What direction for France? https://t.co/jqqX6DVXqi / @vincent_boulet @europeanleft @PCF @WalterBaierEL @LeftHeinz @PeterMcColl @socialists4indy @thiourouge @CeeGraham1 @amendlocke @ElsaFaucillon @che_moose @CalumBairdSongs @AnthonyBarnett @humanite_fr

My PhD supervisor @adam_tooze belongs among varied intellectuals (Therborn, David Scott, Chakrabarty, Hall etc) seeking social theory after the collapse of dialectical History. I've long thought this is underplayed in his books, which are presented as narrative histories... /1

NEW: Decentralisation of power could solve the Council Tax problem writes Peter McColl ✍️ https://t.co/thEmElZkCZ

Sign our declaration: https://t.co/3koRw5l6eS @PeterMcColl rounds up our brilliant launch: “We need you to go out and be champions for this. Thank you for coming today. Let’s make the case for a local Scotland.” #BuildingaLocalScotland

Really great to be at the launch of @BuildLocalScot this morning. We don’t have local government in Scotland. People must be empowered & trusted to make decisions about their local communities. We need devolution of power to our communities! #BuildingALocalScotland

The great Bob Fulton has passed away this week at the age of 101. I only got to know him during the last decade of his life, and those years alone could fill up the pages of a wonderfully surreal biography. Bob was larger than life. 1/

Seven ‘local’ councils in Scotland are larger than country of Luxembourg with 12 cantons & 116 councils. Highland is larger than Belgium with a federal gov, 3 regional govs & 581 councils. What Scotland has is not local democracy. Let’s change that.

With all respect, the real experts on NC500 issues & solutions are the locals who live on the route.

Our fringe at #SNP2024 is packed out as we reflect on 25 years of devolution and the future of Scottish democracy with @LesleyRiddoch @RobertonEsther and @jamiehepburn. With our friends at Build A Local Scotland.

We see debate as a tool for making decisions, but how we debate truly shapes outcomes. In an increasingly polarised world, our current methods of discussion are hindering our ability to find solutions. So how can we transform our debates: https://t.co/eXkCu9lL4j @PeterMcColl

Australian legal experts call for swift removal of #ISDS. They emphasise the need to safeguard public health, environmental values, and climate initiatives from future legal challenges. #StopISDS https://t.co/yfpdyicWiJ

Our model trade strategy outlines what this strategy must do to reset the UK’s trading relationships and support a global transition towards a greener and more equal world. 🌍🌳⚖️ 📕Read the full report 👉 https://t.co/SJ5ko1NEKi

Today we launched the world’s first citizens’ assembly on trade and climate change. Exciting to have brought 60+ UK citizens together to discuss how the UK government should respond to climate change through its trade policies. (In collaboration with @sbmqmul and @mutual_gain)

Explore real-world examples of active travel schemes, both successful and contentious, at this panel discussion with @edwardlamb @agusmartire @PeterMcColl and Lee Waters https://t.co/bw5hyvwTur

This was wonderful!

Ever since Brexit I’ve wanted to write this book. Very excited that this time next week it will finally be published! We need better stories about who we are than the exceptionalism & imperial nostalgia of the Right. This is hopefully a start https://t.co/2aPOPtQcAA

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Professor Peter Higgs, whose remarkable contributions to science have left an indelible mark on our understanding of the universe." Reflecting on Higgs' enduring legacy, RSE President Sir John Ball pays tribute: https://t.co/Qb1tmGeHpQ

I'm very sad to hear about the death of the Nobel Prize winning physicist #PeterHiggs. Maybe the biggest privilege of my time as Rector was to meet him. He was one of the kindest people you could meet and a brilliant example of what the 1960s university system could produce.