In this panel discussion, you will hear from brilliant guest speakers on the value of environmental democracy and how we can combat the UK government’s embrace of a deregulatory, growth-at-all-costs agenda. Co-hosted by the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland and Planning Democracy.
Overview
How did newts and bats become public enemy number one under the UK’s first self-purported ‘green chancellor‘? Why is a Labour government swallowing industry spin, and accommodating private developers’ every whim – with public participation in environmental decision-making now dismissed as NIMBYism, rather than a fundamental pillar of a democratic society? And how will Scotland’s government respond – will it stand firm against the erosion of our environmental rights, or will it surrender legal protections for people and nature to the new false narrative of ‘blockers’ versus ‘builders’?
Guest speakers:
- Lesley Riddoch, writer and broadcaster
- Laurie Macfarlane, Co-Director, Future Economy Scotland
- Malcolm Tait, Professor of Planning, University of Sheffield
- Dr Kiera Chapman, Research Fellow in Nature, Attention and Biodiversity, Oxford University
