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Palestine Action: why the High Court ruled against the government, and what it means for the future of protest
The High Court has ruled that the UK government’s proscription of the group Palestine Action was unlawful. This is a welcome decision for advocates of free speech and the right to protest,…
Get in good trouble, necessary trouble
The right to dissent by Sue Weaver In July last year I was reading the Unbearable Lightness of Being in a Cardiff police cell. In there I found an answer to my…
A landmark victory for our oceans: the Global Ocean Treaty comes to life
The Global Ocean Treaty entered into force on 17th January 2026. The Treaty is now international law – the most significant victory for ocean protection and restoration. Greenpeace has been campaigning for…
Scottish Parliament to advance the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
The Institute of Commonwealth Studies has welcomed a landmark vote yesterday (5rh February 2026) by the Scottish Parliament to advance the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill, placing Scotland on track to become the first…
A new beginning for Arran Community Council?
I first wrote about Community for Voice for Arran in January 2024 prompted following discussions on the Arran Development Plan in that there were 3 strands with three groups looking at the…
Thoughts On These Dark Autumn Evenings
APPENDIX for further interest • British Overseas Territories o Gibraltar o Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Ascension Tristan da Cunha
A Post Script (PS) to Thoughts On These Dark Autumn Evenings
Bregman pleads to mobilise against the big tech companies; don’t trust AI “Just look at what the first wave of big tech has already done to us” he writes “literacy and numeracy…
Read Palestine Week
News from Publishers for Palestine: Join us for this year’s READ PALESTINE WEEK, November 29th - December 5th 2025 Read Palestine Week is seven days when people around the world read –…
Council budget consultation open til December 19th
Realigning the level of teaching resource across North Ayrshire schools Reducing Pupil Support Assistant hours to align with pupil rolls in mainstream schools Increasing charges at Arran Outdoor Education Centre Streamlining the…
Prototype Dwelling Demonstrates Affordable Housing Alternative
A prototype sustainable dwelling is nearing completion on Arran, demonstrating that comfortable, healthy homes can be built affordably using local materials and simple construction methods. The 7.5m x 5m timber-frame structure uses…
Why environmentalists should care about tax
18th November 2025 Imagine living in a society in which polluters pay the full price of damage to our environment; enough public investment flows into climate change programmes to guarantee that we…
Meet your MSPs at the Mass Lobby in Edinburgh
Making our homes warmer and more energy efficient Supporting us to secure jobs and the skills we need for these Enabling better public transport and safer streets for walking, wheeling and cycling…