Two weeks ago, ‘the most important climate conference of our generation’ ended in tears, quite literally for Alok Sharma. Many have said ‘The Glasgow Climate Pact’ is a disappointment, but that would imply I expected anything better. Boris Johnson warned we were at ‘one minute to midnight’ as COP opened. Today it’s fair to say we’re well into the early morning.
On Saturday, I interrupted COP26 president Alok Sharma’s speech at the closing ceremony of the UN Climate Change Conference of Youth (COY) to protest the UK government’s support for the Cambo oilfield. Here I explain the motives behind our protest – directed toward the Scottish government as well as Boris Johnson’s administration.
On the 15th of September, Humza Yousef told the public that they should “think twice” before calling an ambulance. Only if it was “absolutely critical” were Scots to dare dialing 999. The Health Secretary’s comments came in response to the tragic news that a Glaswegian man of 65 had died after a 40 hour wait for an ambulance.
Coll Mccail | Twitter Facebook-f Twitter In 2020, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) designed an algorithm that punished working-class young
To get news and ideas straight to your inbox, subscribe now.
We’ll email you about campaigns, events and opportunities to get involved. You can manage your preferences or unsubscribe at any time by by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. Find out more about how we use your data.
Join our email list to get the latest news and opinions from ScotlandCan.
We’ll email you about campaigns, events and opportunities to get involved. You can manage your preferences or unsubscribe at any time by by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. Find out more about how we use your data.
Thank you for subscribing to ScotlandCan! We’ll email you about campaigns, events and opportunities to get involved, and send news and ideas straight to your inbox.
There is only one way we will transform this country – and that’s together.
You can manage your preferences or unsubscribe at any time by by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. Find out more about how we use your data.
Join our email list to get the latest news and opinions from ScotlandCan.
We’ll email you about campaigns, events and opportunities to get involved. You can manage your preferences or unsubscribe at any time by by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. Find out more about how we use your data.
