Tomorrow our MSPs will bring a vote in Parliament on scrapping the unfair, outdated Council Tax & taking steps to establish a fairer replacement. Find out more here: https://t.co/P4L8DveaJ7 #LeadingTheChange
It's time for #BetterBuses. This week @JohnFinnieHI will bring a vote in Parliament to ensure a legally-binding target to reverse the decline in bus use. https://t.co/yCRKNKYORW
https://t.co/3SAA512Omq "Enshrining EU principles into Scots law through this Continuity Bill is essential if we’re to protect our environment and safeguard animal welfare," says @markruskell
Investigation by @JohnFinnieHI
reveals:
* 6,000 ScotRail trains skipped stops last year 🚉
* 500,000 seats were planned but not provided 💺
* 22% of train toilet audits failed 🚽
Unacceptable performance which shows we need a publicly-run railway ASAP.
https://t.co/T8COrcgg24
.@patrickharvie: "The investment we seek will deliver a fairer, greener Scotland, and ministers know these are the right choices to make."
https://t.co/2vyVXitx7F #ScottishBudget
We support any campaigns working towards reducing our reliance on plastic and reducing plastic wastes, amid hopes it may grow into a wider movement.
We commend @PifThurso for all the work they are doing to help clean up our local environment. https://t.co/SOfpSJHl3f
New York’s bold and urgent action has shown we must think bigger than cotton buds and plastic straws, writes @patrickharvie. https://t.co/Jw8KGudC1X #DivestNY
While removing cotton buds and plastic straws from our seas we shouldn’t forget the millions of tonnes of redundant oil rigs and pipelines that need decommissioned and removed not sunk to the seabed. #fmqs
2018 can be a year of progress, from equality and human rights, to environmental protection and investment in our public services. A New Year message from our co-conveners, @Maggie4Scotland & @patrickharvie. https://t.co/JK39nmi35z
📰 .@Ross_Greer writes in today's @ScotNational about the role young people can play in fighting for jobs and climate justice in 2018. ✊💚
https://t.co/4FBQtwuQh4
Council funding vital in Thursday's draft Scottish budget. "Demoralising for staff and service users alike to face cuts after cuts," says @gavincorbett. "We need to look again at how councils are funded," says @Allan4Govan. https://t.co/cc1djAsnPL
Tories want tax cut for high earners, says @patrickharvie in @ScotParl Income Tax debate. "Strong opposition" means achieving nothing. Green approach is to seek meaningful change.