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Parliamentary Newsletter now online 27 Aug 2013 | 06:18 pm
For those that didn’t receive a copy of my latest parliamentary newsletter through the post, you can read a pdf copy here.
Scotland Tonight – human rights and Glasgow 2014 20 Aug 2013 | 10:38 pm
Last night I took part in a discussion on STV about the potential for highlighting human rights issues in the context of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. A large majority of Commonwealth Countries...
NEWS RELEASE – Trident options report fundamentally flawed 16 Jul 2013 | 05:27 pm
The UK Government’s report on the options for replacing the Trident nuclear weapons system is fundamentally flawed say the Scottish Greens. The alternatives the report considers, including using spac...
NEWS RELEASE – Coal restoration in ruins 15 Jul 2013 | 07:15 pm
Scottish Greens are calling for the Scottish Government to propose new laws in light of the Court of Session’s decision to allow liquidators for Scottish Coal to abandon the restoration of former open...
NEWS RELEASE – Greens condemn Royal Mail sell-off 10 Jul 2013 | 06:33 pm
The Scottish Greens have condemned the plans for the privatisation of the Royal Mail announced by Vince Cable today. Patrick Harvie MSP has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament calling for MSPs...
NEWS RELEASE – Dismal climate plan offers no new policies 27 Jun 2013 | 07:52 pm
The Scottish Greens have expressed dismay that the final version of the Scottish Government’s climate plan contains no new policies despite months of scrutiny and pressure from the public. (1) Patric...
NEWS RELEASE – Harvie backs Oxfam report calling for new economic focus 20 Jun 2013 | 03:03 pm
Patrick Harvie, Green MSP for Glasgow, is urging the Scottish Government to act upon the findings of a major report by Oxfam Scotland. The report, Our Economy, shows Scotland’s wealthiest households ...
SCOTTISH GREENS LODGE COMPLAINT WITH BBC QUESTION TIME 13 Jun 2013 | 06:44 pm
Scottish Greens have lodged an official complaint with the BBC about the lack of balance on Question Time, and have asked for an urgent meeting with corporation managers so they can explain how they w...
NEWS RELEASE – Government misses 2nd CO2 target 7 Jun 2013 | 03:27 pm
Scottish Greens are demaning an urgent debate in parliament following the failure to meet Scotland’s legally-binding greenhouse gas reduction targets for the second year in a row. Figures released tod...
NEWS RELEASE – Franchise Bill misses chance to aid rehabilitation 6 Jun 2013 | 03:12 pm
Green MSP Patrick Harvie is describing today’s decision by the Referendum Bill committee of the Scottish Parliament to rule out any votes for prisoners as a missed opportunity to aid rehabilitation. M...
