Updates

Nuclear arms race reappears on Hiroshima anniversary

Tue 6 Aug, 2019

Comments from Russian president Vladimir Putin show the spectre of nuclear war is rising again, Scottish Green MSP Ross Greer has said.

American President Donald Trump withdrew from a major cold-war weapons treaty with Russia on Friday, prompting the Russian leader to say he would have “no option” but to match America’s weapons systems.

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) treaty, signed in 1987, banned land-based missiles with a range between 310 and 3,400 miles and was designed to reduce the chances of a strike being launched at short notice.

Harvie and Slater elected Green Co-Leaders

Thu 1 Aug, 2019

Patrick Harvie MSP and Lorna Slater have been elected as the new Co-Leaders of the Scottish Green Party following a month long election process. The result was announced in Edinburgh this afternoon.

The party adopted a new constitution at its spring conference meaning that it would elect leaders for the first time, effectively replacing the co-convenor position within the party.

Patrick Harvie MSP said:

Green candidate visits wildlife sanctuary

Mon 29 Jul, 2019

Scottish Greens Shetland by election candidate Debra Nicolson visited Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday to discuss the impacts of climate change and plastic pollution on local wildlife.

Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary has been rescuing and rehabilitating sick, injured and abandoned seals and otters so they can be safely released back into the wild where they belong for over thirty years. The centre also helps coordinate a network of volunteers who rescue whales, dolphins and porpoises that occasionally strand or become entangled on the Shetland coastline.

Expert panel backs Green budget win 

Wed 17 Jul, 2019

An expert panel has backed a Scottish Greens proposal to tackle throwaway plastics by introducing a charge of around 25p on disposable drinks cup. [1]