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A place for insight, analysis and action.
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15 March 2024
Climate and health: sharing concerns and solutions with MSPs
by Sarah Komashko
Sarah Komashko highlights a recent event in the Scottish Parliament that explored the links between improving individual health and planetary health.
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17 January 2024
Strengthening children’s rights: UNCRC bill secures Royal Assent in Scotland
by Sarah Komashko
Sarah Komashko explains the history and implications of the UNCRC bill, and why it matters to Quakers.
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19 December 2023
Friends of the truth: bringing quiet diplomacy to Westminster
by Billy Vaughan
Quiet diplomacy has been used by Quakers at the United Nations for decades. Billy Vaughan reflects on using this practice at Westminster.
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23 November 2023
What next for loss and damage at COP28?
by Rebecca WalkerWoo
The COP28 climate talks start on Thursday 30 November. Rebecca WalkerWoo looks at progress on the loss and damage fund since COP27 and why we need to keep the pressure up.
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10 March 2023
A ‘privileged body’? Quakers and the history of loyal addresses
by Lisa McQuillan
A Quaker delegation made a 'loyal address' to Charles III in March 2023. Lisa McQuillan explores the history of these addresses and examines the debate among Quakers about them.
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9 March 2023
Truth and integrity: exploring our Quaker concern
by Jessica Metheringham
Jessica Metheringham, a member of Yearly Meeting Agenda Committee, explains how YMAC came to discern truth and integrity as one of the topics to be discussed at yearly meeting.
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8 February 2023
Land reform in Scotland
by Andrew Tomlinson
Andrew Tomlinson looks at land use and ownership in Scotland and whether new proposals will lead to fair and sustainable land reform.
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1 February 2023
Truth and integrity in a time of climate crisis
by Olivia Hanks
Olivia Hanks explores the principles of truth and integrity in the context of action on climate change.
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21 December 2022
Human rights under threat in the UK
by Grace Da Costa
2022 saw a continued trend of eroding democracy and human rights in the UK. Grace Da Costa examines the legislation, and looks ahead to government plans for next year.
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13 December 2022
Time to fill the bucket: the COP27 outcome on loss and damage
by Olivia Hanks
After years of campaigning, COP27 agreed a loss and damage fund. Olivia Hanks outlines what needs to happen now.
