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It should therefore also recognise societal issues which affect everyone; like disability & social care, like building well-functioning modern infrastructure, energy connectivity, community cohesion, etc etc. Look at the whole of society to address inequalities.
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In a modern society which is multi-dimensional, and isnāt as clear cut as previous old dividing lines used to be, then the way to improving industrial & societal relations is to have a political system which isnāt stuck in the past.
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Why is it healthy? Because collective bargaining is a system that balances conflicts and cooperation; it should be institutionalised and highly coordinated, as a formal means to setting wage growth, improving conditions etc. It should bring folk together to achieve better outcomes, not divide them.
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Itās not all free from controversy; Lynetteholm will be a man-made peninsula which aims to tackle 3 main challenges - climate/flood protection, housing shortage, & space for infrastructure. Space for 20k homes, with 1/4 public housing. But thereās been some resistance due to greenwashing concerns.
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On the question though of would this help progress towards independence? Potentially, if any negotiations resulted in an agreed mechanism by which a referendum would be triggered, then there is scope there to actually move forward.
Otherwise, I struggle to see how talks would get beyond that.
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On the other hand, a grand coalition would have the potential to change the dynamics of Scottish politics - and given the public clearly want something different to the status quo, maybe it shouldnāt be totally ruled out.
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Given Labourās reliance on unionist voters as well, it seems obvious that Reform & the Tories would attack Labour for being soft on the union etc.
For the SNP, Iām really not sure its support base would appreciate working with Labour - accusation would be āsoft on independenceā.
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An unnamed source in the article suggests "The younger membership honestly couldnāt give two shits about this sort of stuff".
All I can say in response is; what a deeply vacuous way to approach energy policy. Be serious!
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I think how much simpler accessing records, public services, welfare etc could be if there was a central digital login portal. I know that it requires trust in institutions to get it right & keep secure, but the tech is absolutely capable.
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A line I keep hearing recently is "all the parties are the same". I donāt agree with that view but itās not enough just for parties to say theyāre better than the others. SNP won big 2011-21 because folk had confidence in the party to govern well.
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Being in govt means there *should* be incumbency advantage, because you can do things and back your words with evidence. But thatās the thing - if itās just words which folk donāt recognise on the ground, then folk grow scunnered and stop listening.
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Thereās a fair bit of cynicism in the electorate atm. Folk donāt believe either of the parties will improve things, or tackle the big problems. Many feel politics is stuck in a doom loop of cuts to public services - whereās the investment that keeps being promised?
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Think the result can be best described as the SNP losing the seat rather than Labour winning it. Thereās a clear enthusiasm gap for all the parties just now.
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This *should* be conclusive proof that, if you want a robust economy, ignore the snake oil which the Tories, Reform, Liz Truss, Trump et al are trying to sell you. Look over the North Sea instead.
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I was at Lianvatnet last summer. Just a short hop on the tram, up the hills to the west of the city, itās a wonderful nature spot.
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As a the War Sailor Museum, it does a really excellent job and with engaging exhibits. The ship is only at Edinburgh up to Thursday, with free entrance, so highly recommend seeing this unique piece of history.
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Reasons Iām not sold on STV is, with our constitutional divide, it still feels susceptible to tactical voting with the aim of ālocking outā the other side. Iām also not convinced it works great at national-level elections.