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OPINION: So what exactly is the problem with single use plastics?

We’re Plastic Free Scotland. We’re a group of volunteers who have one mission – ending the use of single use plastic in Scotland. We want to make Scotland a greener place, and that’s why working to encouraging businesses to change their way and stop using single use plastics. Single use plastic is everywhere you look …

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‘2018 can be a year of progress, from equality and human rights, to environmental protection’

In their New Year message, Scottish Green Party co-conveners Maggie Chapman and Patrick Harvie MSP said 2018 can be a year of progress on human rights and public services. They pledged to continue to fight for what they called “justice, solidarity and our shared environment.” And they hailed what they said was Scotland’s “willingness” to …

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Scottish National Investment Bank: How can it make for a fairer Scotland?

FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveiled ambitious plans for a Scottish National Investment Bank in September as a key plank of her programme for government. With it, she turned to trusted industry heads and promised a Just Transition Commission, identifying the potential it has to create real change. But today – as consultation  on the bank’s …

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