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Great Green Campaigns: Scotland 2003

Mark Ballard 22 March 2012 Great Green Campaigns: Scotland 20032015-03-07T10:22:13+00:00 Comment 2 Comments
Was the Scottish Green Party’s Scottish Parliament election campaign in 2003 an example of a ‘great green campaign’? In many ways, no. We had very little money, few activists outside…
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Scottish Greens 2011: Election Review

Peter McColl 26 July 2011 Scottish Greens 2011: Election Review2011-07-26T11:19:47+01:00 Green Parties 9 Comments
It would be a mistake to think that the Scottish Green Party’s performance in the 2011 election was anything other than a profound failure. As Green blogger Jeff Breslin said…
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After the election… where next for Scottish Politics

Robin McAlpine 19 May 2011 After the election… where next for Scottish Politics2017-07-22T14:54:37+01:00 *Essays* 14 Comments
Just days after a watershed election many observers are struggling to understand what happened. Perhaps they need to learn about Scottish politics. Well, that certainly caught the attention… Nobody who…
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2011 Election Night Liveblog

Alasdair Thompson 5 May 2011 2011 Election Night Liveblog2017-08-15T10:58:00+01:00 Green Parties 11 Comments
Tonight we’re going to try something different (well, for us) here at Bright Green and attempt to live blog the results of today’s elections as they come in. It’s not…
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Lessons for Labour (and the left)

Adam Ramsay 5 May 2011 Lessons for Labour (and the left)2011-05-05T17:30:50+01:00 *Rights & Democracy* 3 Comments
It should have been Labour's year. Only 12 months ago, Scots turned out in droves to send Gordon Brown back to Downing Street. Yet today, it looks like Iain Gray's…
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Reading the Election Runes before the Polling Booths Open

JustinKenrick 5 May 2011 Reading the Election Runes before the Polling Booths Open2011-05-05T15:46:52+01:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
This piece started as a comment on Mike Small’s article, ‘A liminal moment’, on the Bella website, but then got too ridiculously long to go in as a comment!] Elections…
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Great Green Elections 1 – Mark Ballard elected Rector of Edinburgh University 2006

Peter McColl 4 May 2011 Great Green Elections 1 – Mark Ballard elected Rector of Edinburgh University 20062011-05-04T17:00:34+01:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
The upcoming Scottish and Welsh elections offer us the chance to look back at some great Green election successes in the past. Of course, Greens, as a fairly new electoral…
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Students win in Scotland through Power of Protest

Peter McColl 25 April 2011 Students win in Scotland through Power of Protest2015-03-11T00:56:56+00:00 *Society* 2 Comments
Jim Hacker, the fictional Prime Minister in “Yes Prime Minister” at one point says grandiosely of the electorate “It's the people's will. I am their leader; I must follow them.”…
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Greens Set the Agenda for Scottish Coalition Government

Peter McColl 17 April 2011 Greens Set the Agenda for Scottish Coalition Government2011-04-17T21:53:29+01:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
The Scottish Greens today set out their ‘red lines’ for any coalition. These lines are policies that the party won’t cross to enter government. it's almost certain the next Scottish…
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Ignore the Hype: The Scottish Election will be Won on the Ground

Mark Ballard 7 April 2011 Ignore the Hype: The Scottish Election will be Won on the Ground2011-04-07T12:40:56+01:00 Scotland 17 Comments
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…
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