Instead of addressing health care and the other crises we face, Trump is threatening to arrest elected officials & is moving this country to authoritarianism. Sorry, Mr. President — too many Americans fought & died to preserve democracy. We won’t let you destroy our way of life.

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates. Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children. theguardian.com/world/2025/oct…

'Shocking': 100 assaults a day taking place in Scotland's schools and nurseries. Over 75,000 assaults in total last year. Unison Scotland, which obtained the statistics, found around half of these - 37,000 - happened in schools, colleges and nurseries. scotsman.com/education/shoc…

Just had another "we are currently experiencing a unusually large volume of calls - and will be with you as soon as possible" message. JUST BE HONEST instead record "we are currently understaffing our call centres, we will be with you as quickly as is financially expedient!"

What's left in Edinburgh: democratic-left.scot/post/a-light-s… Scottish Left Review Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop Cailean Gallagher The Reid Foundation Lynn Henderson Edinburgh Greens SNP Trade Union Group Scottish PSC rs21 Edinburgh Pádraig Durnin 🇵🇸 Lynn Davis Radical Independence Campaign Conter BELLA CALEDONIA

GMB Scotland calls for overhaul of procurement rules. Spot on, and we set out how in this briefing. reidfoundation.scot/2025/05/social… heraldscotland.com/news/25531753.…

Poll: Majority of Scots want MSPs to further on land reform. When people were informed about Scotland’s unusually concentrated pattern of land ownership, support for reform was overwhelming. heraldscotland.com/news/25534074.…

NHS Scotland to address “unacceptable” abuse. Executive Medical Director, Emma Watson, said sexual misconduct remains a “serious concern” in healthcare and the national board is working with senior leadership and wider partners to bring about change. healthandcare.scot/mobile_default…

Regulator indicated ScotGov no-bid ferry deal to CalMac might break law. The CMA has history when it comes to recommending the breaking up of public services to allow private operators to cherry pick profitable services. heraldscotland.com/news/25534783.…

Poll: Huge public support for £450m tax on landowners. More than two thirds (67%) of people in Scotland would like to see the levy imposed on estate owners. heraldscotland.com/news/25535214.…

Foothills? At this rate the summit *might* be reached in a century if we’re lucky. The tough part always comes after the foothills.

Palestine will never forget how Scotland stood by our side, says Palestinian ambassador. “You brought our students to study here, our wounded to heal here, and you reminded us, again and again, that we were never alone.” holyrood.com/news/view,pale…

Grouse moors: Scotland’s land crisis in plain sight. Grouse moors represent everything that's broken about Scotland's land system, concentrated into one highly visible package. heraldscotland.com/opinion/255353…

‘Compassion is stronger than division’: Glasgow’s battle over the saltire. “It’s about hijacking Scotland’s flag. The National Front tried it years ago, and they failed. These new far-right groups will fail too.” theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/o…

Time for a Party? Join us at Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop in Edinburgh tomorrow, Tuesday 14th October lighthousebookshop.com/events/scottis…

C'mon #Glasgow A History of Sectarianism in Scotland Aye Write glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/the-ol… The Scottish Political Archive Scottish Affairs Holyrood Scottish Critical Heritage @GinaDavidson Scottish Co-op Party Dan Sanderson The Reid Foundation Scottish Statesman Scottish Studies The Centre for Scottish Culture The List

Unions and online safety campaigners call on MPs to stop TikTok “sacrificing online safety” with mass AI-driven job cuts. Committee must investigate and examine the implications for UK online safety and workers’ rights. tuc.org.uk/research-analy…

Holyrood civil servants anger at home working equality assessment, “produced to defend a decision that has already been taken, rather than a truly objective assessment of impacts to assess whether and how a decision should be taken.” heraldscotland.com/news/25539098.…

Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill – There is an urgent need to strengthen FoI legislation in Scotland. We support Katy Clark’s Bill and explain why in our submission and briefing here. reidfoundation.scot/2025/10/freedo…

I presented some work recently on what a #WellbeingEconomy strategy for Scotland would look like which is available to stream youtube.com/watch?v=hXVZAC… with the full report here: postgrowtheconomics.org/wp-content/upl…