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Scots Greens look to close business property tax loophole
The Green Members of the Scottish Parliament have proposed closing a tax loophole on vacant commercial property, in the run up to Holyrood voting on the 2011-12 Scottish Budget. Empty…
MSPs will pay for students’ Green Party membership
The Green members of the Scottish Parliament, Patrick Harvie and Robin Harper, will pay membership subs for all students joining the Scottish Greens today and tomorrow. Students can join by…
The Planet Has No Lawyers: Andy Wightman’s Closing Green Conference Speech
Good Afternoon, I am not sure why I have been asked to make these closing remarks. Perhaps it is because I am a relatively new member - I joined little…
Lib Dem hijack is coming from inside the building…
The National Union of Students is rightly celebrated this morning for hijacking the domain name and pointing it to their video documenting Nick Clegg's betrayal over tuition fees. But there's…
Norwich Greens launch ‘Open Council’ manifesto
Norwich Greens have this morning launched their manifesto for the special by-election on September 9th, brought about by a court ruling overturning a one-year term extension for nine city councillors.…
See the Amnesty ad the FT haven’t the balls to run
Over 2,000 Amnesty International supporters donated to place this advert in the Financial Times, Metro and Evening Standard. Northcliffe House has many a vice but reluctance to accept cash is…
Breaking news – Green Party front bench reshuffle
Important edit - Have had urgent emails from the Green Press office disputing my reporting of this story. More details as I get them, but for the time being, what…