Gillian Mackay celebrates passing of buffer zones bill
Scottish Green Party MSP Gillian Mackay has celebrated the passing into law of her bill to bring in buffer zones around healthcare facilities offering abortions. The bill passed by 118…
Scottish Greens call on next Westminster government to ban fossil fuel advertising
The Scottish Green Party has called for a ban on advertising for fossil fuels. The party's co-leader Lorna Slater issued the call at their campaign launch, where she also reiterated…
Scottish Greens call for decriminalisation of drugs
The Scottish Greens have today called for drugs to be decriminalised and for an end to what they call the 'failed' war on drugs. A policy of moving towards a…
Scottish Greens pledge to introduce Universal Basic Income pilots
The Scottish Greens have said they would introduce Universal Basic Income pilots in communities across Scotland. A Universal Basic Income is a mechanism that would provide everyone with a guaranteed…
Scottish Green MSP launches consultation to end greyhound racing
A ban on greyhound racing in Scotland has moved a big step closer, with Scottish Green Party MSP Mark Ruskell having launched a consultation for his bill that would make…
Scotland’s native woodlands are vital in fight against climate and biodiversity crises, Scottish Greens argue
Action to dramatically expand Scotland’s lost native woodlands will be vital in protecting the country from climate and biodiversity crises, the Scottish Green Party's rural affairs spokesperson Ariane Burgess has…
Scottish independence could see Universal Basic Income introduced, Scottish Greens say
Independence would allow Scotland to 'reverse Tory cuts and austerity', and introduce a Universal Basic Income that would 'offer security and dignity', the Scottish Green Party has claimed. The Scottish…
A nuclear power-free Scotland would be ‘safer for people and planet’, Scottish Greens claim
The Scottish Greens have called for a Scotland free of nuclear power, claiming it would be 'safer for people and planet'. The party's climate spokesperson Mark Ruskell has made the…
Asylum seekers to be given free bus travel in Scotland, Patrick Harvie announces
Scotland is set to introduce free bus travel for asylum seekers, the Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie has said. Harvie - the Scottish Government minister for zero carbon buildings,…
Tories are ‘printing fossil fuel licenses as fast as covid contracts for dodgy donors’, Mark Ruskell MSP tells Scottish Green Party conference
Scottish Green Party MSP Mark Ruskell has accused the Tory government in Westminster of "printing off oil and gas licences as fast as covid contracts for dodgy donors". He made…