>Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater MSP has today accused the SNP of selling out future generations by walking away from the Bute House Agreement.
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>Confirming the end of the cooperation agreement she said: “This is an act of political cowardice by the SNP, who are selling out future generations to appease the most reactionary forces in the country.
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>”Voters deserve better, Scotland deserves better. Scottish Green voters certainly deserve better.
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>“They have broken the bonds of trust with members of both parties who have twice chosen the co-operation agreement and climate action over chaos, culture wars and division. They have betrayed the electorate.
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>“And by ending the agreement in such a weak and thoroughly hopeless way, Humza Yousaf has signalled that when it comes to political cooperation, he can no longer be trusted.
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>“In just a few weeks’ time our own members were to have a democratic say on endorsing the co-operation agreement.
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>“We are confident they would have supported us in continuing our work for Scotland, as they have done at every turn.
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>“Neither they nor SNP members will have that opportunity. Instead, the most reactionary and backwards-looking forces within the First Minister’s party have forced him to do the opposite of what he himself had said
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>“By contrast we as co-leaders of the Scottish Greens were prepared to put our own political careers on the line with our members, to Defend our achievements in government, despite enduring all that SNP backbenchers and others threw against us.
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>“What a pity he didn’t have the fortitude or the bravery to do the same. If they can’t stand up to members of their own party, how can anyone expect them to stand up to the UK Government at Westminster and defend the interests of Scotland?
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>“We want, we demand, a fairer greener Scotland. We believed the Bute House Agreement would speed up that process, only to be let down by the SNP time and time again – on council tax, on oil and gas, on 2030 and most obviously, again today.
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>“I appeal to those SNP members who do care about climate, trans rights, independence and our country to consider if they are in the right party for their values, or if their home should be with us as we
>prepare to step up our defence of the planet in opposition.
>
>“Finally, to all those who will feel hurt and betrayed today, know this: our resolve is absolute, we will not abandon you as the SNP have, we will fight for your future with every breath we take.
Order of importance for the greens:
1. Climate
2. Trans rights
3. Independence
4. The country
What a worthwhile party.
“Defend our achievements”
I have been sitting on the fence between the SNP and the Greens for a while now, and while I dont agree with everything the Greens do it does look a lot like who I will be voting for next.
Knowing that I wouldnt be endoring Mason, Cherry, Forbes, Wishart etc in any way would be a big plus.
Just a bizarre decision all round.
If the SNP think they’re going to go back to operating as a minority government like nothing happened they’ve got another thing coming.
Every other party in Holyrood is keen to put a knife in their back.
Harping on about a “democratic say” for her party members, but obviously doesn’t care about that for anyone else seeing as she follows with:
“If they can’t stand up to members of their own party, how can anyone expect them to stand up to the UK government at Westminster and defend the interests of Scotland?”
She is a complete idiot. The good news is that now their idiocy won’t be amplified by the media quite so much, and they can return to irrelevance.
From the media reports, I get the impression the Bute House Agreement wasn’t popular with the Green party membership – there could be a political price for Slater and Harvie, the current co-leaders.
Scottish Greens elect their co-leaders every two years, and the next election starts in May. Slater and Harvie will need to defend being in the Bute House Agreement, and also explain why they didn’t pull the plug on it sooner, given how untrustworthy they think the SNP are.
The Lib Dems, Labour & the tories aren’t waiting to jump in bed with the SNP.
A deal between the SNP and ALBA is a no-go.
Why wouldn’t the SNP try and keep a working relationship with at least one party? This all seems very stupid on their part.
The Greens view on hormone blockers was completely illogical. They had to go.
This Bute shoot is some hoot.
(Sorry, I’m a shite poet)
I’m surprised at the level of fury on the Green side. The SNP still need them (or failing that an ability to do business with at least one Unionist party) to be able to govern effectively.
Given how bitter things are, the opposition surely need to try their arm with a no confidence motion in the government. The Greens would only need to abstain to keep Yousaf in power, but now is surely the moment to test their willingness to vote against them.
Never should have had any power to begin with, two pathetic parties becoming even more pathetic
The gender recognition reform bill betrayed the electorate, supported by absolutely nobody
Greens gone. Humza won’t last after the inevitable drubbing they will get at this years GE. Kate Forbes will likely become leader. All signs pointing towards a pivot rightwards and a return to the tartan tories of old.
It is shite being a voter in Britain. I know it’s a bit of a cliché, but “they’re all the same” isn’t that far off these days tbh.
Spicy
>selling out future generations.
These people are so far up their own arse.
My theory is Beattie and Sturgeon are getting charged so it’s a good time to get bad news out
Good. Removes these cranks from any real power and does serious damage to Yousaf’s credibility. A win-win for Scotland, regardless of your stance on the big issue.
And nothing of value was lost. Apart from the £300 millon lost in the DRS debacle, of course.
The syntax used in this statement is a good indication of the stature of the Scottish Green Party. Idiots.
Despite all the hoha, and direct blunders, the Greens come out smelling of roses and with our leadership intact in a stronger postion than before to our voter base.
If we voted for, it could have gone badly, if we voted against we’d look like a baby throwing its toys out if the pram.
This is atually the best outcome for us as we get to take the high road and we got kicked out for making a fuss over the very real and widely accepted prospect of climate disaster, and look like the only party taking it seriously.
Thank god for all the 60s hippies who became teachers.
Enjoy that 47% pay cut Lorna, you will not be missed
I didn’t realise Ms Slater was such a whiner – that’s how that statement comes across.
Its a great day. Now the greens fucked off and the snp is next. Fucking aliens the lot of them.
Finally, great news, maybe the SNP can get back to basic everyday politics rather than the greenwashed policies!
“Selling out future generations”
Aye, ok Lorna.
This is the best news I’ve heard since Murrell’s arrest.
Now we just need Humza to get rid of of all of Sturgeon”s compliant dribbling idiots and devolutionists, call a country wide all embracing national convention and get back onto what they were elected to do – good government and independence asap.
Unfortunately he would also have to sack himself and I doubt he would do that.
To be fair, it was the greens members who have brought this to a head, they want a vote, the SNP have just taken it out of their hands
Is that a typo with the quotation marks or can you just put one at the start of a paragraph to quote the whole paragraph?
Grammar was never my strongest skill
This is a really stupid way to end a government that was doing so many good things for the climate and for the majority of society. Those who are celebrating today, aside for the usual deranged britnats, are the landlords, the wealthy, the landowners and those with vested interest in polluting industries.
Both parties have made us the laughing stock of the Globe
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Oooooooooooft, that’s scathing. Love it.
Is FMQs due today? That will be fun
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>Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater MSP has today accused the SNP of selling out future generations by walking away from the Bute House Agreement.
>
>Confirming the end of the cooperation agreement she said: “This is an act of political cowardice by the SNP, who are selling out future generations to appease the most reactionary forces in the country.
>
>”Voters deserve better, Scotland deserves better. Scottish Green voters certainly deserve better.
>
>“They have broken the bonds of trust with members of both parties who have twice chosen the co-operation agreement and climate action over chaos, culture wars and division. They have betrayed the electorate.
>
>“And by ending the agreement in such a weak and thoroughly hopeless way, Humza Yousaf has signalled that when it comes to political cooperation, he can no longer be trusted.
>
>“In just a few weeks’ time our own members were to have a democratic say on endorsing the co-operation agreement.
>
>“We are confident they would have supported us in continuing our work for Scotland, as they have done at every turn.
>
>“Neither they nor SNP members will have that opportunity. Instead, the most reactionary and backwards-looking forces within the First Minister’s party have forced him to do the opposite of what he himself had said
>
>“By contrast we as co-leaders of the Scottish Greens were prepared to put our own political careers on the line with our members, to Defend our achievements in government, despite enduring all that SNP backbenchers and others threw against us.
>
>“What a pity he didn’t have the fortitude or the bravery to do the same. If they can’t stand up to members of their own party, how can anyone expect them to stand up to the UK Government at Westminster and defend the interests of Scotland?
>
>“We want, we demand, a fairer greener Scotland. We believed the Bute House Agreement would speed up that process, only to be let down by the SNP time and time again – on council tax, on oil and gas, on 2030 and most obviously, again today.
>
>“I appeal to those SNP members who do care about climate, trans rights, independence and our country to consider if they are in the right party for their values, or if their home should be with us as we
>prepare to step up our defence of the planet in opposition.
>
>“Finally, to all those who will feel hurt and betrayed today, know this: our resolve is absolute, we will not abandon you as the SNP have, we will fight for your future with every breath we take.
Order of importance for the greens:
1. Climate
2. Trans rights
3. Independence
4. The country
What a worthwhile party.
“Defend our achievements”
I have been sitting on the fence between the SNP and the Greens for a while now, and while I dont agree with everything the Greens do it does look a lot like who I will be voting for next.
Knowing that I wouldnt be endoring Mason, Cherry, Forbes, Wishart etc in any way would be a big plus.
Just a bizarre decision all round.
If the SNP think they’re going to go back to operating as a minority government like nothing happened they’ve got another thing coming.
Every other party in Holyrood is keen to put a knife in their back.
Harping on about a “democratic say” for her party members, but obviously doesn’t care about that for anyone else seeing as she follows with:
“If they can’t stand up to members of their own party, how can anyone expect them to stand up to the UK government at Westminster and defend the interests of Scotland?”
She is a complete idiot. The good news is that now their idiocy won’t be amplified by the media quite so much, and they can return to irrelevance.
From the media reports, I get the impression the Bute House Agreement wasn’t popular with the Green party membership – there could be a political price for Slater and Harvie, the current co-leaders.
Scottish Greens elect their co-leaders every two years, and the next election starts in May. Slater and Harvie will need to defend being in the Bute House Agreement, and also explain why they didn’t pull the plug on it sooner, given how untrustworthy they think the SNP are.
The Lib Dems, Labour & the tories aren’t waiting to jump in bed with the SNP.
A deal between the SNP and ALBA is a no-go.
Why wouldn’t the SNP try and keep a working relationship with at least one party? This all seems very stupid on their part.
The Greens view on hormone blockers was completely illogical. They had to go.
This Bute shoot is some hoot.
(Sorry, I’m a shite poet)
I’m surprised at the level of fury on the Green side. The SNP still need them (or failing that an ability to do business with at least one Unionist party) to be able to govern effectively.
Given how bitter things are, the opposition surely need to try their arm with a no confidence motion in the government. The Greens would only need to abstain to keep Yousaf in power, but now is surely the moment to test their willingness to vote against them.
Never should have had any power to begin with, two pathetic parties becoming even more pathetic
The gender recognition reform bill betrayed the electorate, supported by absolutely nobody
Greens gone. Humza won’t last after the inevitable drubbing they will get at this years GE. Kate Forbes will likely become leader. All signs pointing towards a pivot rightwards and a return to the tartan tories of old.
It is shite being a voter in Britain. I know it’s a bit of a cliché, but “they’re all the same” isn’t that far off these days tbh.
Spicy
>selling out future generations.
These people are so far up their own arse.
My theory is Beattie and Sturgeon are getting charged so it’s a good time to get bad news out
Good. Removes these cranks from any real power and does serious damage to Yousaf’s credibility. A win-win for Scotland, regardless of your stance on the big issue.
And nothing of value was lost. Apart from the £300 millon lost in the DRS debacle, of course.
The syntax used in this statement is a good indication of the stature of the Scottish Green Party. Idiots.
Despite all the hoha, and direct blunders, the Greens come out smelling of roses and with our leadership intact in a stronger postion than before to our voter base.
If we voted for, it could have gone badly, if we voted against we’d look like a baby throwing its toys out if the pram.
This is atually the best outcome for us as we get to take the high road and we got kicked out for making a fuss over the very real and widely accepted prospect of climate disaster, and look like the only party taking it seriously.
Thank god for all the 60s hippies who became teachers.
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Enjoy that 47% pay cut Lorna, you will not be missed
I didn’t realise Ms Slater was such a whiner – that’s how that statement comes across.
Its a great day. Now the greens fucked off and the snp is next. Fucking aliens the lot of them.
Finally, great news, maybe the SNP can get back to basic everyday politics rather than the greenwashed policies!
“Selling out future generations”
Aye, ok Lorna.
This is the best news I’ve heard since Murrell’s arrest.
Now we just need Humza to get rid of of all of Sturgeon”s compliant dribbling idiots and devolutionists, call a country wide all embracing national convention and get back onto what they were elected to do – good government and independence asap.
Unfortunately he would also have to sack himself and I doubt he would do that.
To be fair, it was the greens members who have brought this to a head, they want a vote, the SNP have just taken it out of their hands
Is that a typo with the quotation marks or can you just put one at the start of a paragraph to quote the whole paragraph?
Grammar was never my strongest skill
This is a really stupid way to end a government that was doing so many good things for the climate and for the majority of society. Those who are celebrating today, aside for the usual deranged britnats, are the landlords, the wealthy, the landowners and those with vested interest in polluting industries.
Both parties have made us the laughing stock of the Globe