THERE’S something particularly special and exciting about being a member of the Scottish Green Party, and something that makes our autumn…
THERE’S something particularly special and exciting about being a member of the Scottish Green Party, and something that makes our autumn conferences – such as that held this weekend in Scotland’s newest city of Dunfermline – all the more important an annual event.are a democratic, grassroots, member-led organisation, and while other parties sometimes seem to treat their members as little more than just a source of income, members of the Scottish Greens are the very backbone of the party.
Yet just hours after the vote the party’s shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds informed the press that he and the party’s leadership would simply not be following that vote. I was particularly moved by a fringe panel at this weekend’s conference by the National Deaf Children’s Society . The panel was chaired by a deaf member of the Disabled Greens representative group, and featured two external speakers from NDCS, as well as Gillian Mackay MSP.
It was the Scottish Young Greens who first introduced the policy of free bus travel for young people to our party conference, and thanks to the campaigning efforts of young people both within and outwith the party, this policy is now a reality. The average age of MPs and MSPs at the time of election has been consistently around 50 for the past couple of decades, while for local councillors across the UK this has been around 60.In 2022, the proportion of UK councillors aged 65 and over was 42.2%, but just 15.7% were under the age of 45.
So, as I reflect on the past few days at conference, I continue to be proud of my party, our approach to member-led democracy and our empowerment of young and diverse voices.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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