Polling day is nearly here! In about 14 and a half hours, Scotland goes to the polls to elect people to serve their communities, run their councils, and make decisions about their schools, social care, buses, bins, parks, housing, pubs,…
Tag: local elections
Local democracy beyond the ballot box
In just 7 days, Scotland will go to the polls to elect the councillors that will be responsible for delivering local services over the next 5 years. Last night, I participated in a discussion about local democracy, its challenges and…
Local democracy: power in your hands!
The Scottish Green Party’s Spring Conference is in Glasgow today, and I opened proceedings with this speech. Thanks to @FalkirkGreens for the photo – just some of the Council candidates at conference, with Patrick and me. Good Morning Conference! Welcome…
“A green future for our great city” – Edinburgh Greens launch their local authority election campaign
I was asked, as co-convener of the Scottish Greens, to say a few words at the launch event of Edinburgh Greens’ local authority election campaign. These are they. Good evening everyone. It’s great to be here, at the launch of…
My response to Broughton Spurtle Hustings questions
At the Broughton Spurtle Hustings on Thursday 19th April, after introductory comments from each of the candidates/representatives, there were questions from the audience. This is a review of my responses to these questions. Question 1: Will you represent Leith as…
My Broughton Spurtle Hustings speech
On Thursday 19th April I attended the Leith Walk Hustings at St Mary’s Parish Church, Bellevue Crescent, organised by that most special of local community newspapers, the Broughton Spurtle. The evening was expertly chaired by Harald Toberman, who gave each…