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Good thread and it's well worth reading the paper (it's linked in the last post).
Some of my own comments in this thread
First, it's really good to see that the paper has either adopted the policies of or has come to the same conclusion as @Common_Weal's paper on rail nationalisation.
If we don't own all parts of the network, we can't strategically plan for
Excellent to see the plan include measures of how we get to the stations too. That has been too often omitted from previous attempts to do this kind of thing.
Also good to see some thought on intra-city travel as well as inter-city (again, something too often omitted) though I'll come back to that point.
And any plan that moves us away from cars being the default mode of travel is an improvement.
Some of my own comments in this thread
Today @scotgp have set out a proposal for the biggest rail investment programme Scotland has ever seen. Our fully-costed \xa322 billion plan would transform Scotland\u2019s railway, building a modern, zero-carbon network that is affordable and accessible to all.
— John Finnie MSP \U0001f397\U0001f1ea\U0001f1fa \U0001f3f4\U000e0067\U000e0062\U000e0073\U000e0063\U000e0074\U000e007f (@JohnFinnieHI) January 13, 2021
First, it's really good to see that the paper has either adopted the policies of or has come to the same conclusion as @Common_Weal's paper on rail nationalisation.
If we don't own all parts of the network, we can't strategically plan for
Excellent to see the plan include measures of how we get to the stations too. That has been too often omitted from previous attempts to do this kind of thing.
Also good to see some thought on intra-city travel as well as inter-city (again, something too often omitted) though I'll come back to that point.
And any plan that moves us away from cars being the default mode of travel is an improvement.
Great to see this out. Go and give it a read!
We spoke about the Citizens' Assembly and one of their most exciting plans on the Policy Podcast in
Go and read their reports at
Here are some of the policies they've called for that line up well with @Common_Weal polices (with links to our papers):
[Recommendation 3] A House of Citizens to oversee the Scottish Parliament -
[12] All tax-payer funded documentation to be automatically made publicly available and easily searchable -
\U0001f3f4\U000e0067\U000e0062\U000e0073\U000e0063\U000e0074\U000e007f\U0001f680 Today\u2019s the day! Our report is now live. Check out the Citizens\u2019 Assembly of Scotland\u2019s shared vision for the future of Scotland and 60 recommendations \U0001f4cc https://t.co/SfGb3xmTIJ https://t.co/62K3zPeTqI
— Citizens' Assembly of Scotland (@CitAssemblyScot) January 13, 2021
We spoke about the Citizens' Assembly and one of their most exciting plans on the Policy Podcast in
Go and read their reports at
Here are some of the policies they've called for that line up well with @Common_Weal polices (with links to our papers):
[Recommendation 3] A House of Citizens to oversee the Scottish Parliament -
[12] All tax-payer funded documentation to be automatically made publicly available and easily searchable -