Senior Associate The Consultation Institute, Scotland @TCInews. Member @YoungAcademySco. Former Rector, @EdinburghUni. Very curious.
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Peter McColl retweeted
Feb 12
Looking forward to conversation with @AdamRamsay on why, at a time of rising populism, we urgently need more diverse & inclusive stories of national identity - please join us if you can #MakeHopePossible
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Peter McColl retweeted
Feb 15
Great to see @ScotNational write-up of our events with @CarolineLucas in Edinburgh and Glasgow: thenational.scot/news/258537…
Book tickets here: makehopepossible.org/tickets
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Peter McColl retweeted
Feb 15
The good people behind the Tom Nairn conference are setting up an events series called “Make Hope Possible” (after Raymond Williams quote). Very much worth supporting - first talk here with @CarolineLucas and @AdamRamsay. Signs of life… makehopepossible.org/tickets…
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Peter McColl retweeted
23 Oct 2025
What direction for France? democratic-left.scot/post/wh… / @vincent_boulet @europeanleft @PCF @WalterBaierEL @LeftHeinz @PeterMcColl @socialists4indy @thiourouge @CeeGraham1 @amendlocke @ElsaFaucillon @che_moose @CalumBairdSongs @AnthonyBarnett @humanite_fr
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Peter McColl retweeted
25 Dec 2024
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
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Peter McColl retweeted
10 Nov 2024
NEW: Decentralisation of power could solve the Council Tax problem writes Peter McColl ✍️
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Peter McColl retweeted
9 Sep 2024
Sign our declaration: buildlocal.scot
@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
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Peter McColl retweeted
7 Sep 2024
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/
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Peter McColl retweeted
6 Sep 2024
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.
6 Sep 2024
Be part of it, and sign our declaration: buildlocal.scot
@LesleyRiddoch, Director of Nordic Horizons, explains why we need real local democracy in Scotland, in line with European norms.
Come along to our launch on Monday: tickettailor.com/events/make…
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Peter McColl retweeted
3 Sep 2024
With all respect, the real experts on NC500 issues & solutions are the locals who live on the route. thenational.scot/news/245525…
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Peter McColl retweeted
31 Aug 2024
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.
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Peter McColl retweeted
8 Aug 2024
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: rse.org.uk/event/time-for-a-…
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Peter McColl retweeted
29 Jul 2024
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
isds.bilaterals.org/?austral…
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Peter McColl retweeted
10 Jul 2024
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
👉tinyurl.com/3afemx2y
ALT Front cover of the report 'A model trade strategy for the UK': A published international trade strategy, clearly stating how the UK intends for its trade policy to support a greener and more equal world, should be an urgent priority for the UK Government.
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Peter McColl retweeted
15 Jun 2024
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)
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Peter McColl retweeted
5 Jun 2024
Explore real-world examples of active travel schemes, both successful and contentious, at this panel discussion with @edwardlamb @agusmartire @PeterMcColl and Lee Waters
eventbrite.co.uk/e/active-tr…
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7 May 2024
This was wonderful!
6 May 2024
Such a treat & privilege to be with the amazing @JackieKayPoet on #StartTheWeek this morning - her new poetry collection #MayDay is so moving, funny & powerful, & great to talk with @AdamRutherford & Simon Heffer about #AnotherEngland & the importance of myths, stories & poetry
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