HUMZA Yousaf’s decision to end the Bute House Agreement has caused an “overnight surge” in membership applications to the Scottish Greens, according to the party.
On Thursday, Yousaf brought an abrupt end to the agreement which saw the SNP and Scottish Greens agree to work together across a suite of policy areas.
The Greens were due to hold their own extraordinary general meeting to discuss the future of the Bute House Agreement next month following outcry from members over the Scottish Government’s scrapping of a 2030 climate target and Health Secretary Neil Gray’s welcoming of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde’s decision to pause the prescription of puberty blockers to under-18s.
However Yousaf brought an end to the agreement before the meeting could be held, sparking furious reactions from former Green ministers Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater.
Now, the Scottish Greens have said yesterday’s events precipitated a surge in membership applications to their party.
“It is clear events of yesterday have struck a chord with all those who care about our climate future and equality, and we have received an overnight surge in new membership applications well into triple figures,” said a spokesperson for the Scottish Greens.
“The pace of those wanting to join the party has continued to pick up most likely because people have read the morning headlines and been appalled at how the First Minister has acted.
“Our co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater spoke directly to voters, and SNP members in letting them know that if they believe in delivering a fairer, greener and more equal independent Scotland, the Scottish Greens is their natural home.”
The Ayrshire branch of the party said they had received five new membership applications on Thursday.
A post from Ayrshire Greens on social media said: “We are a very small branch, so we were delighted to have 8 new members join us this month – our average is about 2-3!
“5 of those 8 new members joined yesterday”.
It comes after Slater said Yousaf had ended the Bute House Agreement because he had “lost control of the right-wing of his party”.
So 100 Tory activists spent £1 each on a membership in order to vote on the next proposed coalition?
That seems as likely as any other interpretation of this “news”.
The fascinating dilemma for the greens is how to place their members Vs the list votes they get from SNP 1/green 2 voters. The former will want them to make their own way in the world, the latter will want the greens to do all the grumbling they want but ultimately do what they SNP say.
Wait till the purge starts if you’re not ideologically pure enough or dare question a certain priority of theirs being put before the world’s climate.
did they aye!
Well shit. So the presumptive heir to (Edit: Humza lol) (Gray) (who no-one’s heard of) is actually the health secretary who “welcomed” “NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde’s decision to pause the prescription of puberty blockers to under-18s.”
That doesn’t sound like a basis for a new Green-SNP confidence and supply arrangement.
Which could be as few as 100.
Going the way of the Scottish Socialist party soon hopefully. Totally irrelevant.
If they actually did anything for the environment they might be more successful
Well done Greens for getting over 100 paid up members!
Next step, world domination 🙂
Hopefully this will see the end of Yousaf.
101?
Someone here got all their alts membership.
This reminds me of the SNP propaganda every time they did a walk out at Westminster or something like that, “our membership figures skyrocketed last night!”
404 Scottish Greens
Pish!
I have pizzas lined up well into the single digits for myself tonight!
This picture is just terrifying.
POV: You’ve just told your parents you want to drop out of uni.
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HUMZA Yousaf’s decision to end the Bute House Agreement has caused an “overnight surge” in membership applications to the Scottish Greens, according to the party.
On Thursday, Yousaf brought an abrupt end to the agreement which saw the SNP and Scottish Greens agree to work together across a suite of policy areas.
The Greens were due to hold their own extraordinary general meeting to discuss the future of the Bute House Agreement next month following outcry from members over the Scottish Government’s scrapping of a 2030 climate target and Health Secretary Neil Gray’s welcoming of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde’s decision to pause the prescription of puberty blockers to under-18s.
However Yousaf brought an end to the agreement before the meeting could be held, sparking furious reactions from former Green ministers Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater.
Now, the Scottish Greens have said yesterday’s events precipitated a surge in membership applications to their party.
“It is clear events of yesterday have struck a chord with all those who care about our climate future and equality, and we have received an overnight surge in new membership applications well into triple figures,” said a spokesperson for the Scottish Greens.
“The pace of those wanting to join the party has continued to pick up most likely because people have read the morning headlines and been appalled at how the First Minister has acted.
“Our co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater spoke directly to voters, and SNP members in letting them know that if they believe in delivering a fairer, greener and more equal independent Scotland, the Scottish Greens is their natural home.”
The Ayrshire branch of the party said they had received five new membership applications on Thursday.
A post from Ayrshire Greens on social media said: “We are a very small branch, so we were delighted to have 8 new members join us this month – our average is about 2-3!
“5 of those 8 new members joined yesterday”.
It comes after Slater said Yousaf had ended the Bute House Agreement because he had “lost control of the right-wing of his party”.
So 100 Tory activists spent £1 each on a membership in order to vote on the next proposed coalition?
That seems as likely as any other interpretation of this “news”.
The fascinating dilemma for the greens is how to place their members Vs the list votes they get from SNP 1/green 2 voters. The former will want them to make their own way in the world, the latter will want the greens to do all the grumbling they want but ultimately do what they SNP say.
Wait till the purge starts if you’re not ideologically pure enough or dare question a certain priority of theirs being put before the world’s climate.
did they aye!
Well shit. So the presumptive heir to (Edit: Humza lol) (Gray) (who no-one’s heard of) is actually the health secretary who “welcomed” “NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde’s decision to pause the prescription of puberty blockers to under-18s.”
That doesn’t sound like a basis for a new Green-SNP confidence and supply arrangement.
Which could be as few as 100.
Going the way of the Scottish Socialist party soon hopefully. Totally irrelevant.
If they actually did anything for the environment they might be more successful
Well done Greens for getting over 100 paid up members!
Next step, world domination 🙂
Hopefully this will see the end of Yousaf.
101?
Someone here got all their alts membership.
This reminds me of the SNP propaganda every time they did a walk out at Westminster or something like that, “our membership figures skyrocketed last night!”
404 Scottish Greens
Pish!
I have pizzas lined up well into the single digits for myself tonight!
This picture is just terrifying.
POV: You’ve just told your parents you want to drop out of uni.