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The Common Weal
@Common_Weal
We’re an independent, left of centre Scottish think and do tank. We analyse problems and opportunities and produce pragmatic solutions that put All of Us First.
Aug 19 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
Last week the annual Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) report was published.



We’ve dug deeper than the reported deficit in Scotland’s finances - here’s out top 10 takeaways 🧵 commonweal.scot/policies/gers-…
Image 1. The headline figure of Scotland’s finances shows an increasing deficit but this is entirely down to a drop in revenue from offshore taxation.

A strong increase in onshore tax revenue of £5.7bn since the previous year was almost cancelled out by a £3.9bn drop in oil revenue. Image
Jul 2, 2022 • 19 tweets • 5 min read
Let’s talk *𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢*

Scotland has the most concentrated pattern of land ownership in the developed world, with only 450 landowners owning half of the private land in the country, preventing new industries & stifling innovation.

This needs to change. 👇 Land is essential to Scotland’s response to the climate crisis, but the current approach is simply failing to deliver what Scotland needs.

This transition should benefit everyone, not a small number at the expense of the rest. To do this we need to diversify land ownership. /2
Jun 30, 2022 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
This week’s @Common_Weal Newsletter!

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Finally, the Campaign Continues
🗣 Roe vs Wade & its implications
🏚 Tenants’ Rights & Rent Controls
🤔 A Different National Care Service
⛰ OCH: Land

Read the newsletter here: commonweal.scot/category/news/ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Finally, the Campaign Continues

@thecommongreen says it looks like we’re finally off into a new independence campaign, just shy of a decade after the previous one. He talks through Plans A, B & C & suggests it's going to be a busy 16 months!

More at: commonweal.scot/campaign-conti…
Jun 29, 2022 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
#ICYMI Last week’s @Common_Weal Newsletter!

📈 Responsibility without Power
✊ Solidarity with Rail Workers
📃 National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
🌅 Nuclear Sunset
🏊‍♂️ Scotland Can’t Swim
🥕 OCH: Food

Read the newsletter here: commonweal.scot/category/news/ Image 📈 Responsibility without Power

Jim Cuthbert says the Scottish Spending Review casts a sombre light on the next 4 years & implies significant cuts in services as @scotgov walks into the Treasury's fiscal settlement trap as its jaws are closing.

More at: commonweal.scot/fiscal-trap/
Jun 24, 2022 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
In the Common Home Plan we call for the use of regenerative agriculture to protect the natural environment. But what does this actually mean? Take a look at this thread to find out. 🧵 /1
May 31, 2022 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
What is a District Heating System and why do I need it?

Yesterday we gave you problems. Today let’s look at the solution. 👇 A District Heating System is a method of distributing heat through a heating grid by creating a ring main carrying very hot water in highly insulated pipes fed by heat-generating plants at any point round its circumference & sub-grids to distribute hot water directly to homes. /1
May 30, 2022 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Why is decarbonizing heating so problematic?

In Scotland, 95% of our heating emits greenhouse gasses – the highest proportion in Europe. We need to change on a big scale & invest in a new heating system.

Here’s a thread to explain the challenges we’ll tackle this week. 🧵 /1 There are multiple ways of heating a house:

⚡️ Electricity

☀️ Solar thermal

🪨 Geothermal/heat recovery

⛰ Heat pumps

🏭 Industrial heat recovery

🗑 Waste incineration

🪵 Biomass

🔥 Biofuels

🅷 Hydrogen

But all of them present significant challenges…

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May 29, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
The Common Home Plan pulled together lots of our previous research, and other campaigners, activists, and researchers.

If you want to share particular pieces of policy with your MSP, MP or Cllr, without them having to go through the whole #GreenNewDeal, then take a look below 👇
May 28, 2022 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Buildings/insulation is not a particularly ‘sexy’ political topic, but undoubtedly one of the *most* crucial tasks of a #GreenNewDeal

We must stop heat leaks & upgrade/insulate our houses so they can achieve 70 - 90% thermal efficiency.

Take a look below to find out how 👇 /1 Achieving maximal thermal performance is likely to be unachievable in many houses & in many where it might be technically achievable, getting the last ten per cent or so of efficiency may be so expensive as to be prohibitive. /2
Jan 24, 2022 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
Today's Long Read: ScotWind Up 🌬

@thecommongreen explains how what sounds like a large windfall from auctioning off our offshore wind potential, amounts to less than a stiff breeze compared to what we could have had if we'd kept our resources in public hands. /1 @thecommongreen Last week celebrated the £700m auction of Scotland’s offshore wind potential & the rent that will accrue to Scotland when the turbines are finally built. Based on the published figures for the rent per MWh & typical wind turbine performance, this could be £50-90m a year. /2