2020/2021 has been a busy year for Transform Scotland. We are delighted to share our activities and progress in the form of our Annual Report, which was published today. We…
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Campaigns Update — June 2021 newsletter
Transform Scotland’s Communications Officer, Rachel McFarlane, reports on a selection of our recent campaigns activities. Committee structure for new parliament announced It has now been established that there will be…
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Consultation on aviation tax reform
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Open for Business: Gaining business support for transforming city centres
We are launching a new report written by Jamie Wylie titled “Open for Business – Gaining business support for transforming cities”. Oslo introduced one of Europe’s largest car-free zones between…
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Climate Emergency must frame new Ministerial team’s priorities for transport
Transform director Colin Howden reflects on the aftermath of the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, and considers some priorities for the new Ministerial team to prioritise. So after all that, it’s…
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Scottish Ministers should be given full powers necessary to grow the railway in Scotland
Transform’s rail spokesperson Paul Tetlaw has commented on today’s publication by the UK Department for Transport of the ‘Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail’: “We note the publication of the Williams Review…
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Call for new Session of Parliament to scrutinise government transport plans
Along with seven other organisations, we have written to the Scottish Parliament’s Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officers to call for transport to be given adequate scrutiny in the new…
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New Scottish Government ministerial team — Transform comment
Transform’s director Colin Howden has congratulated the Scottish Government’s new ministerial team for transport. The new Cabinet sees Michael Matheson MSP, who held the brief for transport, infrastructure & connectivity…
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Moving the Vote: Analysis of transport in Holyrood party manifestos
We have today published our report ‘Moving the Vote: Sustainable transport in the party manifestos for the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections’. The report sets out our analysis of transport in…
Read moreCampaigns Update for April 2021 newsletter
Transform Scotland’s Communications Officer, Rachel McFarlane, reports on a selection of our recent campaigns activities. Moving the Vote We have now successfully held all five ‘Moving the Vote: Transport Conversations…
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Michael Matheson MSP discusses the SNP’s transport vision in our final ‘Moving the Vote’ event
On Friday 23 April we held the fifth and final event in our ‘Moving the Vote: Transport Conversations with the parties’ series. A recording of which can be found here….
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Moving the Vote – Mark Ruskell MSP outlines the Scottish Greens’ vision for Scotland’s transport sector
We held the fourth event in our ‘Moving the Vote: Transport Conversations with the parties’ series on Friday 9 Mar, a recording of which can be found here. In a…
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