Welcome
Welcome to the home page of the Glasgow and West of Scotland branch of the Scottish Green Party.
News
| date | headline |
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| 04-Nov-2008 | Over £1m for Carbon Reduction Projects Across Scotland Announced Today |
| 03-Nov-2008 | Trump Decision An Environmental "death Warrant" Greens |
| 03-Nov-2008 | Bright Children Most Likely to Vote Green as Adults |
For a full list of stories, go to the news page
Greens Announce Candidate for Europe
The Scottish Green Party has announced the party's lead candidate for the 2009 Euro-elections will be Elaine Morrison, a Perthshire-based community campaigner for renewable energy. Speaking at Conference, Elaine Morrison said: "This European election offers Greens a real opportunity. The European Union has the power to end world poverty, and it has the power to make serious inroads into domestic poverty. I want this election to be the election where Greens show how we can end poverty.
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Scottish Public Demand Tougher Climate Change Law
21,000 people responded to the Scottish Government's consultation on climate change legislation, with most arguing for a significantly tougher approach than the SNP's current proposals. Only a very small number backed the SNP case against annual targets, and a large majority shared the Green view that all greenhouse gases to be included, not just CO2. Greens have also argued against "buying our way out of change", and in this area there was strong support for limits on the use of international carbon credits.
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Greens Propose New Law to Tackle Hate Crime
Patrick Harvie MSP has lodged a bill proposal in the Scottish Parliament to strengthen the law to tackle hate crimes against people based on their disability or sexual orientation. The move will introduce 'statutory aggravation' power to ensure that abuse and violence towards these groups is treated the same as religious bigotry and racism, and providing courts with clear and consistent sentencing powers.
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Greens and Other Opposition Councillors United to Stop Labour 'Pawning Our Land'
Opposition councillors have made a united call for Glasgow City Council's surplus property portfolio to be protected from being sold to luxury home developers.The cross-party group, led by Bailie Nina Baker of the Greens, has called-in an Executive Committee decision to set up a joint venture partnership to sell off surplus land and buildings, including 35 schools and 6 listed buildings, including the huge Tontine Building on Trongate. She will be joined by her Green colleague Danny Alderslowe, SNP councillors Grant Thoms and George Roberts and LibDem councillor Kenneth Elder when they put searching questions to officials and members at the special meeting of the Development and Regeneration PDS Committee on Wednesday 30th January.
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Contact the councillors by email:
| Ward | Councillor |
|---|---|
| Southside Central | Danny Alderslowe |
| Anderston-City | Nina Baker |
| Partick West | Stuart Clay |
| Hillhead | Martha Wardrop |
| Canal | Kieran Wild |
Telephone: 0141 287 2000
Events
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For a full listing of currently-available events, go to the events page