Chapman re-elected as Scottish Greens Co-convener in party’s biggest ever contest
Chapman addressing the 2014 Radical Independence Conference. Photo: William Pinkney-Baird. The Scottish Green Party has announced that Maggie Chapman has been re-elected as Co-convener, fending off a challenge from Glasgow…
Chapman / Harvie / Kitson : Exclusive Q&A with candidates for Convener of the Scottish Greens
Bright Green asked the three candidates for Co-convener of the Scottish Green Party 12 quick questions. Here's what they had to say. The basics Maggie Chapman Branch: Dundee & Angus…
Selfies, self-confidence and insecurity: a tour of Scottish party conference season
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is famous for her love of the selfie. Image: Plaid Cymru, Flickr. Confident, vibrant, insecure. Three words to describe three very different party conferences this autumn. Conference…
Zara Kitson promises Scottish tour ahead of Holyrood elections
Photo: Allan Whyte Scottish Greens’ Zara Kitson has pledged to visit every single one of the party’s local branches ahead of next year’s Holyrood elections, if she is elected as…
Maggie Chapman calls for staff support for Scottish Young Greens
Chapman was elected Rector of the University of Aberdeen in 2014 with strong support from Green-aligned students. Maggie Chapman, who is re-standing for Scottish Green Party Co-convener, has today suggested that the…
5 reasons why #sgpconf changed my mind about the Greens
Scottish Greens launched a Trade Union group at the 2015 conference in Glasgow. Image credit: Ric Lander. Until about two weeks, I’ve had one foot in and one foot out…
Meet your Green lead candidates for Holyrood!
At Scottish Green Party conference last weekend, each of the lead regional candidates for next May's Holyrood election had a chance to introduce themselves, and explain what they would focus…
Taking power: Why you should be excited about the new Green energy policy
Image: Skye Wind Farm, David Skinner Scottish Green Party members voted unanimously to pass policy promoting “Energy in Community and Public Hands” at the party’s annual conference last weekend. As…
“The future belongs to us all, and we are here to take it back.” Maggie Chapman closes 2015 Scottish Greens Conference
Well, it has been quite a conference, and quite a weekend. Thank you all for being here, and sticking at it right to the end. And I’m delighted that so…
SNP, Greens, RISE and Labour talk collaboration at Bright Green fringe
Left to right: Kirsteen Fraser (SNP), Maggie Chapman (Scottish Greens), Katie Gallogly-Swan (Common Weal, chairing), Mary Lockhart (Labour), and Jonathan Shafi (RISE: Scotland's Left Alliance). It is sometimes said that…