me to realise something: In the build up to the…