Ambition for COP26
Yes, small nations and regions can make a difference in the fight to combat climate change and will be working hard to do so. If you think they won’t have a voice at COP26...
Category: Environment
Climate Week in a Climate Crisis
This is Climate Week NYC 2021. Ever heard of it? No me neither. But we shoud have. Our First Minister Nicola Sturgeon mentioned it today (Monday) on a video on Twitter. In this video...
A global priority
From 1st to 12th November COP26 will be held in Glasgow, bringing together parties to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The UN,...
Has the UK been Trussed up?
Liz Truss, UK Secretary of State for International Trade, yesterday Tweeted: “Our new trade deal with Australia means: Tariff-free trade for all UK goods It’s easier for people to travel and work in Australia lower prices & more...
World…err…beating…umm trade…uhh…trade…err…thingwy
So we now have what is being spun as a trade deal, albeit it is little more than an agreement to discuss a possible deal, with Australia, announced with great acclaim as the first...
Red meat
Jim Fairlie MSP spoke in the first Members’ Business debate of this session in the Scottish Parliament. The debate looked at the impact of trade deals, in particular the Australian trade deal, on Scottish...
Democracy, food, the environment: Lessons we can learn from Iceland
I developed a passion for Scandi and Nordic noir during the past year and more of lockdown and isolation. Not grizzly, chiling psychological dramas, but the more interesting crime dramas with their well-developed characters,...
The first 100 days
In her speech today in the Scottish Parliament on her government’s priorities during their first 100 days in office, the First Minister reiterated that her immediate priority was leading Scotland safely through and out...
Scotland’s 25
On Wednesday 19th June Nicola Sturgeon was sworn in at the Court of Session as First Minister of Scotland. Before her swearing in she announced her nine Cabinet Secretaries. Including herself there are five...
