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Mercedes Villalba

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Rosebank risks a double failure for climate and human rights

Scotland’s decisions on Rosebank will shape not just our climate future, but the human rights consequences tied to the companies set to profit from...

09.02.2026 10

Herald Scotland

Mercedes Villalba

It's time to explode the Establishment myths against a wealth tax

"A Wealth Tax doesn’t work. It may generate a modicum of income for the state, but the cost will be greater as the wealthy move overseas. The Laffer...

19.08.2025 4

Herald Scotland

Mercedes Villalba

Why we must have braver action on land reform

The Scottish Parliament was empowered to reform Scotland’s archaic pattern of land ownership when it was founded in 1999, yet has consistently...

11.04.2025 6

Herald Scotland

Mercedes Villalba