Fife

News and views from Fife Greens

Let’s get our rail services back on track

Susan Jeynes Fri 17 Mar, 2017

Green councillors and MSPs have a long history of fighting for decent public transport for all, from the Better Buses campaign in Glasgow, to campaigning against axing rural routes in Dumfries and Galloway.

With coal trucks no longer rolling towards Longannet we have the opportunity to reopen the Dunfermline to Alloa line and create a rail link all the way to Glasgow.

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Greens secure extra funding for communities across Fife

Susan Jeynes Fri 17 Mar, 2017

Green MSPs played a key role in the 2017 budget negotiations in Holyrood, securing an extra £160m for councils across Scotland. In Fife this meant an additional £10.78m to spend in 2017/18, which saw some of the most damaging cuts proposed  in the draft budget in November being scrapped.

These had included proposals to increase class sizes in Fife schools to the maximum legal limit, removing free bus passes from some pupils, and closing all remaining public toilets in Fife.

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Our candidate for Leven, Kennoway and Largo by-election

Susan Jeynes Mon 14 Nov, 2016

Fife Greens are pleased to announce our candidate for the Leven, Kennoway and Largo council by-election, which will take place on Thursday the 15th of December 2016.

Iain Morrice is an experienced member of the Scottish Green Party, having stood as a candidate on numerous occasions, and having acted as treasurer on the party executive.

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International Women’s Day - but a democratic deficit in Fife

James Mac Thu 10 Mar, 2016

In the week that we celebrate International Women’s Day, we highlight the democratic deficit in Fife.

Among all the many celebrations of women’s achievements this week on social media, there was an undercurrent of disappointment and anger that we still have so much more to do. Nowhere is that more evident than in local politics, where women are grossly under-represented across the country.

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Fife Council Budget Debate - Our Response

James Mac Fri 26 Feb, 2016

In an acrimonious and highly-partisan council session at Fife House yesterday, the council budget for the coming financial year was agreed. Here’s our response…

Labour and the SNP traded barbs on whether Mr Osborne or Mr Swinney was the greatest villain, though frankly neither finance minister has done much to commend them to communities across Fife.

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