The Latest Breaking News from Kat Jones

Planning application for Cairngorms phone mast withdrawn after widespread objections

Action to Protect Rural Scotland (APRS) has announced the withdrawal of the planning application for a phone mast in the Cairngorms...

The National (Scotland) · Dec 3, 2024

‘There is despair’: fears for Scotland’s green policies as power-sharing ends

Climate groups and Greens co-leader say climate policies risk being sidelined or buried by SNP

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024

The Hugos sci-fi literary awards scandal

Neil Gaiman, R.F. Kuang and Xiran Jay Zhao were deemed ineligible for works that are "sensitive" to China

Salon · Feb 16, 2024

Scotland’s glass bottle deposit plan is being kicked down the road by warring politicians

The environmentally sound scheme is being lost in a battle over who wields the real power after devolution, says Kat Jones, director of Action to Protect Rural Scotland

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2023

Slater to ‘persist’ with DRS, despite Jack ‘undermining’ the scheme

Row comes as a group of soft drinks makers urge new First Minister to press ahead with the scheme

Insider UK · Mar 27, 2023

Irn-Bru makers join firms saying deposit return scheme shouldn't be delayed

SOFT drinks giants including Coca-Cola and the makers of Irn-Bru have joined together to urge Scotland’s next first minister to make introducing…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 26, 2023

Alister Jack warned he could be in ‘legal quicksand’ over deposit return scheme

Environmental campaigners who support the scheme have written to the Scottish Secretary amid fears it may not be exempted from UK legislation.

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Campaigners argue any further delay to Deposit Return Scheme would be ‘unbearable’

In the 867 days since the scheme was originally due to be introduced, 2 billion drinks containers have been sent to landfill or incinerated

Insider UK · Feb 20, 2023

Further delay to Deposit Return Scheme would be ‘frankly unbearable’, say campaigners

ENVIRONMENTAL campaignrs have warned the Scottish Government that any further delay to the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) would be…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 20, 2023

SNP MSPs join calls for Nicola Sturgeon to halt 'reckless' Deposit Return Scheme

SNP MSPs are among a cross-party group at Holyrood who have told the First Minister that bringing in the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) as planned in…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 15, 2023