General Election: Scottish Greens standing in only three seats threatens Tory’s advance
Patrick Harvie with Glasgow Green Party members: he will contest the Glasgow North seat for the UK General Election. Photo: SGP The Scottish Greens have announced they will stand in…
Local Elections: Greens advance in Scotland; Challenge now set for the left at Westminster
Edinburgh Greens won eight councillors, their best ever result. Image: Edinburgh Greens. The Green Parties in England, Wales and Scotland had an encouraging day following local elections across Britain. Emily…
Patrick Harvie: ‘minority of aggressive voices’ must not dominate next referendum
Patrick Harvie, Scottish Greens co-convener and MSP. Photo credit: flickr user 'Ricjl' Creative Commons license: At the end of March, the Scottish Parliament did the political equivalent of a two-finger…
Scottish Greens brand early election ‘opportunist’ amid signs of UK parties split
Scottish Green Party co-convener Maggie Chapman The Scottish Green Party have condemned Theresa May's calls for an early General Election as 'weak and opportunist' - while Greens south of the…
Nicola Sturgeon’s Great Gamble
Earlier this week, the Scottish Parliament voted to support First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s call for a Second Referendum on Scottish Independence. Yesterday, Theresa May triggered Article 50. Now seems…
Greens rake in more donations than UKIP in second half of 2016
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage and Caroline Lucas MP The Greens brought in more money than UKIP in the last quarter of 2016, new figures from the Electoral Commission reveal.…
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…
Eco-socialism on one island: why the Isle of Eigg shows us the way forward
Picture courtesy of: Flickr / Graham Lewis The sand beneath my feet is squeaking as I tread upon it. The water crashing against the shore is turquoise and clear. In…
Scottish Independence must be about breaking from flawed economics
Scotland and UK flags, by The Laird of Oldham (jza84) on Flickr The lack of opposition to Conservative Mark Garnier’s suggestion that Scotland should become a “financial services hub" has…