Great to welcome our excellent MSP Mark Ruskell & his team here on Friday for a for a tour of the beaver wetlands & #NatureRestorationFund riparian woodland plantations. Mark is a great champion of nature & we are lucky to have him as our representative. Charlotte Maddix Nigel Willby

EXC: The Scottish Greens have called for a 'mansion tax' to be introduced by John Swinney in the Budget. Home buyers would be taxed 15% on the part of homes worth over £1m. Also: the 12% rate would start at £650,000. dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/… dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/…

Reminder: most of our wonderful birds of prey killed to allow humans to shoot other birds, frightened into the sky by beaters. Bird crime across UK shows no signs of stopping. Of individuals convicted 2009-23, 75% connected to gamebird shooting industry.

We must lead the way, @ScotGov. We already have energy rules for developers but our #PassivHaus regulations must proceed at pace. SUCH a missed opportunity if not. Solar panels for new homes may be ‘optional’ after pressure on Labour from housebuilders. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Note: Scotland’s block grant has fallen to its lowest share of UK Govt spending in a decade Analysis by House of Commons Library, showed that the proportion of Westminster spending on Holyrood has decreased from 8.2% in 2015/16 to 7.6% as of July this year standard.co.uk/business/busin…

"Rent controls are normal. They exist in many parts of Europe and beyond. They must exist in Scotland too. Homes are for living in, not profiteering." Lorna Slater at #SGPconf

Next week @scotparl will consider the Climate Bill. This context cannot be ignored however incomprehensible it may seem 🌍 👉’We don’t know where the tipping point is’: climate expert on potential collapse of Atlantic circulation theguardian.com/environment/20…

“The Scottish Greens have called for a 'mansion tax' to be introduced by John Swinney in the Budget. Home buyers would be taxed 15% on the part of homes worth over £1m.Also: the 12% rate would start at £650,000.” P&K branch members at Conference hearing the call for a mansion tax

Hope this is also for the devolved nations? Mayors to score wins in the budget after PM intervenes news.sky.com/story/mayors-t…

Help support your local libraries. There is a demo in Scone. Attend if you love books. Attend if you want to keep a lovely warm space for our community.

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"A real glimpse into how Labour Party views Scotland - a ‘child lucky to get pocket money’, but its revenue from Scotland’s natural resources that kept Reeves afloat. “That tone & sneering reply has led to so many wondering how & when we can leave broken, Brexit Britain.”

Dear Rachel Reeves Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, inherited nearly £9 Billion - zero inheritance tax. King Charles III inherited £650 million - zero inheritance tax. Why? cc: HMRC #BBCBreakfast #HMRC #Taxes