by Ian Bell The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) advises that a country cannot depend forever on a diminishing resource. This is insightful. The institute also counsels that if you Continue reading
by Joan McAlpine Can we really be threatened with yet another pump price rise from the Westminster government? We already pay the highest fuel and heating bills in Europe – Continue reading
Sanctions imposed on Iran’s banks and financial institutions could lead to a humanitarian crisis, write Muhammad Sahimi and Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi THE UNFOLDING HUMAN CATASTROPHE IN IRAN Iran still imports a significant amount of Continue reading
This article is relevant for anyone thinking about the longer-term issues about energy and Scotland. By Carmelos Ruiz-Marrero Repsol, a multinational based in Spain, has brought a class action lawsuit Continue reading
By Ross Croall The pro-independence ‘green’ camp has an unenviable task ahead of it. In trying to convince the electorate that independence can be a positive thing for Scotland, it’s Continue reading
140 miles from Aberdeen the North Sea sits on the verge of an environmental catastrophe. A gas leak under the Elgin platform has, in the last few hours, been confirmed Continue reading
Activists dressed as ‘oily bankers’ protested outside the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) sponsored Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference in Edinburgh this morning. Friends of the Earth Scotland continues its Continue reading
By Michael Greenwell Brian Taylor of BBC politics fame had a seemingly off-record quote about the startlingly obvious yesterday… Firstly, a UK minister told me, with considerable emphasis, that the Continue reading
Days before this talk, journalist Naomi Klein was on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico, looking at the catastrophic results of BP’s risky pursuit of oil. Our societies have Continue reading
