Of *course* it was fucking unlawful www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Climate action can't wait.

It doesn't matter who is in Number 10, the outcome is always the same. Scotland is an afterthought. There is a better choice: @scottishgreens.org members.greens.scot/join/standar...

Early morning trip to the pool gives a scenic sunrise bonus on the way home. My favourite park vista #Musselburgh #LewisvalePark

Blame the printers, blame the whitehouse staffers: one thing the fash are *terrible* at is taking responsibility. Scrambling for a little person to take their fall at every opportunity

Getting the weekend off to a Green start with some campaigning around Musselburgh. Heard concerns about cost of living, health services, the energy transition and safe cycling infrastructure. #VoteGreen for a Holyrood that will take action on all these things!

Utterly chilling new overreach from the UK government who, let’s not forgot, seem likely to hand over this authoritarian apparatus to Farage and his jackboots at the next election….

Good to see councillors finally questioning the emperor’s new clothes on data centre development. More critical thinking about what level of development we are willing to tolerate in order for people to generate pictures of their dogs on the toilet, please.

Exactly this

Reports today say approving the UK’s biggest untapped oil field could risk breaching international law, as profits would flow to a company linked to the occupied West Bank. This is an issue The Ferret has reported on since 2022. Our key investigations 👇🧵

Good luck to @gaccenvironment.bsky.social & @cagnegatwick.bsky.social on their legal challenge to Gatwick expansion There are v clear reasons to reject expansion: climate, noise pollution, transport gridlock But govt decided to side with Gatwick bosses in pursuit of economic growth at any cost...

Want to help support our campaign to elect more Scottish Greens MSPs? Come to our Burns Night Fundraiser, celebrating Burns' themes of humanity, equality and social change. 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burns-nigh... #burnsnight #holyrood2026 Promoted by Scottish Green Party, 19b Graham St, EH6 5QN.

Delighted to see the vindication of Scotland's position here - not just ScotGov, the policy was approved by Parliament as a whole. It was deliberately wrecked by bully tactics of a right wing UK govt that was willing to sacrifice our environment, our economy and people's jobs, for petty politics.

Question: If public and active travel provisions are an important part of the Sheriffhall project, why was the artist not told to make damn sure they featured in this impression?

He could also try not clogging the court system up with draconian cases against peaceful protesters. Just a thought.

Thank you very much to @edinburghgreens.bsky.social and @lornaslater.bsky.social for welcoming an East Lothian addition to the door-chapping squad in the city centre today! #VoteGreen

Remember that the US *does not care* about the people of Venezuela. It is not about "narcotrafficking", or "democracy", or whatever propaganda they have going. It is *explicitly* about US control over oil, capital accumulation, and geopolitical power.

This is no different from Putin’s Russia and the international community should now move swiftly to coordinate a massive programme of economic and political sanctions the US. If the UN were remotely functional as a guarantor of global order it would facilitate this.

EXCLUSIVE: Protesters have gathered in Glasgow to demand the end of the mainstream media’s 'censorship' and 'silence' on the pro-Palestine activists who are on hunger strike in prison

Ross is a dedicated and impressive councillor, with a great track record of standing up for his constituents + the planet. Delighted to have him on the team! ✊🏼

1. The European Parliament’s attempt to ban plant-based foods from being sold as “sausages”, “burgers” etc is a direct response to livestock industry lobbying. This is a short thread on how utterly bleeding ridiculous it is. 🧵1/6

As I have asked in committee numerous times: The relevant policy of NPF4 presumes consent for all renewables as ‘essential infrastructure’ - *how can it be essential if we already have more than we need?* There are no functional constraints on any BESS projects until we answer that question

The problem: the Lego you had to pick up and transport 4 miles home does not fit in your pannier bag. The solution: a chin-up band from your earlier gym session! #MultiSport #ChristmasByBike

On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, I joined colleagues from #EastLothianCouncil to hear about local efforts to put children and young people’s voices at the heart of our response to domestic violence. This campaign is a good example of why this is so necessary 👇

Thanks to @spokes.org.uk for successfully challenging this. City of Edinburgh council seem to have misread the memo and thought their job was to *stop cycling* and *support genocide* - when it should be *support cycling and stop genocide* #CloseLeonardoInstead 🇵🇸🚲

Will UK Chancellor redistribute? End two-child benefit cap, cost £3bn-£3.6bn. Abolish VAT on domestic fuel, cost £2.5bn. Increase income tax personal allowance by £1000, cost £8.4bn. Taxing capital gains at same rate as wages, generates £14bn+ more in NIC. Another world is possible.

Carbon capture is a total greenwash anyway, can we just get the cash please?! (And independence too, obviously 🙄)

#A701/ #A702 'relief'/link road 🚘🚘🚘 Spokes objection--> www.spokes.org.uk/wp-content/u... 🙋🙋 You have till midnight Fri 7 Nov to object HERE--> planning-applications.midlothian.gov.uk/OnlinePlanni... @edi.bike @johnrobson87.bsky.social @rupenash.bsky.social @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk @sw20.info

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THIS IS NOT A CEASEFIRE www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

This is the most folk I can remember coming to an East Lothian campaign day - @scottishgreens.org are on the up and ready to work for the best election results yet come May 2026! Greens.scot/join

Great, inclusive atmosphere at the #ScotlandDemandsBetter rally today, always love a Venn diagram that includes kids’ activities, antifascism and Trade Union speeches. #TaxtheRich #NaePaseran @povertyalliance.org

What a privilege to join absolute gent Sha Qadir on the East Lothian leg of his Glasgow to Gaza journey. You can donate to his campaign here www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Difficult to understand why Labour get more unpopular with every poll when they’re doing such a good job clearing the streets of dangerous terrorists like <checks notes> young women quietly protesting the mass murder of children. 🤷

If you are free next Wednesday evening, 1st October, why not join the fantastic folks at the East Lothian Climate Hub for food, music and activist chat?! #ScotClimateWeek Tickets here: eastlothianclimatehub.org/events/

There is no illegal way to claim asylum. The UK does not provide “safe, legal” routes to claim asylum from abroad for all but a few nationalities, like Ukraine. Everyone else has to be in the UK. No human is illegal. Want a just, ethical asylum system? Join us. greens.scot

For a few weeks I have been organising a Friday evening protest at Musselburgh Old Town Hall - we bang pots and pans at 5pm to highlight the forced starvation still taking place in Gaza. I’ve not been great at publicising it but still we are more each week…

Really moving and powerful day with @magscotland.bsky.social bringing 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿children’s kites to Holyrood to commemorate the thousands of 🇵🇸 children murdered so far. We came together with love to call for peace and justice. Free Palestine ✊🏽

Eleven years after I got swimming lessons at the commie pool because I wanted to try a triathlon… here I go!

Start the weekend off by standing against genocide: Musselburgh protest, bring a pot and a pan. Old Town Hall steps on the high Street, 5pm on Fridays STARTS TOMORROW 🇵🇸✊🏻🫕🍳📣

We have joined Bluesky! Please give us a follow and find out how to get involved in our campaigns and protests. Give us a follow on our instagram @mothersagainstgenocidescotland

Every Labour MP "You cannot say you didn’t know" via Red Labour

The killing of animals is not a sport! ❌ Loopholes in new licensing laws allow this barbaric practice to continue in Scotland's countryside. It's time to end grouse shooting for good.

Old Craighall Gate to Dalkeith Country Park is now open for walking, wheeling and cycling! If you use this gate please stick to the 10mph speed limit though I know the thrill seekers among you may wish to go faster on the gravel hills (I didn’t, on this bike…) - working farm and all that 🐴🐄🦙🐣

Great to join the noise-making action at Portobello Town Hall last night. Child 1’s sign reads ‘Let the Food In’ which I think sums it up entirely.

Think I’m nearly ready for a sneaky last minute entry to the @spokes.org.uk favourite bike ride competition. In other news, two out of two Achilles tendons surveyed say they prefer triathlon training to marathon training 💪

That’s the 2025 #MusselburghFestival off to a lovely, if refreshing, start. Pleased to get the trophy for first local runner in the 10k and both my kids had a blast at the children’s fun run. Let’s hope for a little more ☀️the rest of the week.

Slightly damp ride into John Muir House brightened by a tiny girl on her balance bike waving at me while we both waited at a road crossing. Will hold onto that wee moment of joy all through today’s Full Council meeting #GirlsOnBikes #ActiveTravel

Thoroughly agree this should be brought in asap. Either passed onto customers, as a nudge to stay local, or charged as tax on the retailers helping to rebalance profits if they *do* get a sales boost from the parking (which I am skeptical of - see below)

What a perfect evening to chap doors in beautiful East Lothian! We heard concerns about global events, unsustainable shopping, where your plastic really goes when you recycle it, and local water pollution. Also in peak green fashion we stopped to admire this SuDs pond. #VoteGreen #ActiveGreens