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GREEN MSP Patrick Harvie challenged the SNP to commit to “meaningful progressive change” or lose the support of his party at the opening of the Scottish Greens’ autumn conference yesterday.
Speaking to delegates in Perth, party co-convenor Mr Harvie warned that the Scottish government had “missed a key opportunity to prove its progressive credentials by reforming the council tax and supporting Green proposals for a fairer alternative.”
He also warned that there were “many more tests to come” and said it was “unthinkable” that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon could set a credible green agenda “while backing Heathrow expansion and cutting air passenger duty.”
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The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
As Scotland heads to the polls, the main parties offer variations on the same script, says MATT KERR
