The case for Progressive Alliances
Photo credit: flickr user Matito http://preview.tinyurl.com/lz3b5vm under Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ In 2020 or sooner, the Conservative Party will win...
View ArticlePatrick Harvie: ‘minority of aggressive voices’ must not dominate next...
Patrick Harvie, Scottish Greens co-convener and MSP. Photo credit: flickr user ‘Ricjl’ http://tinyurl.com/kyg5dog Creative Commons license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ At the end...
View ArticleWith a historic election looming, what should Green strategy be?
Isla O’Reilly, John Finnie MSP and Caroline Lucas MP. Photo credit flickr user: Ric Lander https://www.flickr.com/photos/ricjl/32111214815/ Creative Commons license:...
View ArticleThe SNP’s 10 year strategy for mental health in Scotland
One in four of us will be affected, directly or indirectly, by mental illness during our lifetimes, making it a hugely important issue. Mental illness does not discriminate, it can affect anyone, of...
View ArticleHealthcare should be free from markets, outsourcing and austerity
Health policy has been devolved to the Scottish Parliament since 1999 with the exception of a few areas such as drug licensing. Since then, there has been a significant divergence in the direction of...
View ArticleWe need “bold and legally binding targets”– the SNP’s vision for the environment
Out of the mouths of babes has never been a truer saying. As the effects of global warming and pollution become alarmingly evident – wise voices in our communities are calling for us to take action....
View ArticleThe Scottish independence movement needs the radical vision of the Greens
I have a bit of a confession to make: I used to be a Unionist. If you were to go back in time and tell my 18-year-old self that she’d be voting for independence at the age of 23 she would have been...
View ArticleHow the Scottish Green Party negotiated the cooperation deal with the SNP
I joined a working group at the very first Green meeting I went to. It was an early Ecology Party Malvern conference, and a handwritten notice appeared on the conference noticeboard: “Legalise...
View ArticleGreens to enter government in Scotland after members back cooperation deal
History has been made today as Greens are set to enter government for the first time in the UK. Scottish Green Party members voted to approve the cooperation agreement between the Greens and the SNP....
View ArticleGreens and SNP forge working agreement for running Glasgow City Council
In May’s local elections, the Scottish Greens became the third largest party on Glasgow City Council. The Greens gained three seats and overtook the Tories. Now, the Green group on the Council has...
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