"Ignoring extreme heat and raging fires isn't just complacency. It's a dereliction of duty." Experts warn the climate crisis is already costing lives and urgent action from the Government is needed.
Maggie Chapman (she/her)
@maggiechapman.bsky.social
Scottish Green MSP for North East Scotland | Rector of Dundee University | Eco-Socialist & Intersectional Feminist | She/Her https://linktr.ee/maggiechapman
While many students are excited to start university, families in Dundee are facing the loss of the university nursery. My thoughts are with the staff losing their jobs and everyone affected. Universities are communities, and cuts like these hurt us all. Read more: www.thecourier.co.uk...
Receiving your exam results today? Whatever they are, support is available. Skills Development Scotland's Results Helpline is open 4 to 7 August with free, impartial advice on Clearing, apprenticeships, jobs and more. 📞 0808 100 8000 #ResultsDay #NoWrongPath
I'm pleased to have lodged this motion recognising the Angus Upcycling Project and the brilliant volunteers behind it. They're giving furniture a new lease of life, cutting waste and making a real difference in the community. Congratulations on the well-deserved £20,000 National Lottery grant
Looking for a creative way to show solidarity with Palestine? Join this community embroidery session at Somerville Books on Wednesday 5 August, 6-8pm. Everyone is welcome. Materials provided but bringing along your own fabric offcuts encouraged. Contact kirstyrussell.uk@gmail.com with any questions
So, at a time when we're crying out for investment in public services and when our landscape is literally on fire, Shell's profits MORE THAN double. This fossil economy clearly does not work for the vast majority, or for our planet. This obscenity must be stopped! www.reuters.com/busi...
I'm not qualified to judge whether such people are psychopaths. All I can say is that they behave as if they are. From today's Telegraph.
Communities are at the heart of climate action. Congratulations to Sustainable Kirriemuir on securing £250,000 to support its vital work over the next four years. I'm proud to have recognised this achievement in a motion to the Scottish Parliament.
What you get from a Green Mayor • Protecting community spaces • Cleaner streets • Tackling rogue landlords • Building more social housing • Standing up for marginalised people
"Starting July 19, 2026, the European Union officially banned large fashion companies from destroying unsold clothes, shoes, and accessories. Instead of sending perfectly good products to landfills or burning them, companies must now donate, recycle, or repurpose them." via No one Cares
Worth reading Kaigan Carrie's piece in today's Times on the growing care needs of older prisoners. She's right: prisons were never designed to be care homes. It's unfair on prison staff and older prisoners alike to expect complex care needs to be met behind bars. We need meaningful prison reform now
Not just from Gaza but the Gaza example, as with Sudan, shows the extent of the careful, calculated cruelty now coldly normal in the Home Office. Home Office blocking evacuation of dozens of women and children from Gaza | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Home Office blocking evacuation of dozens of women and children from Gaza
Refugee family reunions in limbo, despite Foreign Office saying it is ready to get people out of war-torn territory
theguardian.com
Sigh. I was going to post about how people will react to today's UK government policy announcement on youth employment, but I thought better of it, but now I'm seeing people react in exactly the way I expected, and our ability to discuss social policy really has collapsed. So, two observations...
I'm pleased to have lodged a motion welcoming Abertay University ambitious heat exchange project. Harnessing waste heat from our sewer network could cut emissions, lower energy bills and help transform how Dundee is heated. 🌍💚
🔥 Aberdeen residents told to shut windows & doors 🔥 Smoke from the Cairngorms fire has spread over vast areas of Aberdeenshire & has reached the city. The lack of rain that means everything is dry & ready to burn is a symptom & result of climate change. We must act!
Cairngorms National Park wildfire update: Smoke expected across wider areas as firefighting operations continues | Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Cairngorms National Park wildfire update: Smoke expected across wider areas as firefighting operations continues
firescotland.gov.uk
🔥 Aberdeen residents told to shut windows & doors 🔥 Smoke from the Cairngorms fire has spread over vast areas of Aberdeenshire & has reached the city. The lack of rain that means everything is dry & ready to burn is a symptom & result of climate change. We must act!
Cairngorms National Park wildfire update: Smoke expected across wider areas as firefighting operations continues | Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Cairngorms National Park wildfire update: Smoke expected across wider areas as firefighting operations continues
firescotland.gov.uk
@dundee.ac.uk maths courses are ranked #1 in the National Student Survey, yet they're facing suspension. I've lodged a motion urging the university, council and Scottish Government to work together to protect these vital courses and the future of higher education in Dundee.
New North Sea drilling won't bring down bills. It won't deliver a jobs boom either. Adura's own figures show just 27 direct jobs at Jackdaw. This is a giveaway to oil giants, not a plan for people or the climate. After weeks of hot, dry weather, we need renewables more than ever #ClimateEmergency
Suffering is bred into factory-farmed chickens: bone deformities & breaks, heart attacks, ulcerating skin burns, organ failure - all features of the meat many people eat. If you believe that animal welfare matters, please sign this petition to urge the UK Govt to act.
Ban Frankenchickens. End the system that made them.
Tell the Secretary of State at Defra to ban factory-farmed and fast-growing chickens known as Frankenchickens.
action.projectslingshot.com
Delighted to lodge a motion in Parliament recognising Friends of St Fittick's Park £73,795 National Lottery award. Protecting and investing in community green spaces delivers real benefits for people, nature and climate. Congratulations to everyone who made this happen! 🌱
After wildfires in the Cairngorms and at Arthur's Seat this weekend, huge thanks to everyone tackling these devastating blazes. The climate crisis is here. We must properly fund our fire service and act urgently to cut emissions. Image credit: STV News #Cairngorms #Wildfires #ClimateEmergency
🌊 Sewage shouldn't be making our beaches no-go areas! 🌊 People & pets have been told not to swim at Monifieth beach because of high levels of the E. coli bacterium. I've asked the Scottish Government what it is doing to address ongoing pollution of our waters.
Urgent beach warning issued as Scots told to stay out of water at two hotspots
Warnings issued at Dundee and Ayrshire beaches as Scots are told to avoid the water
dailyrecord.co.uk
As we see the far right taking hold on our streets & in our communities, we must remember the call from 90 years ago to defend democracy & resist fascism: "Nae Pasaran!" I've lodged this Scottish Parliament motion to remember those who joined the International Brigades against Franco's fascism.
Climate breakdown is deadly. It's also expensive. Anyone who says preventing climate change is too expensive or that we should delay climate action either doesn't understand the future costs being baked in or wants to profit from the costs that will be imposed on all of us.
Scotland needs climate adaptation investment of up to £14bn, new research estimates
Scotland may need between £7.8 billion and £14.2 billion of investment over the next 15 years to adapt to the impacts of climate change, according…
heraldscotland.com
Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)
When we're at our most vulnerable, carers are there. Their dedication deserves to be heard. If you're a carer or former carer, share your experience through the Carers UK State of Caring Survey and help shape change. www.surveymonkey.com...
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Where now for the University of Dundee?
Thursday July 16th will see a demonstration held outside the Court meeting of the University of Dundee (UoD). In itself, this is not an entirely unusual occurrence. What will hopefully be different is...
democratic-left.scot
The Scottish Parliament's decision to collect and present data based on 'biological sex' has made it harder for researchers to use data to understand and tackle inequalities. 📝 I've written to the Scottish Parliament requesting information on this change: kevinguyan.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
