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Patrick Harvie MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 13h

If the agreement ends the immediate violence, and lets hostages and prisoners return to their families, we should all welcome it.

But it says nothing about the long term solution, or justice for Palestine. The occupation must end, and war criminals must face justice.
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Greens response to Gaza ceasefire agreement

Greens response to Gaza ceasefire agreement - Statement: Scottish Greens response to Gaza ceasefire

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Patrick Harvie MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 15h

Continuing this work is the way to make progress in cutting drug deaths, reducing harm, and giving people the support they need, on their own terms. This Bill would undermine that, and that’s why I hope Parliament will vote No this evening.

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Patrick Harvie MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 15h

Scotland is investing to expand the services that are needed, and innovating with new provision like the safer consumption facility in Glasgow. We also need reform of the Misuse of Drugs Act, which is wildly out of date and which makes providing services harder.

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Patrick Harvie MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 15h

Many organisations with deep expertise in addiction services, including some led by people with their own lived experience, have raised serious concerns that this Bill is the wrong answer, and could even make things worse, increasing harm and the risk of relapse.

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Patrick Harvie MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 15h

The Bill could create a legal risk for service providers, meaning money ends up being spent on lawyers instead of providing support. And that’s at a time when everyone agrees that we should be investing in expanding the services themselves.

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Patrick Harvie MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 15h

Some of the language in the Bill reinforces stigma, and the way it would work could actually prevent people from getting the support they need - like the requirement for an in-person clinical diagnosis of addiction.

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Patrick Harvie MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 15h

There’s a real risk that this Bill would see resources shift away from other services which work well to reduce harm and prevent deaths.

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Patrick Harvie MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 15h

I want to set out the serious problems with it, and why the Green MSPs will be voting No.

‘Recovery’ means different things to different people. The Bill places heavy emphasis on abstinence based approaches - which work for some people but not for everyone.

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Patrick Harvie MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 15h

This afternoon MSPs will decide whether to support a Bill called ‘Right to Addiction Recovery’. The title sounds like a good thing, and we all know that Scotland has appallingly high numbers of drug related deaths. So why is this Bill the wrong answer? 🧵

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David Chriscole @devilishaccord.bsky.social · 1d

"The one about Zack Polanski vs. a bunch of different flavoured Tories"

Give 'em what for @zackpolanski.bsky.social 💚

Cllr Nick Hartley - Green Party @nickhartleygreen.bsky.social · 1d

The first time I’ve been looking forward to watch Question Time in quite a while!

Go on @zackpolanski.bsky.social!

#bbcqt

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 1d

The @scottishgreens.org have delivered free bus travel for young people, scrapped peak rail fares, passed rent controls and so much more.

Be part of our movement and help us achieve the transformational change Scotland really needs
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Join the Scottish Greens

Join the Scottish Greens to be a part of the movement that will change Scotland. Membership gives you the right to vote in our open democratic structures, receive invitations to members only events ac...

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 2d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 2d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Patrick Harvie MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 2d

Our membership has been rising since these two became our new leadership team. Join us now, as we prepare to make 2026 our best ever election year! greens.scot/join

Ross Greer MSP and Gillian Mackay MSP, smiling and facing the camera, with a caption reading "Join the Scottish Greens greens.scot/join"

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 3d

If you really want to ruin Murdo Fraser's day and make sure he loses his seat to @magssgp.bsky.social next May 👇

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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 4d

Badenoch: "I make sure that when I announce something I think about how it is going to impact people."

Badenoch is asked where the 750,000 people she proposes to deport will go.

Badenoch: "I'm tired of us asking all of these irrelevant questions ..."

Oh.

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My approach will pay off eventually, says Kemi Badenoch

The Conservative leader defends her leadership as the party's conference begins in Manchester

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 3d

Workers who contribute to our society and hold up Scottish rural communities are being punished while the ultra-wealthy can freely do everything possible to avoid paying tax.

It's time to change things. Be part of the movement.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 3d

This is the reality of Reform UK's desperate right-wing grifting.

Article in the Guardian: Foreign staff have ‘changed our lives’: Scottish farmers fear for future after changes to skilled worker visas

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 3d

The offensive bit of Fraser's daft tweet wasn't the mention of Greens, it was when he singled out a religion. If you think that was somehow just fine, try swapping 'Bhuddists' for Jews, Hindus or Sikhs and rethink.

Thankfully, barrel-scraping bigotry and dog-whistles won't save Murdo's dying party.

Chris McCall @dennynews.bsky.social · 3d

A Tory MSP was mocked after he demanded "no more Green Party members" at Rangers following the departure of Russell Martin.

Tory MSP mocked after demanding 'no more Green Party members' at Rangers

Murdo Fraser, a well-known supporter of the Ibrox club, made the call after news emerged the Light Blues are already looking for a new manager.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d

BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.

Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

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Jeannette Eggers @jeannetteeggers.bsky.social · 10d

"Copying the radical right is electorally self-defeating. Social democratic parties that try this route lose their own supporters without gaining new ones, and help to legitimise their opponents in the process."

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Jeannette Eggers @jeannetteeggers.bsky.social · 10d

"We studied more than 70 different elections that took place in 12 western European countries over several decades, and found that when mainstream parties take more anti-immigration positions, it leads to more support for the radical right, not less."

Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 4d

Greenpeace UK: "The Home Sec must immediately withdraw this dangerous step towards authoritarianism. Any review of protest laws must result in greater freedom for people to make their voices heard, not less."

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 4d

On reports the Home Secretary plans to grant police more powers to prevent ‘repeated protests’, Greenpeace UK:

“Protest works because it is repetitive. If police had told the Suffragettes or civil rights activists ‘you’ve made your point,’ they would never have won the victories we all enjoy today"

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 6d

Labour’s policies risk creating a society where everyone must prove who they are simply to go about their daily lives.

Is this really the future we want?

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Edinburgh Evening News. Compulsory Digital ID an unnecessary step too far. The compulsory nature is an affront to democracy and an attempt to turn our public service workers into border guards. Column by Lorna Slater MSP.

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