Westminster has failed Scotland. A new Prime Minister won't change that. It's time for independence.

Kathy Burke for the next Iris Wildthyme please! Lovely chat as ever on the Hamster Book Club with Sacrlet Empress 💚 #DoctorWho

The rain kept off in Haghill this morning, as we talked to residents on: - more social housing & access to it 🏡 - fighting for Whitehill Pool & the Sports Hub 🏊 - factor issues 🏚️

Astounding, but typical, arrogance from @lucympowell.bsky.social. Labour MPs genuinely don't get how wildly unpopular their party is now. You're not entitled to progressive voters, as you're barely a progressive party anymore - no wonder Greens are doing better than ever before.

Glasgow has a budget crisis - the Scottish Government must fund Glasgow fairly, & the UK Government must stop causing homelessness through their failed cruel asylum policies ❌

Over 100 people came at short notice to support St Paul's Molendinar Centre, faced with closure after UK Government funding changes. I'll be working with them to make the case for funding to any and all partners who can help - they are a vital space for Blackhill & Germiston 💚

An honour to be part of Glasgow's Holocaust Memorial Day event along with our city's pupils.🕯️ Remembering the atrocities of the past must fuel our fight for a future free of oppression for all 💚

Yesterday many gathered at Buchanan steps in solidarity with those in Minnesota who are standing up to the ICE regime & their killings ❌ They have brought death and destruction to communities - we must resist Reform & Tory plans to have an UK-style ICE here ✊

Looking forward to seeing an eco-socialist @greenparty.org.uk MP elected for Denton & Gorton, not a stooge for Starmer. Best of luck to @zackpolanski.bsky.social & Co down south - it's time for people & planet over profit 💚✊

🚨NEW EPISODE 🚨 Join Anthony and Alasdair as they discuss Nigel Robinson's last Doctor Who New Adventure, Birthright🐜 Listen on your podcast app or the link below 👇 toobroadtoodeeppod.podbean.com/e/birthright/

So while standing in May's election for Glasgow Southside, George Galloway goes headline-chasing down south. Clear he doesn't care a jot for Glasgow or Gorton - I hope we'll see @hollybruce.bsky.social as the 1st Green MSP for Glasgow Southside, & a 1st Green MP for Gorton & Denton 💚

Help us make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now.

We're delighted to announce @irisduane.bsky.social is your Scottish Green candidate for Glasgow Kelvin & Maryhill. Iris is a fierce advocate for action on the housing emergency & making public transport for people not profit 💚 Help elect a record number of MSPs for Glasgow in May ✊

How can we trust Scottish Labour to take buses into public control, when they take £100ks from private owners hell bent on stopping it? 🤔

Fàilte gu Baile Chloichridh, Russell T Davies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Tomorrow, Nigel Farage hand-picks Reform's Scottish leader. If he can't trust his members to lead his party or select their MSPs, why should Scots trust Reform? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Folk want MSPs to stand up for them, not ex-Tory puppets in Parliament controlled by Farage ❌

Pitfull politics from Skud All Sarwar. He pops up on umpteen ads & social media posts, but him & Labour do Skud All in their actual jobs negotiating for Scotland's People & our Planet before Profit ✊ If you want MSPs who will do that job, then you know Greens will do when Labour can't be arsed 💚

Whether it's an defected Tory Lord, a defected Tory MSP, or a defected Tory Councillor - they will all be Farage's appointed puppet who'll do skud all for Scotland ❌ Voters can elect fighters for Scotland or for Farage - I know who I'll be siding with 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💚✊ www.heraldscotland.com/news/2574648...

Putin's invasion of Ukraine rightly led to boycotts, divestment, and sanctions. As the USA installs itself as rulers of Venezuela, Europe must consider making similar measures against the American regime. Stand against imperial warlords, be they Putin or Trump.

Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.

I spoke at the rally of work Green Councillors have done, including those now in Your Party. Building a popular movement against those who wish to truly wreck our communities like Reform isn't done via petty tweeting, but working where we can for Scotland's People & our Planet before Profit ✊💚

Happy Hogmanay! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Our podcast on the VNAs has really grown in its second year with so many guests & commenters _ thanks to all! 💚 Here are our top 5 listened-to episodes this year 👇

Well done to Bluevale for bringing Christmas cheer to Dennistoun & Haghill's kids today with selection boxes round the streets 💚 Lovely to bump into youse off Duke St - have a wonderful Christmas! 🎄

That's me wrapping up Christmas - here's my last Dennistoun Digest of the year! 💚 www.cllranthonycarroll.substack.com/p/dennistoun-digest-issue-12-winter

Lighting in Alexandra Park is something quite a few folk have been raising. 💡 So myself, council officers, & residents walked around discussing locations to improve park users’ safety, especially for women. I’ll keep pressing to progress this work with officers & the community in the new year 💚

Last podcast of the year for any 90s Dr Who book lovers! 👇

Spoke on behalf of @scottishgreens.org at the National Demonstration for Palestine yesterday on: - our solidarity with for the Hunger Strikers ✊️ - further action in Chambers & Parliaments 🗣 - Glasgow's Bethelehem Twinning to build further practical solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸 📸 : Billy Knox

Today, Glasgow's Green Councillors wrote to David Lammy demanding urgent action from him in the case of the 8 alleged members of Palestine Action who have been on hunger strike. This is a crisis - the Justice Secretary must intervene & hear their pleas ✊️🇵🇸

Congratulations to Andrea Egan on being resoundingly elected UNISON General Secretary. Her pro-active, members first approach in her campaign chimes with many & looking forward to see UNISON & other unions thrive in that spirit.

Great final surgery of the year in Sighthill as St Rollox Community Outreach had their Christmas party! 🎄

Looking forward to recharging soon to be ready for the year to come 💚

Solidarity with @unitetheunion.bsky.social Hospitality workers at the Vue, striking on issues of the real living wage, & transport to get home safely at night ✊️ Vue can't rely on christmas temps forever -as one of the largest chains in Europe, they can & must support their workforce's needs 💚

Dennistoun Traffic Management & Parking Controls 🚘 The proposed Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) & other traffic management such as one-ways & pavement improvements have been published. You can read more on the link in the comments below 👇

Four new cycle storage units will be installed this month in Dennistoun! 🚲 They will be at: - 23 Hanson Street - 92 Craigpark Drive - 71 Meadowpark Street (2 Shelters) Go to www.cyclehoop.rentals when they're installed to request a space 💚

Huge welcome to Cllrs John Stuart & Ross McKenzie as they join the Scottish Greens 💚 Looking forward to working with them along with all our councillors in the fight for People & Planet before Profit 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✊️

An honour to welcome attendees to the Bethlehem Carol Service in the Cathedral on behalf of Lord Provost of Glasgow, bringing solidarity & connection to Palestine from Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸

Had a space-filled day welcoming delegates from the European Cube-Sat symposium focusing on small satellites, to the Òran Mór 🛰 Also great to meet delegates from Space Comm Expo too, bringing focus to Scotland as a hub of space technology & exploration 🚀

Proud to join the St Andrew's day march against Racism & Facism, along with Trade Unions, & communities like Springburn yesterday✊️ None of this rhetoric against migrants funds another community centre, another park, another workforce - taxing the wealthy does 💚

Always great to see the community come together for the Sighthill Christmas Tree switch on 🎄 Thanks to St Rollox & PEEK for the food, warmth, and company in the community 💚

Delightful to see St Mungo’s Well restored, with a beautiful mosaic design by Joanna Kessel, in the Glasgow Cathedral this afternoon 💚 Well done to Angus at @aproxima.bsky.social for his fantastic drive - its a true site of historic importance now reignited as the well flows again! 🌊

A very late happy Doctor Who Day to all of you at home from the Phantom Pipers - tonight's anniversary quiz winners at @glasgowwho.bsky.social 💚 🟦

I think this quote from the Council speaks volumes. Certain online agitators wanting to stand outside a school because the family education services being offered includes Asylum Seekers too. Solidarity with staff at Dalmarnock Primary tomorrow & everyone just wanting to provide education to all 💚

Dalmarnock Primary's been offering family learning for years. It's sad *some* parents are boycotting a school cause asylum seeker families get that support too via ESOL. Funny how certain folk never raised PVG concerns for other family learning on offer... www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2564201...

Glasgow's Vistor Levy Forum will have both Community & Worker voices sitting on it after Green amendments agreed unanimously. 💚✊️ This will help balance the voices from big business who sit on the forum, to make sure investment focuses on people who live and work in Glasgow too 🏘

Some thoughts from Sighthill on Labour's Asylum proposals, & how they affect folk in places like here 💚

Tonight we have the chance to qualify for our first World Cup since 1998. It could be spectacular. And every single group game has been shown live on free-to-view TV. Our national team is for all of us. It should never return to being hidden behind a paywall.

Cracking bit of coverage about our park in the Glasgow Evening Times. www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2561677...

🚨Proposed housing application at Appin Rd/Todd St 🚨 AS Homes are hosting two community drop-in consultation events at Glasgow Kelvin College in Haghill on a proposed housing development on: -18th November, 3pm and 7pm - 9th December, 3pm and 7pm

He who holds Stirling, holds Scotland.... Well done to Cllr Tollemache in helping oust the Tory/Lab Council, & instead offer a progressive alternative 💚 Looking forward to his work as Transport & Net Zero Convenor in fighting for public ownership of buses, & community-owned renewables ✊️

Wonderful to see the shortlist designs of the Nelson Mandela statue, to be unveiled next year from @mandelasmf.bsky.social 💚 It'll be a symbol of Glasgow's solidarity in standing with those oppressed in the heart of the city✊️ Come along to the City chambers until Friday 14th to see the shortlist 💚