Help Shape the Edinburgh Council Budget
Edinburgh council are looking for feedback on their plans for the budget and service provision over the next few years. There's an online survey, with highly leading questions and no…
Scottish Greens announce 2011 candidates
The Scottish Green Party has announced the names of the top two candidates for six of the eight regional lists in next May's Scottish Parliament election: Central: 1. Kirsten Robb…
On Scotland’s People…
This article is cross-posted from Lallands Peat Worrier The Scottish Household Survey "is a continuous survey based on a sample of the general population in private residences in Scotland" which…
Edwin Morgan on the Scottish Parliament
Edwin Morgan and Jimmy Reid have both died, of late - two great Glaswegians. Here is Edwin Morgan on the Scottish Parliament (also tweeted by James from Two Doctors). For…
Why Maggie Chapman will be a great MSP
I once went to the leaving dinner of one of Edinburgh University's Vice Principals. The retiree had been a senior climate scientist, on the UK government climate advisory panel, and…
Event Horizon: Beyond the 2010 Election
You probably think you know the implications of the General Election. I think I know the implications, or at least some of them. But I’m not sure. And therein lies…
Why we need to re-write the Planning Act
Portobello has just emerged from its latest fight. This time it was with developers determined to turn the area into a hub for rubbish collection from Edinburgh and beyond. The…
How The Scottish Parliament Can Make Fair Votes a Reality
There’s one pressing issue that faces the UK now. That is the response to recession from the Westminster government. As other contributors here have pointed out, the current approach is…
Vote Green on Thursday, or: Why Green MPs Change Everything
The 2010 election is the most significant election for greens in the UK. It comes at the pinnacle of a series of important elections. The outstanding performance of 1989 where…
Why should the biggest party govern us?
All this hung Westminster chat recently allows us Scots to suddenly feel experienced. The idea of confidence and supply was, I think, first discussed at Holyrood by pre-2007 Greens. It…