Scottish Green Party Conference 2014 – Live Blog
Alison Johnstone MSP closed conference showing off our latest membership count (just passed 7,000) and lauding Patrick Harvie MSP’s emergency motion on Green Yes (see below). Free Public Transport was…
Powers to the People: Maggie Chapman’s Green Party Speech
Good morning conference and welcome. My name is Maggie Chapman. I’m co-convenor of the party and also a Councillor here in Edinburgh. When we last met, a year ago, in…
Green Party of England and Wales membership passes 20,000
* Membership passed 20,000 today * Young Greens' 100% growth this year is ‘testament to a sea-change going on in politics’ * Green candidates will be standing in 50% more…
Young Green Amelia Womack to be new GPEW Deputy Leader
Image: Harry Grindrod Environmental scientist Amelia Womack is set to become one of two deputy leaders of the Green Party of England and Wales. A recent change to the party's…
First Euro poll sets up Green vs UKIP clash in Scotland
The Scottish Green co-convenor - and Bright Green co-editor - Maggie Chapman is in a neck-and-neck race with UKIP for the last of Scotland's six Euro Parliament seats, according to…
Maggie Chapman welcomes Romanians and Bulgarians
As Romanians and Bulgarians achieved full rights to live and work in the UK last night, Scottish Greens co-convenor Maggie Chapman welcomed them to Scotland. Chapman, who is also the…
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. She succeeds Glasgow councillor…
Greens pick Zara Kitson for Dunfermline
The Scottish Greens have selected 27-year-old grassroots democracy advocate Zara Kitson to contest the Dunfermline seat at Holyrood vacated by Bill Walker after his conviction for domestic violence. Zara is…
Green Party leader slams immigrant scapegoating
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett yesterday gave a speech at the Romanian Cultural Institute slamming leaders from across the political spectrum for scapegoating immigrants. In her speech, she apologised for…
Falkirk gas wells to release 5 tonnes of methane a day
• Information obtained by Frack Off Scotland reveals plans to release 7000 times more of the potent greenhouse gas than previously claimed. • Over 2500 residents have now signed up…