The myth that the BBC has a liberal bias is nothing more than pernicious propaganda to distract from the fact it’s been captured by right wing plants for a decade. Orwellian misinformation. We must restore the BBC to the most trusted news outlet in the world by culling it of malignant forces.

Gender affirming care saves lives. It’s time to listen to trans kids, scientists, and experts again. “Nothing about us without us.”

Hard to know where to begin when the headline is “Labour to frisk the pockets of asylum seekers and throw them out as soon as possible”. What on earth have that party become? Utterly shameful. A total failure to address the misdirecting rhetoric that led us here. Too cowardly to be fit to govern.

BREAKING 🚨: Over 68,000 people are being driven from their homes every single day by floods, drought, and heat they didn’t cause. Entire communities erased while world leaders debate our lives. This isn’t a crisis, it’s violence, and it's happening right now.

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

We're gearing up for next year's Scottish Parliament election! 🗳️ We want to get more Green MSPs elected so we can do more for people, climate and nature, and counter the hate from certain other political parties... Interested in helping out? We're holding two 'Let's Get Started' meetings.

Hope wins. 👏🏻

Great session delivering Green News in Haddington today (with a nice coffee break). Want to join us next time? Email [email protected]. 👋

As @tessakhan.bsky.social says about onshore wind that's owned by foreign-based multinationals: "Communities feel like that wealth is being extracted rather than starting with them. The policy rules to fix that are obvious." Policy changes like these: communityenergy.scot/manifesto-fo...

Good to hear WWF Director @langbanks.bsky.social and @ross-greer.bsky.social MSP talking about how we need *more community and public ownership of energy*, at the @scottishgreens.org conference. With @tessakhan.bsky.social from Uplift and @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social MSP.

Feeling proud to be a Scottish Green, at our biggest conference in a decade. As @ross-greer.bsky.social said - We are the party of HOPE. Powerful speeches from our new Co-Leaders. We have a Scotland to win and a green future to build. @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social

Maybe there's something in this Nigel Farage and Nathan Gill Russian bribes story....

Ross Greer said "The system isn't broken. It's rigged in favour of very wealthy individuals." 🐟 Salmon farms owned by huge multinationals pay no tax. ✈️ Scottish Government isn't using powers to tax the 12,000 private jet flights to or from Scotland each year. 👪 While 1 in 5 kids live in poverty.

Green Co-Leader @ross-greer.bsky.social speaking at the @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social event today. Due to strained public finances, there's either going to be major tax reform or massive cuts to services.✂️ Ross tabled amendments to make Council Tax fairer, but they were voted down by other parties. 💔

Have a blessed and meaningful Yom Kippur. 💚

The Housing Bill, introduced by Scottish Greens, has passed! ✅ Rent controls ✅ The right for renters to keep pets ✅ The right for renters to decorate ✅ Increased council tax on second homes ✅ Support for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness 👇 And more

About time, too. Now pursue all the other Tory cronies who took advantage of a global pandemic to enrich themselves through the “VIP lane”. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...

If Keir Starmer was serious about heading off the threat of Reform, he could implement proportional representation, like his own party voted for. If he does not, it will be a clear sign of him putting party before country, and would be a stark betrayal of his responsibilities as Prime Minister.

The Labour Party are bought and paid for. Lobbying, cash for access, vested interests. This is who they are. It doesn't have to be this way.

It's me, I'm the 'Scottish Leftist' your granny warned you about 😲 Also, 'The Telegraph can reveal' is an interesting way to describe a story first published by @severincarrell.bsky.social in the Guardian in April.

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. 🤷

Reform claim they would scrap Net Zero to get energy bills down. But renewable energy is *dramatically* cheaper than fossil fuels. The fuel that’s driving the high cost of energy is gas. So what on earth are they talking about?

Farage’s latest half-baked plans would stop tax-paying immigrants who make the NHS work from accessing its services themselves. Would you work under those circumstances? Reform’s incoherent policies would cripple the NHS, not save it. We need solutions, not sound bites. greens.scot

First they came for trans people, and we stood up. Then they came for immigrants, and we stood up. When they come for abortion rights, voting rights and science, we'll still be standing. Stand with us and we'll win, together. Join us. greens.scot

Truly astonishing that the policies advocated here are defined as ‘hard left’. It’s basic social democracy. The right has become so extreme it now sees common sense policies as ‘hard left’. This explains the destruction of British society

It’s long past time Palestinians were accorded the same rights to life, freedom and self-determination we all but take for granted. This announcement is welcome, but much more action is needed to end the genocide in Gaza. We cannot continue to watch this mass murder play out on our phones.

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

There were some East Lothian Greens represented at the Mass Climate Lobby yesterday. Alongside hundreds of other people! 👏

Looking forward to the Mass Climate Lobby at Scottish Parliament this Thursday. Hoping that many of our MSPs will be there to discuss how to tackle climate change in ways that reduce inequality, cut living costs and improve our health. 💚 #ActNowChangeForever @sccscot.bsky.social

Good to see the campaign below. East Lothian Greens and Councillor Shona McIntosh have also been calling for a fairer deal for communities when it comes to energy and battery storage developments in East Lothian.

Delighted about this! 🚉

If you want to join us and campaign for positive change locally and nationally, sign up here: greens.scot If you live in East Lothian you'll be welcomed into our branch.🙌

East Lothian Greens congratulate new Scottish Green Co-Leaders @ross-greer.bsky.social and @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social ! 👏🎉 We agree that Scotland is rigged in favour of the super-rich and big polluters. Glad to hear them say: "We will be the party brave enough to take on the rich and powerful."

Lorna Slater Kate Nevens Q Manivannan Your @scottishgreens.org candidates for Edinburgh & Lothians East.

Drilling in the #NorthSea will not give the UK energy security nor will it bring down prices. The oil and gas sold from the North Sea will only make the companies who excavated it and their CEOs richer. It sold on an open market and does not belong to the UK Government.

Four years ago we saw a community unite to peacefully protect their neighbours from detention. This week we saw Prime Minister Keir Starmer mimicking Enoch Powell with speeches that vilify and scapegoat. Scotland must be the party of Kenmure Street, not Downing Street.

Labour are running scared of Reform and have nothing left but dog whistles. Our crumbling infrastructure & failing public services are the fault of the politicians who gave us austerity, NOT people who moved here for a better life and deliver those public services, run businesses and create jobs.

Decency and Kindness Empathy and Dignity Evidence and Ingenuity Service and Integrity Peace and Cooperation Tolerance and Communication Honesty and Bravery Endeavour and Creativity That’s the country we want to build. Join us, and help us build it. 💚 members.greens.scot/join

More Scottish Green MSPs in Holyrood means more strong voices for: 🌍Protecting our climate & nature 🚌Cheaper trains & buses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Independence in the EU 🧑‍🤝‍🧑Tackling poverty & inequality 💰Taxing the rich Help us elect a record number of @scottishgreens.org next year! #VoteScottishGreens

The UK continues to arm and support Israeli forces as they ramp up their ethnic cleansing of Palestine. In doing so Labour are showing utter contempt for the basic human rights of Palestinians and international law. They must end this support immediately.

🎉Massive Green win for Scotland! Train fares are about to get cheaper! In 2023, Greens scrapped peak fares, but the SNP brought them back last year. Now, following pressure from Green MSPs, trade unions and thousands of constituents, the SNP have backed our calls! 💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Huge win for commuters that puts money back in people’s pockets, ends the extortion of people who can’t choose when they travel and makes rail more affordable. Imagine what else we could do together, Scotland! 💚 🚂

You can absolutely vote for change, but the change you vote for matters. Things *can* get worse. If you want a positive change; a fairer, kinder, cleaner future with a new economy that works for the majority, not just disaster capitalists and tech billionaires, then join us and make it happen.

Labour promised us that We will never leave the EU ❌ They will bring change ❌ Stop Reform ❌ New Green Deal ❌ Voting Labour would stop years of Tory Rule ❌ Scotland will lead the UK ❌ The time for Scottish Independence is now. #YouYesYet

The voices of trans & non-binary people must be heard when government policies affect them. However, following the Supreme Court ruling, the Scottish Government has excluded LGBTQ+ organisations from policy development work in Holyrood. 🟢Scottish Greens are clear that their voices must be heard.

There's nothing that terrifies Tories more than working people standing up for their rights. Happy May Day! ✊💚

The era of two-party politics is over. It's about time our voting system caught up! @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @electoralreform.bsky.social

The same people celebrating banning trans women from sport on the basis that male puberty gives them an unfair advantage also celebrated banning puberty blockers for trans girls, which would allow them not to go through male puberty. 🏳️‍⚧️

Attacks on basic human rights, threats against our allies, tariffs against the UK, ripping up environmental standards, cosying up to dictators like Putin. After 100 days even Keir Starmer must realise we shouldn't be rolling out the red carpet of a state visit for Donald Trump greens.scot/notrump