“No matter how strict the law on hunting with dogs is made, the question persists of how effectively it can be enforced across the vast tracts of Scotland that remain under private ownership”
Scottish Greens
“Whatever replaces the council tax should not insult either the intelligence or the sense of justice of those required to pay it. It should not be levied against those who have no means of paying it. It should not support an industry of debt collection that turns despair into the background noise of its victims’ lives.”
Sean Bell: The Scottish people cannot afford to ignore council tax, so why can our politicians?
“There is absolutely no good reason why Scotland should not seek to replicate the French ‘winter truce’, or trêve hivernale, which officially prohibits evictions between 1 November and 31 March.”
The eviction ban highlights the need for a permanent Scottish ‘winter truce’
“Apocalyptic fires and floods, cyclones and hurricanes are the new normal,” Guterres will reportedly argue. “Biodiversity is collapsing. Deserts are spreading. Oceans are choking on plastic waste.”
Self-congratulation will not fix a broken planet
“What we have learned over the past year is that the planet can be thrown into an upheaval without precedent, and the renter’s lot will remain an unchanging, unloved constant.”
Sean Bell: If the pandemic couldn’t break the stranglehold of landlords on Scotland, what will?
The Scottish Greens are asking the Scottish Parliament to declare a nature emergency, putting the declaration to Holyrood this Wednesday 18.
Scotland Could Declare a Nature Emergency
“To give up on libraries in Govanhill, Langside, Pollokshields or anywhere else would sacrifice not just access to books and services, but the idea that their communities deserve them at all.”
Sean Bell: Libraries must not be sacrificed in the battle against Covid-19
“I say directly to the Scottish Parliament and especially to the SNP MSPs, we haven’t forgotten your promises of 2016. We haven’t forgotten that you identified the rising cost of rent as a problem and then fobbed it off every step of the way. We haven’t forgotten and we are angry.”
‘Angry and growing’: Renters union say they will increase pressure for justice
“The dedication of campaigners with the backing of thousands of people was key. It became the last chance to take action within this parliamentary term and people took that opportunity – although it was certainly a surprise to us all.”