Private finance won’t fix Scotland’s nature crisis – only public investment can Private investors aren’t funding new woodlands – we need public investment to step in instead.

NEW: Private finance won’t fix Scotland’s nature crisis - only public investment can.

As featured exclusively in today's @theguardian.com, private investment isn’t going to deliver the nature restoration Scotland needs.

Read our new guest blog by Tom Gegg: www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/459-pr...

Trade unionists shaping the election agenda The STUC has launched its Manifesto for the 2026 Scottish Parliament Elections. The manifesto, ‘Workers Demanding Better’, sets out demands on investment in public services, high quality jobs, and a p...

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Our Power Community Meal and Campaign Launch 🗓️ Tuesday, April 1st, from 6-8pm 📍Ground Floor Room, Kinning Park Complex, 43 Cornwall Street, G41 1BA

🚨 Join us for the launch of 'Our Power', a new campaign to highlight what a better energy system for Scotland could look like

📅 Wednesday 1 April, 6-8 pm
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UK to give homes ‘free energy’ instead of turning off wind turbines Europe’s outdated and under-invested energy grid means huge amounts of renewable energy are wasted every year.

University of Oxford : maximising oil and gas extraction here would only save UK households up to £82 (€95) per year. A UK fully powered by renewable energy, would save households up to £441 (€510) a year on energy bills.
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Powerful speech by @talatyaqoob.bsky.social at the anti racism march in Edinburgh yesterday.

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‘We are many many more than them. We will win’

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What can climate initiatives do to ensure cultural sensitivity and inclusivity of women and marginalized segments of the community?

Read on this #IWD👉 go.wri.org/womens-day-l...

It’s men who caused the climate crisis – but it’s women who will suffer the most Women across the world are having their lives torn apart by the climate crisis – and the UK government is turning its back, writes co-leader of the Green Party Carla Denyer

Happy #IWD. Women bear the brunt of the climate crisis. But men dominate climate decision-making, and mega-rich ones like Farage, whose party is backed by oil and gas, set the climate back.

I wrote this last IWD, but it's still relevant…👇

www.independent.co.uk/voices/clima...

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

It doesn’t matter whether the rate of global warming is increasing. It’ll never cease to amaze me that people don’t care that it’s happening at all. It should be the most alarming thing ever.

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Funding Scotland’s Future: Tax Reform For A Just Transition A deep dive discussion on how Scotland can fund a fairer, greener future.

THIS WEEK: Join us at Scottish Parliament to discuss Funding Scotland's Future.

A fantastic panel of speakers will unpack how tax reform can help Scotland achieve a just transition to a fair future.

🗓️ Thurs 5 March, 17:30, Committee Room 3.

Book your free place: www.eventbrite.com/e/funding-sc...

foreCASt: transition to net-zero Join us for the third episode of our election insights series of foreCASt which will cover the transition to net zero.

Tomorrow, join our co-director @lmacfarlane.bsky.social as he discusses the transition to net zero, for the next episode of foreCASt - the @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social's election insights series.

🗓️ 10.00 - 11.00am, Tuesday 3 March

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Only the United States could bomb a country, kill its leader, massacre its children, declare the intention to destroy its military and topple its government, and then call that country’s retaliation against US military bases “unprovoked”.

Caitlin Johnstone

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

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NEW: Scotland can raise £2.3bn a year to protect its social contract and reach net zero, according to our new report released today.

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Ramadan Mubarak from me and the Edinburgh and Lothians East Greens!

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We welcome the release of 'No Time to Lose', the final report of the second Just Transition Commission.

It highlights that while progress has fallen short of what is needed, a just transition is still possible.

A fitting parting message for a Commission that has done such important work 👏

EVENT: Funding Scotland's Future – Tax Reform for a Just Transition.

Join us for a timely discussion in the Scottish Parliament with a fantastic panel of speakers.

🗓️ 5 March, 17:30, Committee Room 3.

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Book your free webinar place today: Supporting families to access child maintenance. Book your place today! 18 February, 10am - 11am. Image of young girl smiling with soapy hands. Logos for; Transforming Child Maintenance, Fife Gingerbread, and One Parent Families Scotland.

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Navigating the Child Maintenance Service can be overwhelming — join us & @fifegingerbread.bsky.social for real parent insights, frontline advice, and a sneak peek at our new toolkit.

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The very conversation I had with my daughter last weekend. She has always argued he was controlled opposition. I should listen more to her!

The Arrest of Don Lemon and Black Journalists: Why the First Amendment is Dying in Plain Sight

From Minnesota to the DOJ, the erosion of civil liberties is no longer a warning—it is our current reality.

thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-arrest...

Read our latest Impact Report "I do worry about the financial situation a bit less since I’ve started picking shifts [after attending employment training]." Single parent,Falkirk. Image of mum and child drawing with coloured pencils, smiling and looking down. Find out more at www.opfs.org.uk

💰Effective financial support, enables single parent families to thrive long term.

Our latest Impact Report shows how tailored support can increase financial stability for single-parent households, leading to improved wellbeing.

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💡 What matters most to single parents in Scotland?

Our new Impact Report reveals key themes:

💰 My money

💚 My children

💜 My health and wellbeing

…plus a spotlight on our holistic family support approach!

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