Scottish Greens brand early election ‘opportunist’ amid signs of UK parties split
The Scottish Green Party have condemned Theresa May’s calls for an early General Election as ‘weak and opportunist’ – while Greens south of the border have welcomed the move. ...
Green Parties support Syriza’s call for debt conference for Greece
Leading figures from both the Green Party of England and Wales and the Scottish Green Party have voiced support for Greece to reject the proposal from the Troika (the...
Maggie Chapman elected Aberdeen University rector – speech in full
Today Scottish Green Party co-convener Maggie Chapman was installed as Rector of the Univeristy of Aberdeen. This is her installation address, reposted from her blog here. “Good morning Pro-Chancellor,...
First Euro poll sets up Green vs UKIP clash in Scotland
"A vote for the Greens is a vote for an immigrant feminist - the ultimate slap in UKIP's face." -- Patrick Harvie MSP
Maggie Chapman welcomes Romanians and Bulgarians
"It is not yet clear how many Romanian and Bulgarian people will come here in the coming days and weeks and months, but each one of them is a...
Maggie Chapman is new Scottish Greens co-convenor
Edinburgh city councillor, European Parliament candidate and Bright Green editor Maggie Chapman has been elected unopposed as the new female co-convenor of the Scottish Green Party.
Greens need to be of the Movement, and now’s the time
I’m writing this from the Scottish Greens Conference in beautiful Inverness. Its been a great weekend, full of friendly folk and astutue positive thinking and I’ve thouroughly enjoyed being...
Greens win Edinburgh council stand against Workfare
The Coalition's Workfare schemes are demeaning and punitive forced labour, argues Edinburgh councillor Maggie Chapman. But other local authorities could follow the Scottish capital's lead in rejecting them.
Scottish Green Party Conference Review 2011
Scottish Green Party conference 2011 was a pretty subdued affair as might be expected after the poor election result in May. There were some real highlights, though. The speakers...
Edinburgh Greens Give People Budget Control
Leithers braved the beginnings of the snow and ice and turned out to participate in £eith Decides, an innovative approach to funding community projects. Maggie Introduces £eith Decides Twenty...