Scottish Greens

Budget deal makes millions available to councils & paves way for bold reforms

https://greens.scot/blog/budget-deal-makes-millions-available-to-councils-paves-way-for-bold-reforms

Friday, February 1, 2019 - 00:00

Areas: National

Campaign: budget

Green budget deal: Immediate boost & long-terms reforms to protect local services

https://greens.scot/news/green-budget-deal-immediate-boost-long-terms-reforms-to-protect-local-services

Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 14:43

Areas: National

Campaign: budget

Greens cannot support budget due to SNP stubbornness on council funding

https://greens.scot/news/greens-cannot-support-budget-due-to-snp-stubbornness-on-council-funding

Sunday, January 27, 2019 - 09:28

Areas: National

Campaign: budget

Wightman warns Finance Secretary against smoke & mirrors on local gov funding

https://greens.scot/news/wightman-warns-finance-secretary-against-smoke-mirrors-on-local-gov-funding

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - 16:21

Areas: National

Campaign: budget

Harvie accuses Scot Gov of ‘sleight of hand to conceal council cuts’

https://greens.scot/news/harvie-accuses-scot-gov-of-sleight-of-hand-to-conceal-council-cuts

Thursday, December 13, 2018 - 12:54

Areas: National

Campaign: budget

Harvie criticises SNP Ministers over Budget inaction on local tax reform

https://greens.scot/news/harvie-criticises-snp-ministers-over-budget-inaction-on-local-tax-reform

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 - 16:21

Areas: National

Campaign: budget

Accounts Commission report on local council funding is wake-up call for Scot Gov ahead of budget, says Wightman

https://greens.scot/news/accounts-commission-report-on-local-council-funding-is-wake-up-call-for-scot-gov-ahead-of-budget-says-wightman

Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 10:08

Areas: National

Campaign: budget

SNP block Wightman's bid to give communities same right as developers to appeal planning decisions

https://greens.scot/news/snp-block-wightman-s-bid-to-give-communities-same-right-as-developers-to-appeal-planning-decisions

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 13:31

Areas: National

Campaign: housing

#SGPconf mandates MSPs to pressure SNP Gov to commit to action on local tax reform

https://greens.scot/news/sgpconf-mandates-msps-to-pressure-snp-gov-to-commit-to-action-on-local-tax-reform

Saturday, October 20, 2018 - 16:03

Areas: National

Campaign: budget

Harvie warns “the clock is ticking” on fairer funding of local services as councils start drawing up cuts and charges to cope with “carnage”

https://greens.scot/news/harvie-warns-the-clock-is-ticking-on-fairer-funding-of-local-services-as-councils-start-drawing-up-cuts-and-charges-to-cope-with-carnage

Friday, October 12, 2018 - 08:00

Areas: National

Campaign: Local democracy

The Case For Local Democracy Renewed

https://greens.scot/blog/the-case-for-local-democracy-renewed

Friday, October 12, 2018 - 00:00

Areas: National

Campaign: Local democracy

Wightman: Scotland will never be a normal European country until it addresses the deficit in local democracy

https://greens.scot/news/wightman-scotland-will-never-be-a-normal-european-country-until-it-addresses-the-deficit-in-local-democracy

Thursday, October 11, 2018 - 08:00

Areas: National

Campaign: Local democracy

It’s time to free up local communities to make their own democratic choices

https://greens.scot/blog/It%E2%80%99s%20time%20to%20free%20up%20local%20communities%20to%20make%20their%20own%20democratic%20choices

Friday, September 7, 2018 - 00:00

Areas: National

Campaign: Local democracy

Green MSP points to plummet in public services satisfaction

https://greens.scot/news/green-msp-points-to-plummet-in-public-services-satisfaction

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - 14:08

Areas: National

Campaign: local

FM must set out bolder set of priorities such as investing in teachers, reforming local taxation & improving public transport

https://greens.scot/news/fm-must-set-out-bolder-set-of-priorities-such-as-investing-in-teachers-reforming-local-taxation-improving-public-transport

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - 08:00

Areas: National

Campaign: education

Ministers under pressure to devolve taxes as our research shows 8/10 Scots want councils to have new powers

https://greens.scot/news/ministers-under-pressure-to-devolve-taxes-as-our-research-shows-8-10-scots-want-councils-to-have-new-powers

Sunday, September 2, 2018 - 08:00

Areas: National

Campaign: Local democracy

Green MSP seeks views on Bill to strengthen local democracy

https://greens.scot/news/green-msp-seeks-views-on-bill-to-strengthen-local-democracy

Friday, June 29, 2018 - 13:18

Areas: National

Campaign: Devolution

Giving local councils power over visitor tax would show Scotland is normal says Wightman

https://greens.scot/news/giving-local-councils-power-over-visitor-tax-would-show-scotland-is-normal-says-wightman

Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - 11:47

Areas: National

Campaign: Local democracy

Wightman renews call for broad review of non-domestic rates, as Scot Gov launches plans for legislation

https://greens.scot/news/wightman-renews-call-for-broad-review-of-non-domestic-rates-as-scot-gov-launches-plans-for-legislation

Monday, June 25, 2018 - 13:30

Areas: National

Campaign: housing

Invest in jobs, devolve tax powers: Harvie responds to Economic Forecasts & Financial Strategy

https://greens.scot/news/invest-in-jobs-devolve-tax-powers-harvie-responds-to-economic-forecasts-financial-strategy

Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 16:14

Areas: National

Campaign: economy