Yes, delighted Scottish Government are going to take my Anti-SLAPP petition forward. Kieran Andrews Simon Barrow David Leask Richard Smith Michelle Thomson Ian Fraser

Our defamation paper! We reviewed over 100 post-Lachaux cases to determine what it means in practice to demonstrate serious harm. It has implications for anti-SLAPP proposals and jurisdictions like Scotland & Australia which recently adopted SH Bobby Lindsay papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

The Scottish Parliament Petitions Committee considered Roger Mullin’s anti-SLAPP petition earlier today. It was a genuine pleasure to engage in in-depth discussion with lawmakers about the need for anti-SLAPP laws, and routes to enactment.

Recording available here: scottishparliament.tv/meeting/citize…

I am very grateful to the Petitions Committee for the many interesting questions and comments posed during this morning’s session on my Anti-SLAPP petition. We now await the government’s response in a couple of weeks.

I have been pleased to support Roger Mullin in his relentless pursuit against SLAPPS. Good luck today.

Later this morning I will be appearing with others before a Scottish Parliament committee to argue the case for my Anti-SLAPP petition and protect Scotland from the malicious actions of Oligarchs and others who would abuse our legal system and silence criticism and free speech.

The government must fortify legal safeguards for investigative journalists and activists against Slapps | ✍️ Roger Mullin, former SNP MP thetimes.co.uk/article/we-mus…

RIP Peter Higgs…

I fear @RachelReeves will further open the door for completely opaque private equity investors to invade critical public sector services.

So sad to hear of the passing of the legendary Gerry Fisher. The SNP conferences and national council will not be the same. His belief in #independence and his forensic devotion to good governance will be sadly missed. Last chatted to him at Winnie’s memorial service. RIP Gerry

Celebrating the 22nd anniversary of Gigha community buyout. Simon Fraser was instrumental in the success of early buyouts including Eigg, Knoydart and Gigha. “He believed in empowering communities and had the knowhow to make it happen,” says Isle of Eigg buyout leader Maggie Fyffe

Can you help with this Scottish based study?

HMRC said that it found “no evidence of fraud” after a Cardiff flat owner got tax bills for 11,000 Chinese firms registered at his address. “Jesus Christ”, “Donald Duck” and “Adolf Tooth Fairy Hitler” are still listed as directors on Companies House. cityam.com/hundreds-of-er…

Pleased that we Scottish Fiscal Commission have published this important paper today👇. Lots to digest. Key takeaway for me – lots of (good) ambition about tackling climate change and transition to net zero, but Scottish Government fiscal implications significant & complex. (1) bit.ly/FSPclimatechan…

Once again, Sir Lindsay Hoyle behaves disgracefully at #PMQs failing to call Diane Abbott MP . And the excuse of no time to do so is quite ridiculous.

Beyond belief that Speaker Lindsay Hoyle ignored Diane Abbott in a #PMQs dominated by the hate speech of Frank Hester abt Diane Abbott. In what world is it acceptable to not allow the person who has been the subject of racist & sexist abuse to speak?

Lack of transparency exposed: National Lottery operator had borrowed millions from Kremlin-owned banks - The Guardian apple.news/AIrmkO3NETTK5-…

One of most important points about Green #Hydrogen is that its supply is effectively infinite.

You can make and use as much as you want and as soon as you do it creates its own feedstock again.

A brilliant read from ⁦Tom Burgis⁩ . Exposes the relentlessly abusive exploitation of the legal system ( #SLAPPs ) , how it serves the corrupt and destroys the truth. A world of bought access to power, where society’s right to know is replaced by the rich’s right to lie.