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Lorna Slater
@lornaslater.bsky.social
Edinburgh Central MSP | Scottish Greens | She/Her | DMs not open.
I'm hiring! Come and join my amazing team in Edinburgh Central. I'm hiring a full time (30hrs) and a part time (22.5hrs) Casework & Constituency officer.
I love being the species champion for the Northern Damselfly. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
People power will decide these council by-elections. That's why we need YOUR help. Knocking doors and delivering leaflets can elect two Green councillors and bring fresh energy to the city's politics.
@countbinface.bsky.social representing the UK today. Thank you for your work.
Giving the Scottish Ombudsman powers to investigate would help deliver better public services in Scotland. @scottishgreens.org
Labour's position on independence is.... confused. @scottishgreens.org
Edinburgh needs a safe drug consumption facility. We need to save lives. @scottishgreens.org @edinburghgreens.bsky.social
10 things the new Prime Minister needs to do urgently!
Wool is a great sustainable material, with so many uses. Scotland needs a Wool Strategy!
Scotland needs a Wool Strategy! There are so many uses for this wonderful sustainable fibre.
📣 Nature Champions News! 📣 @lornaslater.bsky.social is the #NatureChampion for the Northern Damselfly Lorna will work with @britishdragonflies.bsky.social to champion these endangered damselflies in the Scottish Parliament. Read More: www.scotlink.org/species/nort... 📸Damian Pinguey
Scotland needs a national Wool Strategy! Write to your MSPs and Scottish.Ministers@gov.scot to ask the First Minister to create one.
A Wool Strategy for Scotland, you can write in to ask the Scottish Government to create one. Scottish.Ministers@gov.scot
Edinburgh Central MSP Lorna Slater will be our Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform.
Scottish Greens are "in for the win" as 2 by-elections are announced in Edinburgh edinburgh.greens.scot/news/scottis...
Scottish Greens say they are "in for the win" as 2 by-elections are announced in Edinburgh today. - Edinburgh Green Party
Green councillors have welcomed the by-elections, claiming that they are in a strong position to win by-elections in Edinburg
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Edinburgh Central and North Edinburgh and Leith working together! Thank you @benmacpherson.bsky.social for your time
🟢 @lornaslater.bsky.social elected to represent Edinburgh Central! Lorna is the first Scottish Green MSP to be elected today, and the first Scottish Green constituency MSP to be elected ever!
BREAKING: The Scottish Greens have taken Edinburgh Central, the party’s first-ever constituency victory in a Scottish parliament election Lorna Slater’s win means that Angus Robertson, the SNP’s campaign director and culture secretary going into the election, is unlikely to return to Holyrood
Another reminder, for everyone voting tomorrow. Vote for the real Scottish Greens - be sure to avoid the far-right spoiler candidates standing as fake greens. Look for "Scottish Green Party" and our logo!
Make sure you vote for the right Greens on May 7th.
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Getting the @scottishgreens.org message out for @lornaslater.bsky.social in Fountainbridge today. #VoteScottishGreens.
Another positive door-knocking session in Bruntsfield today w. @gillianmackaygreen.bsky.social & others. Lots of #BothVotesGreen in Edinburgh Central & folk keen to elect @lornaslater.bsky.social in constituency. Many postal voters already voted Green. 💚✅🌿🌻 #activegreens #votegreen
Amazing turnout for #BothVotesGreen door knocking in Bruntsfield yesterday. Real energy in the campaign and momentum to elect @lornaslater.bsky.social as the first @scottishgreens.org constituency MSP in Edinburgh Central. #ActiveGreens #VoteGreen
Thanks to our @edinburghgreens.bsky.social team out knocking doors in Gorgie tonight on behalf of @scottishgreens.org Edinburgh Central candidate @lornaslater.bsky.social. People are enthused about the prospect of Lorna winning here! #VoteScottishGreens
🚌If we are serious about tackling inequality, cutting emissions and building a fairer Scotland, then we need to extend free bus travel to more people www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Public transport is a public good, and should be for free - Lorna Slater
There is something quietly transformative about stepping onto a bus and not worrying about the cost of the fare. For hundreds of thousands of young people across Scotland, that is already a reality an...
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Community hubs like @weightogo.bsky.social are such a huge asset to Edinburgh & Leith 🌱 Visit, support our local circular, sustainable and ethical businesses, and keep war profiteering out of our everyday lives. @qmanivannan.bsky.social @lornaslater.bsky.social @edinburghgreens.bsky.social
🧵So it wasn't just me that was disappointed by Labour's manifesto. Not only are they battling in a 4 way split for the unionist vote, they have abandoned workers, and LGBT people as well.