Gillian Mackay

There is a growing demand for it, the people of Scotland made that clear when they voted the largest group of pro-Independence MSPs only four months ago.

Parents, particularly mothers, may already be feeling the pinch after surviving on very little maternity pay during their baby’s first year.

Instead, many parents are forced to pay nursery fees for months between their child’s third birthday and the start of the next school term.

Dodgy sponsorship from arms companies is also deeply concerning. It’s time for South Ayrshire Council to think again and consider whether the roles that this Israeli-linked firm are happy to play for profit is something they are…

Time and time again we have said that Donald Trump’s troops do not belong in Scotland. Letting their air force do a flyover to celebrate their heritage feels like a PR stunt for the US military.

The Scottish Government should never have been funding these war profiteers in the first place, and the Scottish Greens will do all we can to ensure that they never do again.

If a company is profiting from Israel's genocide, then they should not see a single penny of public funding.

By arming and supporting the Israeli military, these companies have made themselves complicit in the devastation of Gaza, the suffering of Palestinians and some of the gravest war crimes of this century.

For many families, that comes at a difficult time.

Families across Scotland are feeling the strain on their budgets. They have been promised free childcare when their little ones turn three, but most councils are not providing it from that point.

The Scottish Government must set out a clear timetable and get on with rolling out the £2 fare cap across the country.

The £2 bus fare cap has been a game-changer for thousands of people across the Highlands and Islands, helping families and regular travellers to cut the cost of getting around, reducing emissions and keeping more money in people’s pockets.

It's no wonder that they have just achieved their worst election result to date at a time when more people than ever before are looking to the Scottish Greens and our progressive vision for a fairer, greener Scotland.

The lack of support from Labour MPs and MSPs makes clear that anyone who opposes new oil and gas drilling, stands up for Scotland’s right to decide our own future, or dares to challenge the party establishment is not welcome in Labour.

Labour’s decision to block Monica Lennon from even getting on the ballot sends a deeply disappointing message about who gets a voice in their party.

Without guidance we will see towns and cities exploited for climate-wrecking corporate profit.

The Greens will continue to support the residents to ensure housing is built on the site to revive the community.

The new data centre plans are concerning due to the clear disregard for the masterplan and need for housing, and because of the behaviour of North Lanarkshire Council.

We are living in a climate emergency, but it is not too late to make changes and do what we can to help.

Their presence on the ballot has clearly confused voters over multiple elections which has been evident in the results.

An independent Scotland can sign the anti-nuclear treaty and be a country where the lessons of Hiroshima are reflected with a firm and steadfast commitment to peace and nuclear disarmament.

Scotland deserves a future where our resources support our people and communities, not the profits of multi-national arms companies.

Westminster’s nuclear obsession does not have to be Scotland’s. We can keep our communities safe by removing Trident from the Clyde, and taking our place internationally as a country committed to peace and disarmament.

No government that genuinely believes in peace, human rights and international law should threaten the mass slaughter of civilians, putting our own communities at risk whilst lining the pockets of arms traders.

We are 81 years on and the new Prime Minister is doubling down on his dangerous and immoral policy, committing tens of billions of taxpayers’ money on submarines and nuclear warheads designed to inflict mass destruction.