Alasdair Reid
@thegreenplace.bsky.social
Advisor on innovation systems 4 sustainable futures, father, runner, vegan. Belgian-Scot
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UK (Scotland), Find Out Now poll:
Scenario: Nigel Farage (REFORM~NI) is UK Prime Minister
Independence referendum
Yes: 61%
No: 39%
Fieldwork: 11-19 December 2025
Sample size: 1,000
➤ europeelects.eu/uk
Scenario: Nigel Farage (REFORM~NI) is UK Prime Minister
Independence referendum
Yes: 61%
No: 39%
Fieldwork: 11-19 December 2025
Sample size: 1,000
➤ europeelects.eu/uk
December 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
UK (Scotland), Find Out Now poll:
Scenario: Nigel Farage (REFORM~NI) is UK Prime Minister
Independence referendum
Yes: 61%
No: 39%
Fieldwork: 11-19 December 2025
Sample size: 1,000
➤ europeelects.eu/uk
Scenario: Nigel Farage (REFORM~NI) is UK Prime Minister
Independence referendum
Yes: 61%
No: 39%
Fieldwork: 11-19 December 2025
Sample size: 1,000
➤ europeelects.eu/uk
Time the European Commission got serious - tax planes and airports and use revenue to invest in rail !
Europe's night trains were hailed as a pillar of the EU’s green-mobility future.
Now, the promised renaissance has stalled.
What happened?
Now, the promised renaissance has stalled.
What happened?
Why Europe’s night-train renaissance derailed
Aging carriages, high costs and reluctant incumbents choked off the night-train revival — even as passengers clamor for more.
www.politico.eu
December 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Time the European Commission got serious - tax planes and airports and use revenue to invest in rail !
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One for your travels 2026 #Forres #Moray #Scotland #dotScot @thegreenplace.bsky.social
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visitforres.scot
Forres – bursting with history, culture, natural beauty and adventure
Forres is a pretty, historical town in north-east Scotland, perfectly-placed for visiting the Moray Coast, Speyside, Cairngorms and Aberdeenshire.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
One for your travels 2026 #Forres #Moray #Scotland #dotScot @thegreenplace.bsky.social
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Right Now, most of the American can relate to this message from the 90's.
December 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Right Now, most of the American can relate to this message from the 90's.
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Thick as mince and thick as thieves. A column about the absolute idiots European legislators have made of themselves over the naming of food, at the behest of meat lobbyists.
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When is a sausage not really a sausage? Ask the meat lobby | George Monbiot
European legislators may ban plant-based products from using the name to prevent ‘confusion’. Just don’t mention beef tomatoes or buffalo wings, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Thick as mince and thick as thieves. A column about the absolute idiots European legislators have made of themselves over the naming of food, at the behest of meat lobbyists.
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Just published! Our new article in Science and Public Policy:
“How do mission-oriented innovation policies work? A theory of action derived from the EU missions url: academic.oup.com/spp/article-...
Our key contribution: a theory of action that explains how #MOIP generate systemic change.
“How do mission-oriented innovation policies work? A theory of action derived from the EU missions url: academic.oup.com/spp/article-...
Our key contribution: a theory of action that explains how #MOIP generate systemic change.
How do mission-oriented innovation policies work? A theory of action derived from the EU missions
Abstract. Mission-oriented innovation policy (MOIP) aims to address major societal challenges. Although this approach has received much attention in academ
academic.oup.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Just published! Our new article in Science and Public Policy:
“How do mission-oriented innovation policies work? A theory of action derived from the EU missions url: academic.oup.com/spp/article-...
Our key contribution: a theory of action that explains how #MOIP generate systemic change.
“How do mission-oriented innovation policies work? A theory of action derived from the EU missions url: academic.oup.com/spp/article-...
Our key contribution: a theory of action that explains how #MOIP generate systemic change.
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If European Digital Sovereignty is to mean anything, it ought to mean NOT posting on a platform owned and run by a fascist intent on undermining the EU!
And don't give me the bullshit you have to be there for "balance" or "reach" - the rules are stacked against you from the outset
And don't give me the bullshit you have to be there for "balance" or "reach" - the rules are stacked against you from the outset
December 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If European Digital Sovereignty is to mean anything, it ought to mean NOT posting on a platform owned and run by a fascist intent on undermining the EU!
And don't give me the bullshit you have to be there for "balance" or "reach" - the rules are stacked against you from the outset
And don't give me the bullshit you have to be there for "balance" or "reach" - the rules are stacked against you from the outset
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Paul McCartney has joined forces with U.K. MPs who are urging Brussels to scrap any plans to ban the use of meat-related names such as “burger” and “sausage” for plant-based products.
Paul McCartney joins uproar over EU ‘veggie burger’ ban
The proposed EU law would prohibit food producers from using labels such as “veggie burger” or “vegan sausage” for plant-based and lab-grown dishes.
www.politico.eu
December 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Paul McCartney has joined forces with U.K. MPs who are urging Brussels to scrap any plans to ban the use of meat-related names such as “burger” and “sausage” for plant-based products.
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The Chihuahua-In-Chief’s attempt to start a culture war in Glasgow, over beautiful & smart bi- or multi-lingual kids, is doomed—not least because we already accept the condition for Gaelic (& Scots). & AI just translates everything…My @ScotNational column www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
Nigel Farage’s language of hate falls flat in face of wonders we could build
Nigel Farage has made a complete plonker of himself in his attempt to start a culture war in Glasgow
www.thenational.scot
December 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The Chihuahua-In-Chief’s attempt to start a culture war in Glasgow, over beautiful & smart bi- or multi-lingual kids, is doomed—not least because we already accept the condition for Gaelic (& Scots). & AI just translates everything…My @ScotNational column www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
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Nous étions des dizaines d'eurodéputés à écrire aux organisateurs de l' #Eurovision pour demander l'exclusion d'Israël. Leur participation a été une nouvelle fois maintenue malgré le génocide
👉Je salue 🇪🇸,🇸🇮,🇳🇱 & 🇮🇪 qui ont fait le choix du #boycott. @rtbf.be & @vrtnws.be, c'est votre tour!
#NoImpunity
👉Je salue 🇪🇸,🇸🇮,🇳🇱 & 🇮🇪 qui ont fait le choix du #boycott. @rtbf.be & @vrtnws.be, c'est votre tour!
#NoImpunity
Notre lettre à l'EBU qui organise #Eurovision2025 ⤵️
🚨Nous demandons l'exclusion d'Israël
L'EBU répond en défendant l'inclusion d'🇮🇱 et clâme être un évènement inclusif
👉 Soutenir un génocide en cours et une invasion annoncée, ce n'est pas être inclusif
Exclure Israël, c’est le minimum #boycott
🚨Nous demandons l'exclusion d'Israël
L'EBU répond en défendant l'inclusion d'🇮🇱 et clâme être un évènement inclusif
👉 Soutenir un génocide en cours et une invasion annoncée, ce n'est pas être inclusif
Exclure Israël, c’est le minimum #boycott
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Nous étions des dizaines d'eurodéputés à écrire aux organisateurs de l' #Eurovision pour demander l'exclusion d'Israël. Leur participation a été une nouvelle fois maintenue malgré le génocide
👉Je salue 🇪🇸,🇸🇮,🇳🇱 & 🇮🇪 qui ont fait le choix du #boycott. @rtbf.be & @vrtnws.be, c'est votre tour!
#NoImpunity
👉Je salue 🇪🇸,🇸🇮,🇳🇱 & 🇮🇪 qui ont fait le choix du #boycott. @rtbf.be & @vrtnws.be, c'est votre tour!
#NoImpunity
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1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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An excellent piece on the launch of the new domain for #Scotland .co.scot Particularly grateful that the article foregrounds the Scottish #diaspora as ‘a domain for the worldwide community of Scots’ was such a big part of the #dotScot idea in the first place 🏴🌏🌎🌍🕸
www.sentinel.scot/blog/new-co-...
www.sentinel.scot/blog/new-co-...
New .co.scot Domain Launch Aims to Broaden Scotland’s Global Digital Identity
Discover how DotScot Domains is expanding Scotland’s digital identity with the launch of .co.scot—an affordable £4.95 domain designed for individuals, businesses, and the global Sc
www.sentinel.scot
December 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
An excellent piece on the launch of the new domain for #Scotland .co.scot Particularly grateful that the article foregrounds the Scottish #diaspora as ‘a domain for the worldwide community of Scots’ was such a big part of the #dotScot idea in the first place 🏴🌏🌎🌍🕸
www.sentinel.scot/blog/new-co-...
www.sentinel.scot/blog/new-co-...
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If we surrender our standards, we surrender our sovereignty.
If we give in to populism, we do not regain control, we lose it.
A democratic, green, social and competitive Europe is not only possible. It is necessary. 3/3
If we give in to populism, we do not regain control, we lose it.
A democratic, green, social and competitive Europe is not only possible. It is necessary. 3/3
December 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
If we surrender our standards, we surrender our sovereignty.
If we give in to populism, we do not regain control, we lose it.
A democratic, green, social and competitive Europe is not only possible. It is necessary. 3/3
If we give in to populism, we do not regain control, we lose it.
A democratic, green, social and competitive Europe is not only possible. It is necessary. 3/3
European Innovation Scoreboard 2025 Explained: Bridging Data and Policy. A podcast that sits right at the crossroads of evidence and strategy in European research. We talk a lot about innovation, but do we understand the numbers we rely on to judge how well we’re doing?
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European Innovation Scoreboard 2025 Explained: Bridging Data and Policy with Alasdair Reid - The Insider
The Insider - Season 2, Episode 2
"European Innovation Scoreboard 2025 Explained: Bridging Data and Policy with Alasdair Reid"
Season 2 continues with a topic that sits right at the crossroads o...
pod.co
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
European Innovation Scoreboard 2025 Explained: Bridging Data and Policy. A podcast that sits right at the crossroads of evidence and strategy in European research. We talk a lot about innovation, but do we understand the numbers we rely on to judge how well we’re doing?
pod.co/the-insider/...
pod.co/the-insider/...
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The votes are in: the Christian Democrats @eppgroup.bsky.social openly chose the far-right over children's rights & nature protection today.
This is a bad day for Europe & the values we stand for. We will keep fighting for #HumanRights, #ClimateJustice & the future our children deserve.
#omnibus
This is a bad day for Europe & the values we stand for. We will keep fighting for #HumanRights, #ClimateJustice & the future our children deserve.
#omnibus
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The votes are in: the Christian Democrats @eppgroup.bsky.social openly chose the far-right over children's rights & nature protection today.
This is a bad day for Europe & the values we stand for. We will keep fighting for #HumanRights, #ClimateJustice & the future our children deserve.
#omnibus
This is a bad day for Europe & the values we stand for. We will keep fighting for #HumanRights, #ClimateJustice & the future our children deserve.
#omnibus
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This is a scorching article on the absolute state of The New York Times, and much of the rest of the media.
Not just the billionaire media, note, but also the billionaire-*compliant* media, which both-sides every issue with purchased junktank talking points.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Not just the billionaire media, note, but also the billionaire-*compliant* media, which both-sides every issue with purchased junktank talking points.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This is a scorching article on the absolute state of The New York Times, and much of the rest of the media.
Not just the billionaire media, note, but also the billionaire-*compliant* media, which both-sides every issue with purchased junktank talking points.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Not just the billionaire media, note, but also the billionaire-*compliant* media, which both-sides every issue with purchased junktank talking points.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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At one level today has been professionally good - it's rare to be quoted in FT www.ft.com/content/1405... and The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
But the Commission's high speed rail plan leaves me rather unimpressed - and I'm the only one daring say so jonworth.eu/when-a-plans...
But the Commission's high speed rail plan leaves me rather unimpressed - and I'm the only one daring say so jonworth.eu/when-a-plans...
When a plan's not a plan, and a revolution isn't a revolution - European High Speed Rail - Jon Worth
Today the European Commission released its “plan to accelerate high-speed rail across Europe” (press release here). Only it’s not a plan. And Community of European Railways (CER), the state owned rail...
jonworth.eu
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
At one level today has been professionally good - it's rare to be quoted in FT www.ft.com/content/1405... and The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
But the Commission's high speed rail plan leaves me rather unimpressed - and I'm the only one daring say so jonworth.eu/when-a-plans...
But the Commission's high speed rail plan leaves me rather unimpressed - and I'm the only one daring say so jonworth.eu/when-a-plans...
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Watching the magnificent Catherine Connolly, and considering her radical predecessors as Irish Presidents, makes you dream fondly of a Scottish President in a Scottish republic. But can we unplug from the Windsors as Head of State? My @ScotNational col www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
November 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Watching the magnificent Catherine Connolly, and considering her radical predecessors as Irish Presidents, makes you dream fondly of a Scottish President in a Scottish republic. But can we unplug from the Windsors as Head of State? My @ScotNational col www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
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After the earth dies, some 5 billion years from now, after it's burned to a crisp, or even swallowed by the Sun, there will be other worlds and stars and galaxies coming into being -- and they will know nothing of a place once called Earth.
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
November 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
After the earth dies, some 5 billion years from now, after it's burned to a crisp, or even swallowed by the Sun, there will be other worlds and stars and galaxies coming into being -- and they will know nothing of a place once called Earth.
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
Shape the Future of #EUMissions
The European Commission is conducting a 2026 Assessment of EU Missions ! Share your thoughts on how Missions engage with citizens and stakeholders by participating in a short survey.
🔗 ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
⏱️ Takes just 5-10 minutes
📅 Deadline: 31 October 2025
The European Commission is conducting a 2026 Assessment of EU Missions ! Share your thoughts on how Missions engage with citizens and stakeholders by participating in a short survey.
🔗 ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
⏱️ Takes just 5-10 minutes
📅 Deadline: 31 October 2025
October 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Shape the Future of #EUMissions
The European Commission is conducting a 2026 Assessment of EU Missions ! Share your thoughts on how Missions engage with citizens and stakeholders by participating in a short survey.
🔗 ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
⏱️ Takes just 5-10 minutes
📅 Deadline: 31 October 2025
The European Commission is conducting a 2026 Assessment of EU Missions ! Share your thoughts on how Missions engage with citizens and stakeholders by participating in a short survey.
🔗 ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
⏱️ Takes just 5-10 minutes
📅 Deadline: 31 October 2025
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UK (Scotland), Norstat poll:
Should Scotland be an independent country?
Yes: 53% (-1)
No: 47% (+1)
+/- vs. 27-30 May 2025
Fieldwork: 22-25 September 2025
Sample size: 1,010
➤ https://europeelects.eu/uk
Should Scotland be an independent country?
Yes: 53% (-1)
No: 47% (+1)
+/- vs. 27-30 May 2025
Fieldwork: 22-25 September 2025
Sample size: 1,010
➤ https://europeelects.eu/uk
September 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
UK (Scotland), Norstat poll:
Should Scotland be an independent country?
Yes: 53% (-1)
No: 47% (+1)
+/- vs. 27-30 May 2025
Fieldwork: 22-25 September 2025
Sample size: 1,010
➤ https://europeelects.eu/uk
Should Scotland be an independent country?
Yes: 53% (-1)
No: 47% (+1)
+/- vs. 27-30 May 2025
Fieldwork: 22-25 September 2025
Sample size: 1,010
➤ https://europeelects.eu/uk
Pendant que vous êtes en vacances, l'UE démantèle les protections environnementales 🏖️➡️💔
Vous avez jusqu'au 10 septembre pour dire à la Commission ce que vous pensez. Votre voix compte : www.natagora.be/Handsoffnatu...
Vous avez jusqu'au 10 septembre pour dire à la Commission ce que vous pensez. Votre voix compte : www.natagora.be/Handsoffnatu...
Pas touche à la nature !
La nature avec vous
www.natagora.be
September 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Pendant que vous êtes en vacances, l'UE démantèle les protections environnementales 🏖️➡️💔
Vous avez jusqu'au 10 septembre pour dire à la Commission ce que vous pensez. Votre voix compte : www.natagora.be/Handsoffnatu...
Vous avez jusqu'au 10 septembre pour dire à la Commission ce que vous pensez. Votre voix compte : www.natagora.be/Handsoffnatu...
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Joint statement on behalf of 27 partners on humanitarian aid to Gaza and restrictions facing NGOs.
Read here: europa.eu/!fKHMD6
Read here: europa.eu/!fKHMD6
August 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Joint statement on behalf of 27 partners on humanitarian aid to Gaza and restrictions facing NGOs.
Read here: europa.eu/!fKHMD6
Read here: europa.eu/!fKHMD6
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270 journalistes morts.
A l'initiative de Lynn Boylan, nous adressons un courrier à @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social et @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu.
Le meurtre de 6 journalistes et staff d' @aljazeera.com exige une réaction ferme de l'UE et des sanctions.
A l'initiative de Lynn Boylan, nous adressons un courrier à @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social et @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu.
Le meurtre de 6 journalistes et staff d' @aljazeera.com exige une réaction ferme de l'UE et des sanctions.
August 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
270 journalistes morts.
A l'initiative de Lynn Boylan, nous adressons un courrier à @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social et @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu.
Le meurtre de 6 journalistes et staff d' @aljazeera.com exige une réaction ferme de l'UE et des sanctions.
A l'initiative de Lynn Boylan, nous adressons un courrier à @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social et @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu.
Le meurtre de 6 journalistes et staff d' @aljazeera.com exige une réaction ferme de l'UE et des sanctions.
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If Keir Starmer wants a positive relationship with the Scottish Government, he needs to get his Environment Secretary to retract his totally inaccurate comments about Scotland’s water.
Our rivers are cleaner, our bills are lower - and public ownership delivers for people, not profit. 👇
Our rivers are cleaner, our bills are lower - and public ownership delivers for people, not profit. 👇
July 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If Keir Starmer wants a positive relationship with the Scottish Government, he needs to get his Environment Secretary to retract his totally inaccurate comments about Scotland’s water.
Our rivers are cleaner, our bills are lower - and public ownership delivers for people, not profit. 👇
Our rivers are cleaner, our bills are lower - and public ownership delivers for people, not profit. 👇