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Agency staff represent the problem, not the solution
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 22/09/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 22/09/2025

Agency staff represent the problem, not the solution

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Scotland's energy transition is anything but just
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 19/09/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 19/09/2025

Scotland's energy transition is anything but just

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Longer budget cycles would help manage welfare spend
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 18/09/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 18/09/2025

Longer budget cycles would help manage welfare spend

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Dundee uni – same behaviours, same problems
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 17/09/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 17/09/2025

Dundee uni – same behaviours, same problems

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Why do we subsidise wealthy foreign companies?
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 16/09/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 16/09/2025

Why do we subsidise wealthy foreign companies?

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The Whisky Lobby convinced the Scottish Government to scrap environmental regulations
Democracy, Health, Industry, Information, Resources, World Craig Dalzell 15/09/2025 Democracy, Health, Industry, Information, Resources, World Craig Dalzell 15/09/2025

The Whisky Lobby convinced the Scottish Government to scrap environmental regulations

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Political violence is driven by commercial interest
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 12/09/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 12/09/2025

Political violence is driven by commercial interest

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The beginning of the end of PPP in Scotland
Industry, Money Craig Dalzell 11/09/2025 Industry, Money Craig Dalzell 11/09/2025

The beginning of the end of PPP in Scotland

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Only a zero profit system creates affordable wraparound childcare
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 10/09/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 10/09/2025

Only a zero profit system creates affordable wraparound childcare

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This is the real truth about poverty
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 09/09/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 09/09/2025

This is the real truth about poverty

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Corporations must be forced to act lawfully
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 08/09/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 08/09/2025

Corporations must be forced to act lawfully

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The oil debate is dishonest
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 05/09/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 05/09/2025

The oil debate is dishonest

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Public officials should never benefit from their own decisions
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 04/09/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 04/09/2025

Public officials should never benefit from their own decisions

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SNIB may finally be investing in housing - but with a catch
Industry, Place Robin McAlpine 03/09/2025 Industry, Place Robin McAlpine 03/09/2025

SNIB may finally be investing in housing - but with a catch

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Right wing policy is stuck in a time warp
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 02/09/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 02/09/2025

Right wing policy is stuck in a time warp

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Landlords don't solve homelessness
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 01/09/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 01/09/2025

Landlords don't solve homelessness

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We need to take cars off the road, not subsidise them to sell more
Industry, Place, Resources Robin McAlpine 29/08/2025 Industry, Place, Resources Robin McAlpine 29/08/2025

We need to take cars off the road, not subsidise them to sell more

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We need Trading Standards because Capitalism won’t regulate itself
Industry, Information Craig Dalzell 28/08/2025 Industry, Information Craig Dalzell 28/08/2025

We need Trading Standards because Capitalism won’t regulate itself

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Human Rights must protect everyone or they protect no-one
Democracy, Justice, Security, World Craig Dalzell 26/08/2025 Democracy, Justice, Security, World Craig Dalzell 26/08/2025

Human Rights must protect everyone or they protect no-one

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There’s no plan b for learning to swim
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 26/08/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 26/08/2025

There’s no plan b for learning to swim

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