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My journey from No to Yes

Claire Miller 18 Sep 2016 - 12:37am

People take me for Scottish because of my Borders accent, my cultural norms, and my peely-wally skin. But as with most folk, my nationality is more complex than meets the eye. My family are all from England and I was born in the north west of England, but I was raised in Scotland and don’t remember living anywhere else. 

Growing up a Borders lass, I was used to going back and forth from Berwickshire (in Scotland) to Berwick (in England), and I feel really strongly that emphasising the line between two countries does more to divide than unite them. 

Let's lock tax dodgers out from all forms of public support

Patrick Harvie 9 Sep 2016 - 10:47am

Tax avoidance is nothing new. For as long as there have been taxes levied, there have always been people willing to jump through every loophole they can find to avoid paying their fair share. It’s unlikely that any tax system will ever be perfect, and the problem has grown as the financial and business environment has become ever more complex.

Benefit top-up powers present chance for Scotland to chart a fairer course

Alison Johnstone MSP 5 Sep 2016 - 4:29pm

Today, September 5^th, marks an important phase in the development of devolution. Under powers devolved today, Holyrood will be able to create entirely new benefits and also to top-up the value of benefits that are reserved, such as Jobseeker's Allowance.

Let’s make progress toward the stronger, diversified economy we need

Patrick Harvie 26 Aug 2016 - 10:31am

The phoney war that is the annual GERS debate has broken out again. It’s all too predictable, but with Scotland’s public finances under scrutiny I make no apology for once again challenging the dominant assumptions about oil and gas. In 2014 the Green Yes campaign published figures showing that the multinationals operating in the North Sea were receiving around £1 billion worth of tax breaks from the UK Government every year – despite making huge profits.