A year ago this week, the SNP voted for a Green proposal to boycott Israel. A year later... the Scottish Government continues to work with companies complicit in genocide, and they have time and again failed to show how they are upholding the boycott. Shameful behaviour.

🚌 Where is the £2 bus fare cap? John Swinney promised to deliver a full rollout of the £2 bus fare cap in his first 100 days as First Minister - that deadline has now passed. Greens are pushing the Scottish Government to make bus travel cheaper for all.

It's an absolute travesty that plans to use a former railway to connect parts of Edinburgh in desperate need of public transport are going to be scrapped because a few well-off folks can make the council bend over backwards. www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...

Northern section of Edinburgh's new tramline likely to be shelved

‘There is no majority for using the Roseburn Path and the Orchard Brae option isn't realistic’ - council insider

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The English and Welsh FAs have rightly withdrawn their support for Infantino and want to see him gone. Why the silence from the SFA?

In May, Scotland elected a record number of Green MSPs. We're already getting to work. We've fixed unfair gaps in free childcare, fought back against mega AI data centres, and called for a ban on US military flights in Scotland. Join the movement today: greens.scot/join

“The House of Lords has no place in 21st-century politics.” - Anas Sarwar, before being offered an unelected, unaccountable seat in the House of Lords Labour's hypocrisy and contempt for democracy is breathtaking.

Sarwar branded a ‘chancer’ over expected Lords switch

Anas Sarwar is expected to stand down as Scottish Labour leader and as an MSP to sit in the House of Lords.

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Anyone remember being sent home from school when classes hit freezing temperatures? We are facing the opposite right now but we need to be more urgent 🔥 #ClimateCrisis

Farage's latest political stunt is nothing but a desperate and cynical attempt to avoid the Standards Investigation into his finances. He is a snake oil salesman who claims to stand with the working class when he is actually part of the billionaire establishment.

While all eyes of football fans are on the World Cup, the Israeli government have murdered yet another Palestinian footballer. When will FIFA & UEFA finally kick out this genocidal regime?

Toxic Labour wants to build new nuclear power stations in Stirling and Fife 🥀☢️ Utterly absurd, if the Romans had nuclear power we’d still be guarding the waste. www.thenational.scot/news/2624182...

Where Labour want new nuclear power plants in Scotland – see the map

The Scottish Government has long opposed new nuclear power, but Westminster commissioned a report anyway

thenational.scot

This so-called 'Manchesterism' isn't going to solve the systemic problems in Scotland. Halfway nationalisation won't fix our public transport, targeting migrants won't make housing cheaper, and a Glasgow mayor won't repair trust in politics. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Scotland needs 'Manchesterism' even if Andy Burnham fails as Prime Minister

Persuading the SNP to give Manchester-style powers to Scotland's cities could help kickstart the economy

scotsman.com

Prince William is a landlord who owns homes found to have damp and black mould, and they failed to meet energy efficiency standards, forcing renters into fuel poverty. In return... he earns nearly £23 million per year. It's clear where the system needs to change.

Do a couple of handshakes really justify the 222.5% pay rise they have received in the past 15 years? We've got families struggling to pay the rent despite working multiple jobs, children going to school hungry, and people unable to heat their homes in winter. Something needs to change.

Was great to be part of the 1938 people who chose to watch proper football on Saturday. When we've got corporate nonsense being forced down our throats by FIFA, it's good to remember the heart of football sits in community grounds like Newlandsfield.

Burnham's first major speech as Prime Minister-elect, and he chose to talk about English bureaucracy rather than about wealth redistribution, workers' rights or Scotland. He's just another Westminster politician.

I was 13 when Scotland voted no. I was 15 when Scotland voted to remain. 2 major votes which have impacted my generation, but we've never had a say. I hope that one day my generation will get to vote for an independent Scotland to rejoin the EU. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺

Scottish Greens@scottishgreens.org · 2mo ago

10 years ago today, Scotland was taken out of the EU despite an overwhelming majority voting to remain. The case for an independent Scotland in Europe was strong in 2016, and it's even stronger now.

Young people overwhelmingly backed the Scottish Greens at last month's historic Holyrood election. 💚Help us build a kinder, greener country. Join the movement. greens.scot/join

No matter where you live in Scotland, today you can vote Scottish Greens on your peach coloured ballot paper. And remember, look for the logo! 👇

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🚨 The final poll of the campaign has the @scottishgreens.org surge to just 1% behind Reform UK! Vote Scottish Greens with your regional (peach coloured) ballot tomorrow to secure that pro-independence majority and stop Reform from becoming the largest opposition party 💚🗳️✊

Make sure you vote for the right Greens on May 7th.

Reform are choosing to divide communities rather than bring people together. This rhetoric that blames migrants distracts from the real causes of inequality. Scotland deserves better than that!

The Herald@heraldscotland.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Reform unveils controversial new billboard which claims Scotland is at breaking point 𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵

As fossil fuel prices soar, it’s time for us to seize the huge opportunities we have on our doorstep. Green energy is the cleanest and cheapest energy available. With the right investment we can lower bills, cut emissions, and create thousands of long-term, well paid jobs.

its simple. register to vote. stop reform. 👉️ www.mygov.scot/vote-electio...

MORE MSP CANDIDATES SIGN THE PLEDGE! 💚 If you care about river restoration you can take two minutes to email your candidates (a template has been set up, quick and easy to send): www.scottishwildbeavers.org.uk/take-action/... @scottishgreens.org @katenevens.bsky.social @cameronglasgow.scot

We shouldn't allow money from Scotland to fund illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine. The charity regulator should investigate JNF immediately.

Bus travel in West Lothian has become a joke. Fares are through the roof, routes have been cut back, and you're often left hoping that the bus turns up. Scottish Greens would make bus travel free for all, and nationalise our bus network. #VoteScottishGreens

Bigots are so thin skinned these days.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Malcolm Offord, the Reform leader in Scotland, now sounds very angry at criticism. "I apologised. I’ve made amends. I think that’s the end of it. I think its over the top". "I looked up the definition of homophobia. ... I have never been that in my life.” news.stv.tv/politics/ref...

"Labour" is no longer a party for the workers and trade unions. It's time to do politics differently #VoteScottishGreens

WHAT A DISGRACE. Not a single mention of Israel in the UK Government's "independent" review into foreign interference in British democracy. No surprise given that the minister in charge has taken undeclared links to a pro-Israel lobbying group.