'The guys who run Reform are absolute chancers.

The people who make our lives more difficult arrive in private jets, not dinghies.'

@ross-greer.bsky.social on #bbcdn

Trump and Netanyahu conditioning adequate aid on acceptance of this 'offer' is admitting to the war crime of forced starvation.

That's before getting to the absurdity of demanding that all of Gaza be put under the direct personal control of Trump and Tony Blair for 'redevelopment'.

After years of making the running on immigration, Farage may this week have handed the initiative back to his opponents'. @robfordmancs.bsky.social for @ukandeu.bsky.social on the unpopularity of Reform's proposals on ILR ukandeu.ac.uk/reforms-radi...

Gaelic is on the verge of extinction. The rural housing crisis caused by an explosion of second homes & buy-to-lets is one of the major driving forces.

Next week MSPs will vote on my proposal to increase the tax rate on those buying second homes in communities where Gaelic is still widely spoken.

The real enemies of Scotland don't arrive by small boat; they arrive by private jet.

People seeking asylum didn't sell off community centres, privatise buses, or bail out the banks, it was the super-rich and their friends in Westminster.

Greens believe in a welcoming Scotland.

Delighted 💚

🇺🇸US Troops have been deployed on Scottish soil with no notice given to local MSPs or the Scottish Government.

➡️"The last thing we should be doing is forging even closer military relations with Donald Trump" - @ariane-burgess.bsky.social

I will lead with courage, listen with purpose, and put our members at the heart of our movement.

Together, we can achieve great things for our communities and for Scotland. 💚

why does the West start wars in the Global South?

because capitalism depends on a constant flow of cheap labor & resources from the global periphery to the core.

Western states start wars to keep prices low & protect capital accumulation.

@jasonhickel.bsky.social on the Better Future podcast:

I joined @andrewonearth.bsky.social for this interview reflecting on degrowth, socialism, & political power.

"Our governments are not dealing with the ecological crisis because they are capitalist. So, it is capitalism that must be overcome."

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🚐🏕️ .After hearing from constituents across the region, I’ve written to Highland Council’s Chief Executive to highlight serious issues — from safety risks and overflowing bins to the impact on local campsites and the environment.

#Highlands #Campervans #Tourism #SustainableTravel #ScottishGreens

Scottish Green Co-Leadership hustings aftermath: it's an easy Ross 1 for me, and equally easy Gillian 2. Ross is clearly the person to pick for the leadership necessary to deliver a strong political strategy the party desperately needs, and to put the party on a much more campaigning footing.

Imagine the OBR existed in 1948 when the plan was to create the NHS

They would calculate the NHS’s precise cost, but ignore its long-term societal benefits. They would forecast that there isn’t enough “headroom” against some daft fiscal rule

It would be thrown out straight away

How popular and how well-proven does rewilding need to be before Scotland's government embraces it?

We're told it's a flat 'no' to lynx reintroduction - but a poll released today shows that 61% of people in Scotland want a well-managed, legal reintroduction of lynx.

So what's the bar?

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Trees might not be contributing to Net Zero after all
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