Category Archives: Corona virus

Independence in a post-pandemic world

Here’s the video of David Jamieson, Source News journalist and editor of Conter speaking at our meeting on 24th June. Unfortunately we don’t have notes of the verbal questions and contributions that followed David’s introduction. However, this was complemented by written comments in the text chat. We have copied this below. L:  My impression on aContinue reading “Independence in a post-pandemic world”

Perspectives on Scotland and Covid 19

Our recent and forthcoming online meetings explore perspectives on the current crisis. We share three statements as further background reading. Trade unionists, health workers, independence supporters and community activists demand radical action from the Scottish government to fight the pandemic The Covid-19 outbreak poses a real and significant threat to the people of Scotland, aContinue reading “Perspectives on Scotland and Covid 19”

Covid 19 and the Green New Deal

In April we had an excellent discussion on Scotland and the pandemic introduced by Ben Wray (read the report here). This month we continue the theme looking at Covid 19 and the Green New Deal. Lorna Slater from the Scottish Greens will introduce the discussion. Please register on Eventbrite and you will be sent aContinue reading “Covid 19 and the Green New Deal”

Report: Scotland and the pandemic

Our online meeting with Ben Wray was well attended (36 participants) and provoked an excellent discussion. You can watch the video of Ben’s introduction here: You can also read or download a text version of the talk. There is an edited and anonymised recording of Ben’s response to the comments and questions here: The articleContinue reading “Report: Scotland and the pandemic”

Radical action needed

“Trade unionists, health workers, independence supporters and community activists demand radical action from the Scottish government to fight the pandemic”. You may wish to sign this statement that is asking the Scottish government to put people before profit through implementing radical measures to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic.