Lorna Slater

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Climate activists from Greenpeace and Uplift during a demonstration outside the Scottish Court of Session, Edinburgh, on the first day of the Rosebank and Jackdaw judicial review hearing

comment Lorna Slater: Optimism of COP26 here in Scotland has turned to dust

GLOBAL leaders, climate scientists and campaigners have gathered for the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, this week. If previous COP conferences have been “our last best chance” for climate action then our planet is now in the last chance saloon ...

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Scottish Green Party co-leaders Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie ahead of the Scottish Green Party conference earlier this year

COMMENT Lorna Slater: Scottish Greens conference comes after a turbulent six months

IF a week is a long time in politics, then the last six months have been a lifetime ...

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Scottish celebrities and activists for the Yes campaign

COMMENT Lorna Slater: The 2014 indy referendum was a sliding doors moment for our country

I CAN still remember the sense of anticipation I felt going to vote 10 years ago ...

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Protesters hold rally to defend the future of Scotland's culture funding

comment Lorna Slater: This Budget isn’t the fair, green future I worked for

IF you want to know the difference that the Scottish Greens were making in government, just look at some of the policies that the SNP have backed away from over the last few weeks ...

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We see our city become a diverse crowd of creatives, visitors, and locals, but over recent years, we’ve also seen the strain this celebration of art and culture has put on our public services

comment Lorna Slater: Edinburgh Fringe can benefit from tourists paying small fee

THE Fringe Festival is a spectacular time in Edinburgh every year, with the greatest comedians, artists and performers from around the world coming to visit our fantastic city ...

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King Charles III wears the Imperial State Crown on the day of the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster

COMMENT Lorna Slater: The King’s Speech exposed Labour’s lack of ambition

ANYONE who thought a vote for Labour was a vote for change two weeks ago must have been bitterly disappointed by the King’s Speech this week.

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Schoolchildren take part in a 'die-in' climate change protest campaigning against the use of fossil fuels

COMMENT Backing Scotland's oil fields is just doubling down on a declining sector

SCOTLAND played a key role in spreading the coal-fired industrial revolution to the world. All over our country there were mines, with thousands of people going underground every day and whole towns and villages depending on what they brought back with them.

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The richest 10% of people hold 43% of all wealth in this country, and that chasm is growing

opinion Lorna Slater: Westminster parties are in thrall of the super-rich

WHEN some of the richest people in the country are pouring money into political parties it should concern us all ...

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Scottish Greens at a climate march in Edinburgh

COMMENT Lorna Slater: Scottish Greens must be in the room, not striking up pacts

‘WILL you be doing any deals or standing aside for other candidates?”

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Lorna Slater says the Greens may no longer be in government but they still plan on helping shape policy

Comment Lorna Slater: Climate emergency should still be key issue for new SNP leadership

IT was a desire to deliver real and urgent climate action that brought the Scottish Greens into government in the first place ...

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