Guy Ingerson

Climate and Social Justice Activist

[Guy Ingerson @Guy_Ingerson]

@_DylanHamilton_ Also interesting to see more men than women voted Green. Seems like an untold and less understood story.

[Guy Ingerson @Guy_Ingerson]

It is brilliant that so many people have received this help through the cost-of-living crisis.

Equally, it is scandalous that roughly 11% of the population of Scotland’s third largest city needed this help.

More action is needed to end poverty.

https://t.co/Pswv6jA1vs

[UNISON - UK's largest union @unisontheunion]

📢 "Your voice is needed."

UNISON general secretary @AndreaEganGS is calling on members and trans allies to oppose the EHRC guidance.

MPs will decide on it in the next 30 days.

Tell us why it's unworkable in your workplace.

📩 [email protected]

[NUJ @NUJofficial]

“It is clear that bosses do not care about us.”

The NUJ has written to STV ahead of its AGM to express serious concern over the company's leadership and staff wellbeing.

https://t.co/ljSbVE0YZR

[Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom]

So you thought double jobbing at Holyrood had been banned?

Think again! 22 of 24 councillors elected as MSPs last month will stay in post until May 2027.

There is no excuse for this deficit of democracy - the loophole must be closed.

@heraldscotland

https://t.co/7zkc8GUP90

[Guy Ingerson @Guy_Ingerson]

@alex_m_orr @joshpizpom @heraldscotland @scotgov That point is addressed in the article.

[Guy Ingerson @Guy_Ingerson]

@sodabrunette One year is a long time in politics and all that. We could move to the Northern Irish system where alternates are chosen by elected candidates. Would avoid by-elections completely. Perhaps a less palatable option for many though.

[Guy Ingerson @Guy_Ingerson]

I don’t agree with double-jobbing for our politicians, with the exception of emergency service personnel.

Being a councillor is a full-time job (it should be paid accordingly) and so is that of an MSP. Hopefully, we see amended legislation in this Parliament.

[Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom]

A Green MSP has defended her decision to double job as a councillor.

Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill spoke out on X after two other @Edinburgh_CC councillors-cum-MSPs resigned today.

https://t.co/gfNVtuSxSp

[Guy Ingerson @Guy_Ingerson]

@joshpizpom I agree with this. Democracy is expensive but constituents deserve full representation at all levels of government. We could also move to the Northern Irish system where alternates are chosen by elected candidates. Would avoid by-elections completely.

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

Climate change goes far beyond the environment. It affects public health, economies, infrastructure, and communities worldwide.

Over the past 50 years, extreme weather events have caused more than 2 million deaths and US$4.3 trillion in economic losses.

It’s time to act #NowForClimate: https://t.co/pF78hkRMBk

#WorldEnvironmentDay

[Resolution Foundation @resfoundation]

Last week, we learned that the number of young people not in employment, education or training in the UK reached a grim milestone of 1 million earlier this year.

The UK now has the highest NEET rate of any European country in the OECD and the only EU country with a higher rate than us is Romania.

[Guy Ingerson @Guy_Ingerson]

Aberdeen is getting hit with job cuts.

Oil & gas is in terminal decline, college and uni cuts limit transition opportunities, and our media is becoming further centralised in Glasgow and, to a lesser extent, Edinburgh.

This is not just or sustainable. Where is the action plan?

[Campaign for North East Rail @CNERail]

Aberdeen is Scotland's third largest city, Aberdeenshire has a population matching the city. Yet the only railway stations in Aberdeenshire are the towns that happen to be on the intercity lines, and the city itself has only a single station.

It's time to fix this.

[Future Economy Scotland @FutureEconScot]

If we want a fairer and greener Scotland, we must be honest about how we pay for it.

As members of #TaxJusticeScotland, we’re urging the First Minister to use the powers he has to tax wealth more fairly.

Read the open letter: https://t.co/3hxVpA09M3

[Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌎 @FoEScot]

Since the war in Iran started, it seemed certain that oil companies would be profiteering and people would be hit with higher energy bills.

So why have Scottish politicians spent months pleading for lower taxes on these greedy companies?

https://t.co/ActIDZ4jcT

[Guy Ingerson @Guy_Ingerson]

This is what solidarity looks like.

Great to catch up with Esme and Sai. Whatever they do next, I’m sure they’ll do well.

[Guy Ingerson @Guy_Ingerson]

@fin_lay24 Ah well 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Guy Ingerson @Guy_Ingerson]

@usmanakhtar00 £1400 on two pens…!?

[Guy Ingerson @Guy_Ingerson]

@RosaZambonini @MhairiHunter @kellylgiven @ionafyfe I had a pal who didn’t know their partner had an addiction problem. Tens of thousands gone, hidden debt, plans up in smoke. It took a big event before it all came to light.

It’s a reasonable point to make.

[Guy Ingerson @Guy_Ingerson]

The abusive tweets directed at @MhairiHunter @kellylgiven @RosaZambonini and @ionafyfe on here are a new low.

The SNP made mistakes, big ones, which were exploited by a shameless official.

They gave their view. Nothing they said justifies what has followed.