Internal Market Bill
October 2023 – Scottish Parliament votes to repeal Internal Market Act.
MSPs have voted to repeal the UK Internal Market Act, which Scottish Ministers say effectively allows the UK Government take control of key devolved policy areas without the consent of MSPs.
Green Freeports
January 23 – Ministerial statement Announcement of Green Freeeports made jointtly with the United Kingdom goverment. Firth of Forth Freeports and the Inverness and Cromarty Firth.
Freeports – Infrastuck
March 2024 – Freeports – Who really benefits, and how? What can I do? Good article from the blog Infrastructural. with various links. European Powell, YouTube, other articles. Lots of food for thought.
Freeports
January 2025 – Freeports and Special Economic Zones are presented by the UK Government as a great way to create thousands of new jobs in economically deprived areas. But in reality, they hand over control of large swathes of territory to private corporations to operate outside of the laws of the land and to act as a tax evasion opportunity for the benefit of large companies
Freeports – Tax havens
April 2024 – Professor Richard Murphy – Why freeports are basically tax havens
Forth Freeport
New team appointed to Forth Green Freeport The Forth Green Freeport (FGF) announces the appointment of its expert team who will deliver the ambitious vision to attract investors and bring major economic benefits for Scotland.
Drilling under way 15.9.25
Developments are underway in the UK North Sea as drilling commences on the Teal West oil project! This significant venture promises to unlock new energy resources.
Energy – Wasted
Britain wastes energy 17.10.25 So far in 2025, Britain has wasted £1,1112,293 switching off wind turbines and paying gas plants to switch on”
STV – Turbines
Wind Turbines not needed by local community near Dunoon
SPVR
SPVR – Scotlandd Independent Media
The Freeport ruse exposed
August 2023 – Professor Alf Baird – briefng paper – evaluation of Green Freeports in Scotland
X Space Recording November 2023
With David Powell and Neale Harvey.
A clear and present danger to Scotland
Dr Mark McNaught and Professor Alf Baird discussing Freeports August 2024