SCOTTISH Greens MSP Ross Greer has hailed the party’s conference that took place in Dunfermline over the weekend as a “turning point”, with several key announcements from party co-leaders Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie.
He added that the party had a “moral duty” to Scottish independence.
At the conference, there were announcements on a cruise ship levy, free bus travel for asylum seekers and a carbon land tax, which Greens MSPs are now tasked with implementing in Holyrood.
There was also a particularly spicy debate on the council tax freeze announced by the SNP, which nearly saw the end of the Bute House Agreement.
Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland and Scottish Greens spokesperson for education, finance, constitution and external affairs, told The National that the Greens had made their opposition to the council tax freeze “very clear”.
For Greer (below), the conference showed a turning point for members who have “started to see real change” since the Scottish Greens entered into the Bute House Agreement with the SNP in 2021.
“There’s a real sense we’re achieving what we set out to do. This conference has shown the real confidence of our members,” he said.
“Compare it to the mood at other party conferences, it’s been nothing like that.”
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SCOTTISH Greens MSP Ross Greer has hailed the party’s conference that took place in Dunfermline over the weekend as a “turning point”, with several key announcements from party co-leaders Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie.
He added that the party had a “moral duty” to Scottish independence.
At the conference, there were announcements on a cruise ship levy, free bus travel for asylum seekers and a carbon land tax, which Greens MSPs are now tasked with implementing in Holyrood.
There was also a particularly spicy debate on the council tax freeze announced by the SNP, which nearly saw the end of the Bute House Agreement.
Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland and Scottish Greens spokesperson for education, finance, constitution and external affairs, told The National that the Greens had made their opposition to the council tax freeze “very clear”.
For Greer (below), the conference showed a turning point for members who have “started to see real change” since the Scottish Greens entered into the Bute House Agreement with the SNP in 2021.
“There’s a real sense we’re achieving what we set out to do. This conference has shown the real confidence of our members,” he said.
“Compare it to the mood at other party conferences, it’s been nothing like that.”