The Granite Gays are at the ASC Activist Fair! We have free stickers! Come say hi!

We have consistently found that antisocial behaviour primarily comes from a lack of healthier outlets. Our young people are growing up in a society that has cut back on providing for them, that has isolated them from their communities, and then questions why they might act out.

What a perfect day for a #beachclean! ☀️ Well done to the 30 volunteers who removed 12.74 kgs of waste from #Stonehaven Beach & Beach Playpark Strangest find was a ‘Darth Vader’ (welding) mask. A huge net near the Carron River is to be moved. Next clean Sat 7th Nov.

The Villa Coffee Shop on Arbuthnott Place has rapidly become one of my favourite haunts in #Stonehaven due in no small part to these vegan oaty biscuits that constitute a meal on their own

🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Participants Needed: Have your say on alcohol marketing and LGBTQ+ communities! We are recruiting LGBTQ+ participants to take part in a focus group exploring perceptions of alcohol marketing targeted at LGBTQ+ communities. The study will involve: [1/3]

The transition just isn't happening fast enough. We need more investment from the ScotGov. Workers shouldn't be punished for government inaction.

Here’s what no one is telling you about our energy system. Until 1979, Britain had some of the highest levels of public ownership in the world until…well…

Labour Chancellor John Healey gave a keynote speech at the party's conference today in Liverpool. In his speech, he forgot to mention some important topics.... 🧵⤵️

We believe clean, green streets and public spaces are essential for our local communities to thrive. If elected, a Scottish Green councillor would work hard to ensure that our community and local residents have access to a greener, cleaner and happier environment.

Special relationship = yes sir yes sir three bags full

We can't keep repeating the same failed approach. We need a major expansion of harm reduction and treatment services, including safe consumption facilities. We must ensure that people can access support quickly, safely, and without stigma, fear or criminalisation.

🧠A reminder: the Scottish Government has a £500 million just transition fund that they've only allocated 21% of. The Scottish Government has the means to put more of the renewables supply chain and the jobs that come with it here in Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚡️

This could only be news to the cantankerous, the conservative, and the cruel. Local services have been decimated, mental health waiting lists have ballooned, and future economic prospects look less certain by the day. The promise to your children of a better world than yours should be sacrosanct.

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 3w ago

A major review into mental health 'dismisses the idea of a snowflake generation' the lead author of the report has said

Total state expenditure for the UK last year was ~1.35 trillion. £500mln is a lot but it's also a rounding error, especially if you think having steel production at home is strategically important. The bigger question is; now that we own them, what do we need from these plants?

Nicholas Beuret@nicholasbeuret.bsky.social · 3w ago

Having already spent £500mn on propping up the steel sector, and just having nationalised a third steel maker, the British govt is now losing £1.3mn per day Burnham faces a hard choice as govt borrowing surges: let the sector fail, or find a way to make steel profitable. 1/3

Are you wondering what exactly a green councillor could and would do for you and your ward/area? A Scottish Green Councillor would put you and your neighbours first, fighting for fair and affordable rent and housing and Ensuring our parks and streets stay clean and safe.

Stop calling it a climate problem. Call it what it is: organized greed. The planet isn’t dying. It’s being killed for profit. The killers have names. And boardrooms. #ClimateJustice #StopEcocide

This could only be news to the cantankerous, the conservative, and the cruel. Local services have been decimated, mental health waiting lists have ballooned, and future economic prospects look less certain by the day. The promise to your children of a better world than yours should be sacrosanct.

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 3w ago

A major review into mental health 'dismisses the idea of a snowflake generation' the lead author of the report has said

Twelve years ago, I was one of many progressive activists in Scotland who could see a better world was possible. We built what had been a nationalist hobby horse into a movement that championed equality and social justice. After the No vote, I've watched that petty nationalism swallow it all.

Too right

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW: Train drivers have warned they will boycott vehicles manufactured by a company linked to illegal Israeli settlements www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Reallocating 2.1% of US alcohol cropland could end global hunger deaths. A new US study in Land Use Policy examines the "opportunity cost" of using agricultural land for alcohol production. 🔗 : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I would love to ask a prominent BBC journalist to give me an example of an illegitimate concern. Is seems to me that it has become a question not of fact, logic, or ethics but of volume. If a big enough proportion of a village was anxious about Bigfoot or Chemtrails, BBC would cover it in a way...

I can’t really articulate how angry this makes me. After all the effort that’s been put into this, including figuring out the border arrangement, and millions of pounds pledged from both governments, this is a ridiculous setback for mass transit to our nearest neighbours.

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 4w ago

The long-awaited return of a ferry service linking Rosyth with mainland Europe is dead in the water as Forth Ports pull out of plans to revive the route 🚨

Gotta give private medical centres their due...they know how fast @nhsgrampian.bsky.social is being allowed to hurt people, and exactly who to target for private healthcare. The GP hasn't even announced their closure publicly and we're getting leaflets. Many places, theres no NHS left to save.

Burnham knew this would be the result of dropping his pledge to cap political donations, but he did it anyway. Labour are determined to midwife a Reform government, like plenty of other centrist parties before them whose weakness paved the way for right wing extremists.

New oil and gas licences: ➡️ will not take a penny off bills ➡️ cannot make us energy secure ➡️ will only accelerate the worsening climate crisis Words straight from Labour's 2024 manifesto. So why are they now preparing to approve the Jackdaw and Rosebank developments?

Jackdaw and Rosebank will not secure Scotland’s energy future

SCOTLAND’S energy debate has once again been reduced to two words: Jackdaw and Rosebank

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Every license we grant to drill more oil and gas in the North Sea will contribute to more wildfires, more heatwaves, and more loss of life. Today I asked the First Minister to join me in condemning the climate-wrecking behaviour of the UK government, and say no to drilling at Jackdaw and Rosebank

From 30 October, Google will allow alcohol brands to run personalised ads on YouTube, lifting a longstanding restriction. Google says the change responds to growing advertiser interest. A safeguard removed because advertisers wanted it removed, with no regulator involved.

Google opens YouTube personalized ads to alcohol advertisers

Google will allow personalized alcohol advertising on YouTube starting Oct. 30, in markets where local laws permit.

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Some people blame refugees and people seeking asylum for Scotland’s housing crisis. But they aren’t telling the whole story. Let's take a look at the facts and the solutions that could fix the housing gap for everyone https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/refugees-and-housing-the-facts/

A decision we can really get behind, protecting natural environments is a fundamental core of the Scottish Greens! But more can & should always be done. Green councillors will push for more environmental protections across the city and Shire if elected in May, including rejecting AI data centres!

Aberdeen City Council@aberdeencc.bsky.social · last mo.

Seaton Park Wetland has been designated a Local Nature Conservation Site (LNCS), along with several extensions to sites along the River Don corridor, following a decision at the Net Zero, Environment, and Transport committee today. Read more here: https://orlo.uk/H67Hc

UK status update: Asian people making use of a hotel is now grounds for an aggressive flash mob.