Glasgow was promised this by the SNP, & they still delay. The SNP promised guidance on inplementing rent controls to Councils, & they delay. We need a Government of action in a cost of living crisis, not delayers.

Scottish Greens@scottishgreens.org · 15h ago

The SNP promised to expand the £2 bus fare cap in their first 100 days after the election. That deadline just passed. In the Highlands & Islands the cap has already shown what's possible when we prioritise affordable public transport. We can't allow progress to stall now.

It's damning enough for Labour they couldn't beat a party that lost over a quarter of its vote and then flatlined, but to emerge from the election and go "wow, honestly, we were shocked by how many people voted SNP" when it fit the polling? The levels of delusion that campaign was working on!

I didn't know Jason Arday but the news of his death is making me feel physically sick I'm so angry and sad. Our mainstream media needs to do some deep deep reflection about what they have become.

Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · last wk.

This is the coverage of Arday **just in the Telegraph** in the UK. This is only the first four pages of results, just in one outlet.

Please get the word out to folks here in Portobello / Craigmillar about the byelection! This could be our first Green council here in Edinburgh 💚

East Lothian Greens@eastlothiangreens.bsky.social · last wk.

Green Party supporters in East Lothian, we need your help! If you have friends or family in Portobello / Craigmillar or Southside / Newington, please ask them to vote for Lorenzo Martinico or Isabella Gastel Alejandre in the by-election on 3rd Sept! Every vote counts! buff.ly/ImWBLWl

Great buzz at @edinburghgreens.bsky.social street stall this afternoon to elect Isabella Gastel Alejandre in #Southside #Newington byelection on 3 September. Cost of living crisis, social housing & rent controls were all raised by residents. Lots of folk confirming they'll #VoteGreen on 3 Sept.

Heartbreaking news tonight. UK media have gone from character assassination to literal assassination. There needs to be a reckoning, the punching down of marginalised people needs to end. You are seen, for help call 116 123 (Samaritans) or 0800 689 5652 (National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK).

Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · last wk.

This is the coverage of Arday **just in the Telegraph** in the UK. This is only the first four pages of results, just in one outlet.

EVERY STORY ABOUT BEAVERS FOR THE LAST DECADE READS LIKE: WE RELEASED A DOZEN PADDLE TAILED LITTLE FREAKS AND THEY IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A TERRAFORMING PROJECT THAT REVERSED A CENTURY OF ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE IN THREE WEEKS.

Slurms MacKenzie@slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · last wk.

Might post some good environment news every so often to showcase that it's not over yet and there are good things happening, we just have to fight for it First: beavers are basically magical creatures that help with drought and flooding, and we're reintroducing them more and more

Jason Arday has been found dead. The obsessive media focus on this one man - as if it was one of the biggest scandals in history - was disproportionate beyond belief. Push notifications, top headlines, constant investigations. And now he is dead.

Dear God what a tragedy

Melissa Chemam@melissaontheroad.bsky.social · last wk.

www.bbc.com/news/article... Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row, has been found dead.

Various teams of @edinburghgreens.bsky.social @scottishgreens.org are out every day knocking doors for the Southside-Newington council by election on 3 September. Same again tonight and so much Green support! #VoteGreen1 #VoteIsabella1

You can't help but wonder if the BBC's politics and news coverage is in a increasingly dire place when they can give days and days over to nonsense and Reforms demands - but don't cover the biggest threat to our national security that we have faced in our lifetimes.

I’m eating a salad because I’m not in the U.S. and I can do that safely. 🤭

In a country where rape has the lowest conviction rates of any crime, and reoffending continues, this is an urgent and important conversation we need to have in Scotland. Any suggestion that my statements minimise or excuse rape or sexual assault are deeply false and misleading.

If we are to truly tackle rape and sexual violence we need to tackle wider issues in society, including the ways boys and men are socialised, the communities or lack thereof they’re in, and how they’re raised.

The vast majority of sexual violence is from men who the victims know personally. Victims should be believed regardless of who the perpetrator was, and rapists should be punished in the strongest terms.

I worked with the Center for Human Rights Studies for years on gender-based violence & victim-centric models of justice, and I was asked about it in the interview. The point I made about demonisation was that not all rapists fit a stereotype, and that all kinds of men can and do commit it.

This clip is clearly misrepresented & taken out of context from a much longer interview. As a survivor of sexual violence, who has spoken openly about my recovery, I am clear that we need to focus on reducing the likelihood of perpetrators of rape reoffending.

The truth remains a perfect response. I’m aware of an excerpt of an old interview of mine with The Subjective Space and Dr Sindhu Rajasekaran circulating online, and commentary about its selective application. To prevent further misinformation, here’s a statement.

Emergency city centre transport crisis, so why not just boot the cars and parking from George Street ?

We will be out door knocking once again tonight (Thursday 6 August) for @scottishgreens.org candidate Isabella in the Southside-Newington council by-election. Please come and join us. edinburgh.greens.scot/events/south...

I'm hiring! 2 caseworker posts please see Parliament jobs.

I was knocking on doors with @edinburghgreens.bsky.social ahead of the Southside Newington by-election tonight and we had the best kind of problem - we'd given away all of our window posters by the third close! 💚 Vote Isabella Gastel Alejandre @scottishgreens.org #1 on 3rd September! 🗳️

“Thomas Kerr’s attack on this life-saving support is as utterly shameful as it is embarrassing. It does not represent the people of Scotland – most of us have no desire to turn our backs on people facing starvation, displacement and bombardment." www.thenational.scot/news/2642762...

Thomas Kerr slammed for ‘small-minded racism’ in Palestine aid funding attack

THOMAS Kerr’s attack on the Scottish Government for providing humanitarian funding for Palestine has been branded “small-minded racism”.

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What's Claire up to in (and around) Council this week? 🤝 Drop in surgery on Wednesday at 12:30 in the Customer Hub, 249 High Street - no appointment needed 🏠 Walkabout with Wheatley Homes to look at upgrades needed to a couple of their blocks of flats 🚒 Briefing on the Princes St situation

1 month until Southside/Newington and Portobello/Craigmillar go to the polls! Join the campaign by attending one of our doorknocking events. All are welcome! Training will be provided and all those new to doorknocking will be paired with someone more experienced.

Almost one year ago the Scottish Government supported Green proposals to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel. The vote passed in Parliament, a historic moment. So why have Ministers not done a single thing to implement it? www.thenational.scot/news/2642085...

Israel boycott failure 'undermining Scotland solidarity with Palestine', say Greens

THE Scottish Government's failure to implement a boycott of Israel is undermining its claims of solidarity with Palestine despite ministers…

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The signs of collapsing harvests are coming thick and fast now, but still @andyburnham.bsky.social plans to suck up more oil and gas, pump more CO2 into the atmosphere, and add to the heat, drought, and wildfires that compromise UK food production www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops

Growers in dismay after scorching weather and lack of rain affect yields, sending wholesale prices rocketing

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🧵On @thenewsagents.co.uk yesterday, school closures and the lab leak theory were offered as two examples of legitimate questions that were hard to ask. Both have in fact been asked constantly since 2020. But here's a thread on why I think they were wrong and dangerous on school closures 1/12

christ if that’s not a metaphor for our times