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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 1d

hello! That's not quite true, there are other levers in the Scottish Parliament's gift. You can read about what #TaxJusticeScotland is calling for here: bit.ly/SDBonTax

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Scottish Women's Budget Group @swbg.bsky.social · 1d

We were pleased to be part of this important discussion. Scotland has opportunities to use tax tools to shape policies and deliver public services that better work for women.

#TaxJusticeScotland

oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 1d

Fairer, greener, more equal: @jamie-livingstone.bsky.social at the end of #TaxJusticeScotland's conference says it’s time to turn ideas into action and deliver real change for people, public services and the planet.

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 1d

Fairer, greener, more equal: @jamie-livingstone.bsky.social at the end of #TaxJusticeScotland's conference says it’s time to turn ideas into action and deliver real change for people, public services and the planet.

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 1d

Now the political panel is up with Andy Maciver, Mark Griffin, Ross Greer and Ivan McKee discussing Council Tax and the way forward (or not).

#TaxJusticeScotland is clear - it's time to bin it and replace it with something fairer.

Read our paper here: bit.ly/40RkT5T

Panel at the Tax Justice Scotland conference including Andy McIver, Mark Griffin, Ross Greer and Ivan McKee

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 1d

'People are struggling because the system is stacked against them. Life isn't shocking anymore, it's just relentlessly hard. People are scunnered' Heather from the STAR Project in Paisley tells #TaxJusticeScotland's conference.

'Inequality exhausts people and wears them down.'

Heather from the STAR project speaking a the Tax Justice Scotland conference

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 1d

'We need an honest conversation about our tax system, with reform focused on justice and compassion as guiding principles' @ruthboyler.bsky.social from @povertyalliance.org says as she introduces #TaxJusticeScotland 's priorities for the Scottish Parliament.

Read them here ➡️ bit.ly/SDBonTax

Ruth from the Poverty Alliance speaking at the podium at the Tax Justice Scotland conference

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Scottish Trades Union Congress @scottishtuc.bsky.social · 1d

Taxing wealth is fast becoming more than just a popular policy: it's a costed way to supercharge our public services.

We're here, alongside @oxfamscotland.bsky.social and others, at the inaugural Tax Justice Scotland event to demand action on taxation from politicians across the UK.

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 1d

'The tide has turned with the public, the people are with us' @faizashaheen.bsky.social from @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social tells the #TaxJusticeScotland conference.

'There's perhaps no better example of a rigged system than our tax system.'

Screen shot of Faiza speaking via Zoom to the Tax Justice Scotland conference

oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 1d

'We as a movement are small, but powerful, because we are right. You have the power to change the narrative in Scotland. I want to see people not complaining about the next crisis, but how to fix it, and that starts with tax'

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tells the #TaxJusticeScotland conference

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 1d

'We cannot sit back and hope that the UK Government lines Scotland's pockets with cash' Laurie from @futureeconscot.bsky.social tells the #TaxJusticeScotland conference as he lays out some of the tax levers within the Scottish Government's gift.

Laurie from Future Economy Scotland speaking at a podium at Tax Justice Scotland's conference

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 1d

'Tax is our social superpower' says @alexcobham.bsky.social of the global @taxjustice.net tells the #TaxJusticeScotland conference.

'Every second I've been talking, the equivalent of a nurse's salary is lost to a tax haven'

Think of what that money could do globally.

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 1d

'Tax isn't just about numbers, it's about rights. These all depend on resources. Tax is a tool for dignity and equality, not just revenue.'

@aoh95.bsky.social from the Scottish Human Rights Commission at today's #TaxJusticeScotland's conference

Image of Angela O'Hagan speaking into a microphone at the Tax Justice Scotland conference.

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 1d

Our tax system is stacked in favour of the wealthy.

A 2% tax on Scotland's 10 richest families alone could raise nearly £0.5bn.

Imagine what that money could do. And it's just the start of what's possible.

Read the full report: bit.ly/3WtGYoi #TaxJusticeScotland

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow's front page 📰

'Tax 10 richest families and free 30,000 Scottish kids from poverty'

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Stop Climate Chaos Scotland @sccscot.bsky.social · 2d

Join our SNP conference fringe event on Sunday from 5-6pm:

🗓️ Credible climate and nature leadership: how the SNP can win votes in 2026

Speakers:
Dr Alasdair Allan MSP
Dr Chris Pollard @climateoutreach.bsky.social
Dan Paris @scotlink.bsky.social
Jamie Livingstone @oxfamscotland.bsky.social

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 2d

Scotland’s tax system can be a force for fairness, if we choose to use it that way.

Ahead of tomorrow’s #TaxJusticeScotland Conference, here @jamie-livingstone.bsky.social explains why bold tax reform matters for everyone ⬇️

Read more: bit.ly/47aytEO #CPW25 #ScotlandDemandsBetter

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 3d

We can’t build a fairer, greener future on broken promises and missed targets.

We need fair taxes to raise more money to help deliver the Scotland we all want to live in, where no child grows up in poverty.

Both Holyrood & Westminster must act.

The money’s there. The political will isn’t. Yet.

Holyrood @holyroodmag.bsky.social · 3d

Radical action is needed if Scotland is to avoid missing child poverty reduction targets by a “large margin”, according to a new report. www.holyrood.com/news/view,ra...

Radical action needed to tackle ‘deepening’ poverty

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said child poverty levels were ‘largely the same’ as 2021

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 8d

The 2026 Scottish election will help shape our futures 🌍✊

Scotland can be fairer. Scotland can be greener. But only if our leaders act.

Tell Party Leaders: commit now to bold action on poverty, climate & inequality.

Email them now ⬇️
oxfam.org.uk/fairerscotland

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 10d

📚 After 25 years, our Byres Road bookshop has a new chapter! We’ve moved to 174 Byres Road and we’re OPEN.

Pop in, explore the shelves, and find your next great read, all while supporting Oxfam’s work to tackle poverty worldwide 💛

Photo of the new Oxfam Byres Road bookshop, showing bookshelves labelled ‘Fiction’ and ‘New Arrivals,’ alongside displays of fair trade cards and gifts. On the wall in blue text it reads: “YES TO A MORE EQUAL FUTURE. YES TO RIGHTS FOR ALL. YES TO CLIMATE JUSTICE. YES TO SECOND HAND.”

Photo of the inside of Oxfam’s Byres Road bookshop, showing rows of bookshelves filled with books. On the back wall in pink text it reads: “MAKE THE FUTURE FAIRER. REWRITE THE STORY.”

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 16d

Scotland can be fairer, greener, and more caring but only if Party Leaders hear our voices.

The 2026 Scottish election is a chance to demand bold action for people in poverty and planet.

Make your voice heard👉 oxfam.org.uk/fairerscotland

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 21d

Scotland’s biggest-ever climate lobby is happening today and we're there with @stopclimatechaos.bsky.social 🌍

500+ people, including some of YOU, are urging MSPs to deliver fast, fair climate action.

Time to make the biggest polluters & the better off pay and invest in a greener, fairer Scotland.

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Jamie Livingstone @jamie-livingstone.bsky.social · 22d

"This is about real people making impossible choices everyday" - says Maggie Chiwanza from MECOPP.

Their report - Unpaid, Unseen and Unheard - on the experiences of minority ethic unpaid carers in Scotland is the first for 25 years.

@oxfamscotland.bsky.social proud to have supported it.

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Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 22d

President Trump is in the UK.

If he leaves without Keir Starmer sending the message that Israeli government's genocide will not be tolerated it will be a failure of leadership.

The UK must not stand by. Not in our name. #RedLineForGaza

Oxfam's message on a black background: "Prime Minister Starmer must leverage the 'special relationship' and encourage President Trump to help bring an end to this inhumanity." The words "bring an end to this inhumanity" are in red.

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 23d

A new report by the Scottish Fiscal Commission has highlighted deep uncertainties over the climate price tag and who’ll pay it.

We need politicians, in Edinburgh & London, to work together to ensure the biggest polluters and the better off pay their fair share.

Our full reaction ➡️ bit.ly/48llfGj

A large clear bottle lies on a sandy beach, containing a rolled-up message that reads "CLIMATE SOS!" in bold black letters, with the sea visible in the background.

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 24d

True, Scotland doesn’t have all the powers; that’s exactly why we’re campaigning for change at Westminster too (more here: bit.ly/3JWamAP) But that doesn’t let MSPs off the hook, they do have powers to take meaningful, fair action now, and that's what people are calling for this week.

Oxfam GB | Lobby Week: 13–20 September 2025

Organise your own local lobby today

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 24d

Three in four Scots worry about climate change, and 2/3 want bold action. That's why this week, we're backing the @sccscot.bsky.social mass lobby of the Scottish Parliament. Hundreds of people are heading to Holyrood to tell MSPs: end the inertia, act fast, act fair.

See you there?

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Scotland’s biggest ever climate lobby to be staged in Edinburgh as new research shows substantial support for ambitious climate action - Stop Climate Chaos Scotland

Hundreds of Scots have signed up to join a mass lobby on climate action which is being staged in Edinburgh this week. It looks set to be the largest ever lobby on climate change to take place in Scotl...

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