Greens draw red lines
The Scottish Greens, in with a real chance in the coming elections to increase their Holyrood numbers, have laid down the ‘red lines’ on which Green MSPs will not compromise. These are as follows:
- No new nuclear or coal-fired power stations are to be built in Scotland, and no extension of the life of existing nuclear plants will be permitted.
- Green MSPs will under no circumstances assist any government in the reintroducion of tuition fees or a new graduate tax.
- Green MSPs will not play any role in an administration which makes cuts to Scottish services that worsen inequality. The party is setting out a range of alternatives, including raising additional revenue from big business and the better off.
They must be doing something right, as a recent Ipsos-Mori poll found that the Greens are the preferred post-election partners for both SNP and Labour voters.
