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Another now, another Scotland

December 6, 2020 by Ben Wray Leave a Comment

‘A publicly run financial system investing in worker-owned firms would be a truly brave vision for Scotland’s economy – but do we have politicians who can see beyond the doom-laden horizons of Capitalist Realism?’ asks Ben Wray in a review of Varoufakis’s first foray into fiction.

Time tae think again

November 28, 2020 by Laurie Macfarlane 2 Comments

‘Many in the Yes movement support independence because they believe it offers a path towards a more progressive future. But the vision outlined in the Growth Commission delivers the opposite: it is difficult to conceive of an economic settlement better designed to ensure that government policy serves the interests of international finance rather than its own citizens.’

Scotland’s first vertical farm grows hope for the future

August 31, 2018 by Fay Young Leave a Comment

rows of tiny plants under bright colours of LED lighting: image Intellgent Growth Solutions

Where will the money come from? Who invests in Scotland’s chance to be a world-leader in ‘vertical farming’. Key questions add to the urgency and excitement in the huge potential growing inside a small shed on the edge of Dundee.

Vertical farming: sustainable future made in Scotland?   

March 7, 2018 by Ian Boyd 1 Comment

Crops growing under artificial light at the vertical farm near Dundee

“Currently, we expend about 10 calories of fossil fuel to generate one calorie of food. This is unsustainable not just in a small way but to quite an alarming extent.” Scientist Ian Boyd sees hope in vertical farming but can Scotland retain its lead in this pioneering technology by scaling it up to “an industrial reality”?

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