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To free up more homes for those who need them the @scottishgreens.org doubled the tax paid when buying holiday homes. Now the Tories are trying to effectively abolish that tax completely www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

Scottish Greens doubled tax on the purchase of second or holiday homes to tackle the housing crisis and raise cash for public services. Now the Tories are trying to scrap that tax, giving tens of millions of pounds back to the rich and making life harder for first time buyers.

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

It's been 3 years since Scottish Greens delivered free bus travel for under 22s! 🚎 🟢 Improving mobility 🟢 Saving money 🟢 Reducing congestion 🟢 Lowering emissions 👉 Building a fairer, greener Scotland

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Great work by Green Cllr Bryan Quinn and local campaigners. It show the huge impact that Scottish Green Cllrs are having in their communities. 📚💚 www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/2497095...

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Donald Trump's state visit to Scotland must be met with protest. The UK faces an urgent choice. Either we stand reunited with democratic Europe, or we assist Trump in ushering in a new era where international law is replaced by the whim of tyrants and their billionaire backers.

submitted 9 days ago • 16 comments

Labour's decision to ape the far-right by slashing the aid budget is disgraceful. There is a case for Europe taking more responsibility for its own security, but like all public spending it must be funded by fair tax on the wealthy, not by pushing the poorest people deeper into poverty & desperation

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Ethical consumer has a very good page about boycotting Amazon: www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethical-camp... Please share this with others so that we can all stop feeding the beast

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Brian Molko - still the coolest thing to ever come out of Dundee

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Countries like New Zealand and Wales realise this cruel industry has had its day. Scotland must be next.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

There's a worrying link between this & Labour's position on asylum & immigration. They know that populist & far right forces are targeting these minorities, but instead of challenging the right's hateful rhetoric they are trying to copy it. This isn't just directly harmful, it's also doomed to fail.

submitted 19 days ago • 5 comments

I have no doubt that being within a National Park was key to the rejection of Flamingo Land's Loch Lomond application. Galloway could thrive with similar protections & the ability to attract the right kind of investment. www.thenational.scot/news/2494305...

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Flat and affordable fares are a proven way to change public behaviour. It’s frustrating Transport Scotland routinely ignores the evidence on this, but the bus fare cap pilot secured by the @scottishgreens.org in this year’s budget is a start

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Annual release of millions of non-native gamebirds for shooting? Sure, no problem, no licences/permission required, fill yer boots, do what you like. Carefully managed & licensed reintroduction of a native species? Not if its got sharp claws and teeth. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 30 days ago • 26 comments

The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.

submitted 31 days ago • 1212 comments

The first year of the Welsh 20mph switch are in. 🟢100 fewer dead or seriously injured 🟢26% fewer injured 🟢The lowest 3 month casualty figure since records began 46 years ago These aren't just figures on a page. They're real people, real families, real lives saved.

submitted 38 days ago • 5 comments

Thousands of S1-3 pupils will get access to free school meals thanks to this budget agreement. No young person should have to sit in school hungry. It impacts their health and their education. That's why we're continuing to work towards free school meals for all school children.

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

⛴️We’re ensuring young Scottish islanders get more free journeys for free on ferries. 🟢Scottish Greens delivered free bus passes for under 22s; now, we have secured funding to roll out an extension of this scheme for Scottish ferries.

submitted 40 days ago • 2 comments

Musk's fascist salutes are a signal, showing how far he intends to go. They point to the destruction of democracy he seeks, the impunity, the violent pursuit of power. They point to the empire he wants to build, and to the degradation of all our lives as he sets out to crush our humanity.

submitted 48 days ago • 64 comments

🎉Scotland's first visitor levy is on its way! Greens delivered this law in Holyrood, allowing councils to redistribute wealth from tourists to Scottish communities who need it most.

submitted 47 days ago • 4 comments

Yeah this was a terrible idea. An amazing book, but not something to read with a newborn baby boy! Apologies to anyone who saw me bawling in Dunfermline library today

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

Did you know St Mungo was born in Culross? Lending more weight to my theory that all good things start in Fife

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

Scottish Labour's approach to budget negotiations:

submitted 61 days ago • 1 comment

Not sure Prophet Song was a good choice for my first read of the year (and in a newborn hazy phase). Some scary parallels between an imagined fascist Ireland and what’s going on in the US & UK right now “If you change ownership of the institutions then you can change ownership of the facts” 🫣

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Did you or your kids get a new bike for Xmas? Please consider donating your old one to the amazing @bikes4refugees.bsky.social ! Bikes have the power to change lives, don’t leave them sitting in the shed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

Abolish. The. Monarchy. 🚫👑 www.thenational.scot/news/2479520...

submitted 84 days ago • 3 comments

New Zealand has a huge racing culture, and an actual government Minister for Racing - and even he backed a ban on greyhound racing. Scotland can’t continue to be an outlier on animal welfare - it’s time for a ban on greyhound racing

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Shout out to that Scottish Labour activist who complained about me having a baby at the count in 2022. & the nice venue staff who were embarrassed that the only changing facilities were behind the cordon where the boxes were being stored (but let me use them anyway)

submitted 87 days ago • 4 comments

I try not to complain about pregnancy and parenthood, as I’ve been blessed with two very straightforward pregnancies at a time in my life when many struggle, but DEAR GOD the mental torture of waiting to give birth when you’re full term is something we don’t talk about enough

submitted 88 days ago • 2 comments

Keir Starmer says at Prime Ministers Questions that the last government was a "one nation experiment in open borders." Keir Starmer is being a dangerous fool. He is fueling the conditions for xenophobia, racism & fascism. Labour needs to reject this dark turn. Quickly. #PMQs

submitted 88 days ago • 12 comments

This is a great example of how the Nature Restoration Fund - set up by the @scottishgreens.org in government - creates jobs and sustains local communities. The future of our rural areas is green

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Gaelic and Scots are part of the fabric of Scotland. ➡️It's time to treat them as such. 🟢Scottish Greens want to give Gaelic and Scots equal respect to English as an official language of Scotland.

submitted 89 days ago • 4 comments

Thinking of everyone affected by recent Edinburgh local authority news. If you need support or a chat please reach out: 🫂Victim Support Scotland 0800 160 1985 🌈LGBT Helpline Scotland 0800 464 7000 ♥️ Edinburgh R Crisis Centre 0131 556 9437

submitted 90 days ago • 1 comment

Take Action to Save Perthshire’s Libraries 📚 https://buff.ly/3ZqXoPj

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

This is positive, but can we also normalise on-site childcare for workplaces and fully remote voting and participation, like we have in Holyrood 👩‍🍼

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

This draft budget includes some @scottishgreens.org proposals: 🚢 Free ferry travel for young islanders 🚌 Free bus travel for asylum seekers But there are some major red flags: 🚩 Nature Restoration Fund slashed 🚩 No free school meals for P6 & P7 🚩 No price cap on bus fares

submitted 95 days ago • 3 comments

The Scottish Greens are ready to cooperate on the budget - but only if it delivers for people and planet.

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments