25 acts of defiance: Scottish people’s 10 year war against Trump and the politicians who backed him
Protestors march on Donald Trump's half-built golf course at Menie, Aberdeenshire, 2010. Photo copyright Aaron Sneddon, used with permission. Scotland's fight against Trump wasn’t about his bulging personality, but corporate…
Northern Ireland and Scotland may leave the UK as PM resigns
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with the Scottish Cabinet. Image: Scottish Government Across the UK 52% of voters chose to leave the EU in yesterday's poll. But the result is triggering…
7 things on Brexit: chinks of light through a constitutional clusterfuck
Good morning readers. Time to eat your brexit: the UK has voted to leave the European Union. There is a lot to come to terms with, a lot to think…
Greens gain 4 MSPs and balance of power in the Scottish Parliament
Left to right: Patrick Harvie, John Finnie, Alison Johnston, Mark Ruskell, Ross Greer and Andy Wightman Scottish Greens had a good night in the Scottish Parliamentary elections with John Finnie,…
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Podcast: Sarah Beattie-Smith and Adam Ramsay talk tax
Sarah Beattie-Smith, lead candidate for the Scottish Greens in the South of Scotland, and journalist Adam Ramsay discuss tax in the Scottish Parliament campaign and how green proposals fare up…
Scottish Greens announce plan to treble tax on biggest houses
Image: Dave Connor, Flickr The Scottish Green Party announced today their plans to reform taxation within the life of the next Scottish Parliament, including major tax increases for the wealthiest.…
Video: Protests as UK Government urged to #SaveLord
Protesters at the Scotland Office, Edinburgh, including John Finnie MSP, demand the immediate release of Lord Elias Mensah Apetsi, who faces deportation on Tuesday to Ghana following a bureaucratic cock-up…
Victories worth celebrating: Scotland passes two new laws to rein in property owners
Tenant campaigners at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday. Image: Ric Lander The fourth Scottish Parliament gave its final seal of approval to a new land reform bill and legislation to…
Podcast: A chat with John Finnie, Maggie Chapman and co. at Scottish Greens conference
Left to right: Maggie Chapman, Adam Ramsay, Alys Mumford, John Finnie MSP, Isla O'Reilly, Peter McColl For our second podcast Bright Green visited the 2016 Scottish Greens Spring Conference for…