It’s a basic principle of democracy that you do not disenfranchise your fellow citizens by framing the vote. In a general election, this means allowing the widest array of different candidates and parties to stand; and, if a group of citizens do not have a party that represents their views, allowing them to form one. …
As a party, we wish to reaffirm our opposition to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (GRR). By removing medical supervision, and extending eligibility for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) to anyone aged 16 or over who self-identifies as the opposite sex, the safety of women and children is compromised as well as diminishing support …
I am a hardline, uncompromising Scottish Nationalist and have been all my life. I joined the SNP in Perth when I was 15 years old in 1955 and I have never wavered in my belief in Scottish Independence, by which I mean independent of both Westminster and the EU. I have absolutely no qualms about …
The typical consensus is that coalition governments do the junior partners no favours. With the SNP having danced for years to a tune of Patrick Harvie’s choosing, it seems reasonable to assume that today’s announcement of an Scottish Greens-SNP hookup may prove to be an exception. With its prioritisation of transgender over all other group …