@MiriamBrett

Co-director @FutureEconScot | Board @GNDRising | My own views | Notifications muted | she/her

 Shetlander in Glasgow
Joined December 2011
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Oh Brazil, look what you were up against and look what you did. A stunning victory for workers, for indigenous peoples, for the Amazon, for hope.
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Ewan Gibbs@ewangibbsOct 22
An Injury to All Glasgow book launch. I’m having a Glasgow book launch for my new book, An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class, on Thursday 29 October. All welcome! Sign up 🔽 eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-injury…

An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class

Join us on Thursday 29 October for this event which is part of the University of Glasgow's Festival for Social Sciences offering.

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I was lucky enough to attend the @ReidFoundation annual lecture and hear the treasure that is Jackie Kay treat us to poems on protests, workers’ rights, grief, life and everything in between.
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Briefly looked at my replies only to remember why I have notifications turned off. Yikes.
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Governments can watch as the sector continues to shed jobs - even with new licences - while oil and gas companies work to maximise profits. Or they can choose to provide a meaningful roadmap for workers and communities; one that delivers a genuinely sustainable future.
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@LBCOct 21
'If we want to create job security for North Sea workers in Scotland, new drilling in the North Sea is not the way to do it' ✍️ Miriam Brett for LBC Opinion lbc.co.uk/article/jackdaw-te…

Approving Jackdaw is a terrible way to back Scottish workers | LBC

New drilling in the North Sea is not the way to create job security for North Sea workers in Scotland, writes economic policy expert Miriam Brett

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Insightful thoughts from Ewan, as always
Ewan Gibbs@ewangibbsOct 21
A few thoughts on the announcement that the Jackdaw gas field development will go ahead 🧵 You'll hear claims today arguing we need Jackdaw for various reasons. Primarily some combination of energy security, perhaps cheaper bills and jobs. We should be sceptical of them.
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Ewan Gibbs@ewangibbsOct 21
A few thoughts on the announcement that the Jackdaw gas field development will go ahead 🧵 You'll hear claims today arguing we need Jackdaw for various reasons. Primarily some combination of energy security, perhaps cheaper bills and jobs. We should be sceptical of them.
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If none of the Jackdaw gas was exported, the most optimistic scenario has it meeting 2% of the UK’s annual gas demand over a 10 year period.
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@RachelReevesMPOct 21
I welcome today's decision on Jackdaw. I have always argued that we should use our own resources to enhance our energy security. (1/3)
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“This project does not have an impact on affordability and bills'' - The UK Government Energy Secretary
Chris McCall@DennynewsOct 21
NEW: Jackdaw will start to supply gas to UK homes and businesses from the end of this month. Andy Burnham said: “Our approach will ensure we can boost energy security, back British workers, ringfence future North Sea proceeds… and - crucially - bring down bills.”
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There is an increasingly disingenuous narrative peddled in Scotland about the impacts of granting new oil and gas licenses on North Sea production levels and job security. Amid this, it’s important to look at evidence 🧵
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The net zero transition has the potential to create up to 40,000 more energy jobs than will be lost, but leaving it to market forces will fail workers. We need a proactive green industrial strategy backed by effective labour market planning. futureeconomy.scot/publicati…

Delivering a Just Transition for Scotland’s Fossil Fuel Workers

Since the discovery of North Sea oil and gas in the 1960s, the fossil fuel industry has shaped Scotland’s economy and identity – anchored above all in the North East, the UK’s fossil fuel heartla...

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Burning Jackdaw won’t insulate households from unaffordable energy costs, won’t provide job security for North Sea oil and gas workers, and won’t meaningfully impact our domestic energy security. Oxfam notes that it will, however, cause over 8,000 heat-related deaths.
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Deputy General Secretary @DaveSTUC speaking at the @FutureEconScot Fringe event at #SNP26. As we transition to Net-Zero, the priorities of communities and workers must be front and centre. We cannot allow Scotland's renewables sector to be a playground for the rich.
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Thanks to everyone who joined our fringe event at SNP conference where we explored how to capture and grow community wealth from Scotland’s renewables. Thanks to Hannah Mary Goodlad, Josh Doble and Dave Moxham for their engaging and thoughtful contributions.
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