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Seven Green policies to vote for in Northern Ireland on Thursday 5th May
Photo: The Green Party in Northern Ireland This Thursday, people in Northern Ireland will go to the polls to elect a new Assembly. They will have the chance to vote…
Eleven reasons socialists in Scotland are voting Green
More and more socialists in Scotland have joined, got involved in, and decided to vote for the Scottish Green Party. Here are eleven reasons why. 1) Greens believe in democratising…
Now is the time for Scotland to be bold: why I’m voting Green
As it approaches its fifth Holyrood election, Scotland faces five huge questions. The first is simple: should we be an independent country? And if so, how can we progress our…
Who will the new Green MLAs be?
Ross Brown, Steven Agnew and Clare Bailey at the party's manifesto launch. Image: Green Party of Northern Ireland It's only one week to go until the Northern Ireland Assembly elections…
Pollsters advise indy supporters to vote Green as poll gives party 13 MSPs
Johnstone (left) and Harvie (third from left) are predicted to win their constituency seats in recent polling. Image: Scottish Greens A new report by the Electoral Reform Society advises independence…
Why I’m voting for the Scottish Greens for the first time on 5th May
Photo: Ric Lander A few years ago, I didn’t have a big opinion on the Greens. I thought they were your average, well-intentioned but a wee bit boring cuddly liberals…
#GrownUpPolitics: 7 highlights from the Greens’ hilarious new broadcast
The Green Party of England and Wales has released its local election broadcast for 2016, and it’s even better than the last one! The Daily Mirror called it “the funniest…
Podcast: Sarah Beattie-Smith and Adam Ramsay talk tax
Sarah Beattie-Smith, lead candidate for the Scottish Greens in the South of Scotland, and journalist Adam Ramsay discuss tax in the Scottish Parliament campaign and how green proposals fare up…
The Scottish Greens’ 60p rate and taking inequality seriously
Image: The Scottish Greens have launched their tax proposals today, radically reforming both income tax and local government taxation. The proposals are detailed, and worth looking at in detail –…
Scottish Greens announce plan to treble tax on biggest houses
Image: Dave Connor, Flickr The Scottish Green Party announced today their plans to reform taxation within the life of the next Scottish Parliament, including major tax increases for the wealthiest.…