Tag archives for Holyrood 2011
Fire Brigades Union funds Green Party MSP’s campaign
The following press release has just come from the Scottish Green Party election campaign: The FBU today confirmed a donation of £500 to Patrick Harvie's campaign for re-election as Glasgow's…
A generation’s choice
This piece first appeared on the Edinburgh Green Party blog Edinburgh’s Meadows in the spring sun are always a sight – scattered with revising students and pink cherry blossom. I imagine…
Holyrood 2011: personality politics
As you drive through Alyth, it is the yellow flashes that catch your eye - daffodils, primroses and placards. This is John Swinney country. In the small towns between Perth…
Ignore the Hype: The Scottish Election will be Won on the Ground
To read some of the more lurid political commentary you’d think the outcome of the Holyrood election was already clear – Alex Salmond’s charismatic display in the televised leader’s debate…
Scottish Greens put fees and cuts centre stage
The Scottish Green Party has today launched its Scottish Parliament campaign by putting fees and cuts centre stage. The campaign launched with 3 main pledges: No fees ever - keep…