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Patrick Harvie: Our Parliament should be setting the highest standards. MSPs should be bringing people together and working to ease…

On the recordJuly 23, 2026
Our Parliament should be setting the highest standards. MSPs should be bringing people together and working to ease tensions, not inflaming them and trying to turn communities against each other.
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Patrick Harvie
Scottish Green Party

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Emphasizing the role of MSPs in community cohesion.

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