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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · 6d

We’re also training school staff on gender-based violence prevention and tackling harmful online trends & misinformation

This should make our young men more mentally healthy and move them away from manosphere, misogyny and incel culture which preys on young men’s vulnerabilities

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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · 6d

Despite @scottishgreens.org increasing funding for in-school mental health services and counselling, far too few boys are taking it up.

These action plans will hopefully change attitudes and provide young men with healthy coping mechanisms, rather than turning to violence & misogyny

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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · 6d

Some good news out of Glasgow City Council today!

If we want gender equality, we need men to be better, with healthy coping mechanisms & positive, not toxic, masculinity

Every Glasgow secondary school is now getting an action plan to improve mental health for boys & young men

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 19d

Be part of the movement that brings hope back to our politics.

Join a party brave enough to take on the rich and powerful.

Help us fight for people and planet.

✍️👇

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...

members.greens.scot

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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · Sep 6

Glasgow is facing a crisis, not because of refugees, but because of politicians like Starmer trying to out-racist Farage

Refugees are welcome in Glasgow. The UK Govt making them more likely to end up homeless just means more opportunity for racist politicians to whip up division

The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · Sep 6

“This is a decision that reeks of panic and pandering… it is hard to see it being anything other than disastrous.”

Starmer sidesteps help call as Glasgow faces £109m refugee homelessness crisis

www.heraldscotland.com

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · Sep 4

Scotland's richest 2% now have more wealth than half the population combined.

At today's #FMQs we asked the First Minister why shooting estates owned by billionaires still pay no business rates.

We’re losing millions of pounds that could go towards our schools, libraries, and hospitals.

End tax breaks for the super rich. Tax shooting estates. Scottish Greens.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · Sep 3

🎉BREAKING: Scotland has joined the global movement to boycott Israel!

The proposal put forward by Green MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social was supported by a majority of members in the Scottish Parliament.

Scotland joins global movement to boycott Israel.

An earth with the Palestine flag.

Scottish Greens.

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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · Sep 3

After years of campaigning by Greens, journalists and Palestine activists, we are finally stopping Scottish Government money going to Israel’s arms dealers 🇵🇸

Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · Sep 3

✅Scotland is to BAN funding for Israel's arms dealers!

Scottish Greens have long fought for this change, alongside @amnestyscotland.bsky.social, @oxfamscotland.bsky.social, and others.

Scotland bands funding for Israel's arms dealers.

A bomb with a Scottish flag is scored out.

Scottish Greens.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · Sep 3

✅Scotland is to BAN funding for Israel's arms dealers!

Scottish Greens have long fought for this change, alongside @amnestyscotland.bsky.social, @oxfamscotland.bsky.social, and others.

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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · Aug 29

No more peak-time fares on Scotland’s railways! 🚆

That’s almost half off the commuting cost for workers travelling at rush hour. That’s what happens when people vote for the @scottishgreens.org 💚

Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · Aug 29

🚉It's official! The last ever peak-time ScotRail services have departed the station.

Greens, trade unions and commuters worked together to force real change.

Now workers will save money every day.

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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · Aug 29

A new era and fresh direction for the @scottishgreens.org 💚

With a relentless focus on delivering and making people’s lives better, we can elect our biggest and best Green MSP group next May!

Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · Aug 29

A new era. 💚

Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer elected as Scottish Greens Co-Leaders.

Elected Gillian Mackay. Scottish Greens Co-Leader

Elected Ross Greer. Scottish Greens co-leader

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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · Aug 12

Good news for fans of clean air 💨

Thanks to the Low Emission Zone, Glasgow has met our legal air pollution targets for the first time!

City centre footfall is up, air pollution is down - cleaner air, healthier lungs, a better and greener Glasgow 💚

news.stv.tv/west-central...

Glasgow hits air pollution target for first time as LEZ cuts emissions

Air pollution has been falling since the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) came into effect two years ago.

news.stv.tv

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · Jul 21

🗳️Next May, you can vote Green wherever you live.

💚For bold, progressive voices in Parliament, who put people and planet ahead of corporate greed #VoteScottishGreens

Introducing your Scottish Green candidates ⬇️🧵

Meet your Scottish Green candidates. Next May vote Green wherever you live.

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · Jun 19

I worked on this guidance when the @scottishgreens.org were in Government. My main aim was to make uniforms cheaper and help families with the cost of living. Great to see councils start to implement it.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Branded uniforms no longer compulsory at Edinburgh schools

Schools will continue to have uniforms but the relaxed rules aim to lower costs for parents and carers.

www.bbc.co.uk

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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · Jun 19

PASSED! Glasgow is finally getting its tourist tax 🧳

Starting in January 2027, driven by me & fellow @glasgowgreens.bsky.social councillors, Glasgow is going to get £16 MILLION extra per year to do up our bins, parks, libraries & more

@scottishgreens.org deliver fairer tax & better services

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · May 28

Can the @scottishgreens.org counter Reform?

A generic anti-Farage message would see us squeezed by the SNP next May. We need to do more than that.

We're the only party willing to tell an angry public who is really making their lives worse. Fixing a rigged system must be our offer to voters.

Can Greens be the challenge to Reform in Scotland?

People are right to be angry - the system is rigged - but it’s billionaires we should be angry at, not immigrants

rossgreer.beehiiv.com

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Patrick Harvie MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social · Apr 16

Today and every day

Scottish Green Party graphic with the words "Trans rights are human rights"

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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · Apr 16

Whatever happens in the courts, it’s worth all parties and all politicians remembering that trans people are real, and trans people are worthy of respect, dignity and protection under the law.

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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · Apr 12

Would love this! There’s already one on Hyndland Street so no reason we can’t roll them out more widely. I’ll raise with officers and see what we can do!

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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · Apr 11

I’m glad to see our party’s briefing and bullying problem getting called out.

Too many people have been made ill, forced out of involvement, and driven to quit jobs or roles through bullying and bad behaviour.

Any new leader needs to lead our culture in a new direction.

Chris McCall @dennynews.bsky.social · Apr 11

Patrick Harvie has warned Scottish Greens against indulging in anonymous briefings and "insulting" other members.

Patrick Harvie warns Greens against anonymous briefings and 'insulting' members

EXCLUSIVE: Harvie's decision to stand down as co-leader has prompted a flurry of claims and counter-claims over the future direction of the party.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · Apr 8

The anonymous "sources" and "insiders" releasing anonymous briefings and sniping to Scottish media from within the Scottish Greens need to put up, slap their names on their statements, or shut up.

This craven, nasty, back-stabbing approach to internal politics is beneath us and needs to be cut out.

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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · Apr 6

Conversion therapy is alive and well in the UK.

Every day that the UK and Scottish Governments fail to ban this evil practice is another day that queer people’s lives are ruined.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Apr 5

Christian missionary group accused of public shaming and rituals to ‘cure’ sexual sin

Exclusive: young volunteers also allege spiritual abuse and controlling behaviour at bases of Youth With a Mission * ‘It felt like a demon was inside me’: young Christian missionaries allege spiritual abuse The world’s biggest youth Christian missionary organisation is facing allegations of spiritual abuse and controlling behaviour from young people who say they were left “traumatised”. An Observer investigation has revealed evidence of safeguarding failings within Youth With a Mission (YWAM), a global movement that trains young Christians to spread the gospel. A spokesperson for YWAM said the organisation was “heartbroken” by the claims and was “deeply committed to the safety and wellbeing” of everyone in its care. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · Mar 26

The Chancellor made her Spring Statement today

Winners ✅: airports, arms dealers and the rich

Losers ❌: the climate, the world’s poorest and disabled people

The @scottishgreens.org think that we should tax the rich, not take money from disabled people

Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · Mar 26

📊Over two-thirds of Scots back our calls to tax the rich, which would raise far more money than any ‘savings’ made through Labour's brutal benefit cuts.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland deserves better than Labour austerity.

68% of Scots want to tax the rich.

A pie chart shows 68% in favour of taxing the rich.

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blairanderson35.bsky.social @blairanderson35.bsky.social · Mar 12

Heating up homes and buildings is one of Scotland’s biggest greenhouse gas sources.

Greens in Government had a plan to cut emissions and energy bills - the SNP have just ditched it.

The only way to tackle the climate crisis is with Greens in Government.

Screenshot of BBC Scotland headline which says Ministers abandon green heating plans for new homes

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Lorna Slater MSP @lornaslater.bsky.social · Mar 12

Thank you Nicola - for your kindness, your leadership, your comradery and co-operation, we can't wait to see what you do next.

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