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Reinstating Email Submissions to the Energy Consents Unit
Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making Must Remain Accessible A petition has now been launched calling for the reinstatement…
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠: 𝗔 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗡𝗢 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗗?
For decades, the planning and energy consenting framework in Scotland has been presented as a transparent, rules-based system designed…
Gillian Martin’s “Far Right Narrative” Claim Is a Political Deflection, Not a Serious Argument
When a Cabinet Secretary suggests that opposition to large scale wind development is being driven by “false narratives of…
𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓: 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐤
𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲…
Fact Check: SNP’s ‘One-Third Off’ Energy Bill Claim Lacks Evidence, Analysis Reveals
A prominent SNP campaign claim states that Scottish independence would cut “household electricity bills by over a third”, and…
How ObjectNow Works – Human Led Objections, Controlled AI Support
ObjectNow exists to support local campaign groups and individuals through complex planning and consultation processes, particularly where large scale…
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