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June is racing by! I was pleased to mark & celebrate World Refugee Week in different ways: with @dundee.ac.uk students & staff, refugees & asylum seekers, & more. In parliament I challenged Scot Gov on its record on funding arms companies & how it supports those in deep poverty. Here's a snapshot:

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I used to watch soccer with my Dad in Zim, on the telly, usually after we knew the results of the game. But it is so much more than a beautiful game - read my reflections here: open.substack.com/pu...

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Interested in free speech & the right to protest? Then come along on Monday to hear Haim Bresheeth (Jewish anti-Zionist activist, film-maker & son of Holocaust survivors) & others discuss genocide, free speech & protest activism: 23 June, 7.30pm, Quaker Meeting House, Aberdeen

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The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is not inevitable. War is not inevitable. Both are a consequence of political failure. Our governments are complicit in that failure. We must act. The Palestinian people deserve better!

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The report out today about @dundee.ac.uk financial crisis is vindication for staff, students & campus unions who’ve been calling for transparency & culture change for months. Glad to have stood in #solidarity with them throughout - including on the picket line in February!

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Diversity makes us stronger. Welcoming refugees makes us kinder. The world is a scary place - let's be proud that Scotland can offer people a safe haven and a new home. #WorldRefugeeDay

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Diversity makes us stronger. Welcoming refugees makes us kinder. The world is a scary place - let's be proud that Scotland can offer people a safe haven and a new home. #WorldRefugeeDay

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The report out today about @dundee.ac.uk financial crisis is vindication for staff, students & campus unions who’ve been calling for transparency & culture change for months. Glad to have stood in #solidarity with them throughout - including on the picket line in February!

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More shocking than what was already known. Misogyny, neglect of duty, the devastating effects on staff and students could have been avoided with better management. Dundee Uni needs fresh management.

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About to learn details of the independent investigation into the University of Dundee's financial crisis. It's left staff & students completely lost at sea, their calls for transparency ignored. I'll be scrutinising senior UoD officials in Education Committee next week.

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Poverty is not inevitable, but a consequence of political choices. A minimum income guarantee would be life-changing for many people. I hope the Scottish Government takes these @jrf-uk.bsky.social recommendations seriously: greens.scot/news/min...

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Poverty is not inevitable, but a consequence of political choices. A minimum income guarantee would be life-changing for many people. I hope the Scottish Government takes these @jrf-uk.bsky.social recommendations seriously: greens.scot/news/min...

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Local authorities can't handle a national crisis. We need a national audit & funding to tackle RAAC, putting those affected at its heart. Until then, I'll keep bringing campaigners & ScotGov together to find solutions. 🏠

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4.3 million children are in poverty UK govt won’t see progress on child poverty by 2029 even with high economic growth 📢 Our analysis shows under our central scenario only Scotland will see child poverty rates fall by 2029 in part due to social security policies 1/5

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TW: harm to children. My research into the effects of the UK government puberty-blocker ban has finally been published after peer-review. It details the severe harm being caused to young trans people & children by the Starmer government's puberty-blocker ban. Unlike Cass it is peer reviewed...

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The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is not inevitable. War is not inevitable. Both are a consequence of political failure. Our governments are complicit in that failure. We must act. The Palestinian people deserve better!

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Help is there for those struggling with gambling addiction. @citzrights.bsky.social and GamCare are running a webinar tomorrow at 5.30pm for people from migrant communities fighting addiction or gambling debt. Sign up linked below.

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It's Refugee Week - our opportunity to stand firm with those who have made Scotland their home after fleeing persecution and danger. Scotland must be a welcoming country, offering sanctuary to those who need it. Our enemies don’t arrive in small boats! greens.scot/news/ref...

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Here is my weekly newsletter - do subscribe to find out what I'm up to, and get in touch with any questions! open.substack.com/pu...

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It's Refugee Week - our opportunity to stand firm with those who have made Scotland their home after fleeing persecution and danger. Scotland must be a welcoming country, offering sanctuary to those who need it. Our enemies don’t arrive in small boats! greens.scot/news/ref...

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I'm standing for selection to be the @scottishgreens.org's lead candidate for the North East region in next year’s Holyrood elections. Here is my candidate statement: open.substack.com/pu...

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I have again, written to Scot Govt about @dundee.ac.uk's ongoing crisis. Compulsory redundancies are still on the table despite the voluntary scheme in place. A £12million loan hasn't been accepted by Uni Court. And Fair Work principles definitely aren't being followed. My letter:

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Last week, I was grateful to discuss how we build a better, more inclusive & peaceful world: in the Scottish Parliament, with @caatuk.bsky.social, & at Aberdeen Uni. Taxpayers' money should not fund genocide, survivors of abuse deserve justice, immigration is good, & equality benefits everyone!

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I'm standing for selection to be the @scottishgreens.org's lead candidate for the North East region in next year’s Holyrood elections. Here is my candidate statement: open.substack.com/pu...

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Just one day left to respond to @abshirecouncil.bsky.social's consultation on sheltered housing. 17 complexes are proposed for closure, with limited alternatives available - in the midst of a housing emergency! This could devastate lives. Make your views known here: engage.aberdeenshire...

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peter krykant meant a lot to those who work in homelessness as well as drug addiction itself - he will be sorely missed

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There is no more room for denial - the UK Government, the Labour Party, is actively participating in genocide. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social

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Thousands of young people in Aberdeen will receive free school meals because of the @scottishgreens.org budget asks 🎉🎉 When a quarter of Scotland's children live in poverty, policies like these make the difference between surviving & thriving in childhood.

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There is no more room for denial - the UK Government, the Labour Party, is actively participating in genocide. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social

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The UK Gov sanctions two Israeli ministers...a week after announcing plans to make the UK a military-industrial machine. And Scotland still gives millions to arms companies. Hundreds of us came together & called on both governments to take action for Palestine, & for peace, at last week's rally.

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BREAKING THIS MORNING📢 Aberdeen is one of eight council areas trialling free school meals for S1-S3 pupils, after the @scottishgreens.org won funding for this scheme in this year's ScotGov budget. Incredibly proud that Green policies are making a difference for families in the North East!

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Over a fifth of people in the UK are providing unpaid care. And that's only going to increase - forced by brutal recent cuts to social services in Aberdeenshire & across Scotland. #CarersWeek recognises those so often left behind. More info for carers & about unpaid care 👇

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Education, public services, sustainability, social justice and human rights - all important issues we know young people care about. @officialsyp.bsky.social wants your views on these topics and more as part of their manifesto. 👉 Tell SYP what you think by Thursday 12th: bit.ly/SYPManifesto26

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RAAC campaigners need ScotGov to stand with them – and they must be included in any decisions made about their homes. Glad to host the Housing Minister in my Dundee office to speak with constituents affected by RAAC, & I'm sorry I couldn't be there myself. Engagement cannot end here.

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All eyes on the Madleen - not because of celebrity presence, but because Israel is denying aid to people who will die without it. Surely we need no more evidence: this is a genocide.

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Pride marches always bring a renewed hope & joy that we so need when hard-fought LGBTQIA+ rights are being rolled back. As well as marching at Aberdeen's Pride event, here's what I was up to last week ✊

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We should celebrate trans lives, in their splendour and variety, as evidence of what human life can be, containing multitudes. I came to understand this so late and so slowly, perhaps because my own life as a cis, straight husband and father is so conventional. And I'm still learning it now.

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🚨 Over the next 5 years, the Government will hand £70billion over to landlords...to cover shortfalls where people can't afford their rent. £70billion. Public money to private landlords. Renters priced out & out of pocket. We need homes for people, not profit. #RentControlsNow

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Holy smokes! Our article is on the cover of The Lancet!!!!!!!!!! Nbd 💅

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ANYONE who thinks ANY group should accept fewer human rights than everyone else is totally unfit to serve as an EHRC commissioner.

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Disabled people are footing the bill once again, with cuts to their services being used as a sticky plaster over massive budget issues in Aberdeenshire. It's unfair - it's injustice. Austerity doesn't work. We need a fairer tax system to fund vital services across Scotland.

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5 million vapes littered or discarded every week, spoiling our natural environment. But now Scotland is curbing this horrendous statistic. We need to remember huge wins like this on #WorldEnvironmentDay2025, when so much of our natural environment is mistreated & defaced.

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