Now at 115,000 members and in some polls level with Labour in terms of public support, CHRIS JARVIS looks at the factors behind the rapid rise of the Greens, internal and external

DEMOCRACY is among the highest virtues of human society. It is little surprise then that various sides in the Brexit debate in Scotland have sought to ground their arguments in “respect for democracy” and “respect for the will of the people.”
On the one hand those who advocate exiting the European Union argue that the result of the 2016 referendum must be respected by delivering Brexit.
In opposition, last weekend also witnessed the escalation of a campaign to frustrate the referendum result, the so-called People’s Vote campaign.

Starmer sabotaged Labour with his second referendum campaign, mobilising a liberal backlash that sincerely felt progressive ideals were at stake — but the EU was then and is now an entity Britain should have nothing to do with, explains NICK WRIGHT
