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It's Chopper Charles vs Limo Lorna! Scottish Green MSP in a spin over King's use of helicopter
Lorna Slater
The republican co-leader of the Scottish Greens – who made extensive use of chauffeur-driven limos when she was a minister – said the monarch's trip to a foodbank was 'farcical'
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Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie to take six weeks off from Holyrood
Patrick Harvie
The former Scottish Government Minister is expected to miss over a month of action at the Scottish Parliament due to undergoing a planned medical procedure.
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Lorna Slater hints at return of hated Bute House Agreement if SNP are desperate to stay in power
Scottish Greens
The Scottish Greens co-leader admitted she would be open to working with John Swinney and the Nats in 2026 if it meant a working majority at Holyrood again.
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Lorna Slater rants about 'racist' Donald Trump as she demands John Swinney 'stand up' to President-elect
Lorna Slater
The Scottish Greens co-leader attacked the First Minister for daring to speak to the US election winner on the phone as she told him that he must 'stand up' to Donald Trump.
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Outrage as SNP Ministers 'squander' £167k on defending failed deposit return scheme in £170m court case
Deposit Return Scheme
Exclusive: The Scottish Government has so far spent the eye-watering amount defending itself against waste giant Biffa after Lorna Slater botched the delivery of the recycling initiative.
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Scottish Greens face Holyrood wipeout as rise of Reform set to 'hobble' the SNP
Scottish Greens
Nigel Farage's party could edge out the nationalist party in 2026 by the regional voting system it has taken advantage of in the past, according to a campaigner
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Lorna Slater demands new tax on alcohol and tobacco to hit hard-pressed Scots
Lorna Slater
The Scottish Greens want to punish hard-working Scots by ensuring supermarkets hike the price of booze and tobacco up again, months after alcohol became more expensive due to minimum unit pricing.
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SNP urged to axe Lorna Slater's 'nonsensical' Latte Levy as poorest Scots will be hit hardest
Scottish Government
The Scottish Government has been told that its plans to introduce a 25p charge on all disposable cups in Scotland would impact those on the poorest incomes the most and stop people from buying drinks altogether.
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SNP Minister accused of making return scheme 'u-turn' but costly Lorna Slater decision could cost taxpayer £160m
Deposit Return Scheme
The Scottish Government's Acting Net Zero Secretary Gillian Martin has now admitted she would back glass being removed from the recycling scheme, despite Lorna Slater collapsing it because the UK Government refused to allow this to happen.
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Court hears Lorna Slater gave 'negligent assurances' to Biffa so deposit return scheme did not die
Deposit Return Scheme
The waste firm alleges that the Scottish Government made no reference to how it would need its counterpart in Westminster to give the final go ahead to the scheme.
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Scottish Government request £200m Biffa failed deposit return scheme lawsuit is dismissed
Deposit Return Scheme
Advocate Gerry Moynihan KC told judge Lord Clark on Tuesday that the ministers do not have a 'duty of care' to Biffa Waste Services Ltd
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SNP Government face latest £200m court battle as Lorna Slater's deposit return scheme failure to be laid bare
Deposit Return Scheme
The Scottish Government is in court this week as it is being sued by waste management firm Biffa for £200m after the collapse of the deposit return scheme by former First Minister Humza Yousaf.
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SNP Ministers have no idea how many pensioners will die due to winter fuel payment cut
SNP
The Scottish Government failed to carry out an impact assessment after reversing on a vow for a universal benefit in a huge boost to legal action against it
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Lorna Slater says Greens ready to trigger early election as she dishes out revenge to John Swinney
Lorna Slater
Shona Robison faces a battle to get her budget through Holyrood and any hopes she can rely on her fellow nationalists to line up behind her look to have been dashed
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Massive row in Galloway erupts over contentious SNP/Greens plans for new national park
Dumfries and Galloway
Campaigners who are speaking out against Scottish Government proposals for a new national park in Galloway have hit back at claims they are spreading misinformation.
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Lorna Slater splashed out £3k of public cash on media training as shambolic Scottish Government Minister
Lorna Slater
Exclusive: The Scottish Greens co-leader forked out £3,000 for two communications courses with Pink Elephant in a bid to improve her performance as a Scottish Government Minister.
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Shock as Humza Yousaf speaks SENSE for a change as he makes General Election confession
Humza Yousaf
The former SNP leader is arguably the worst first minister in Holyrood history and has said he would not have been capable of turning the party's fortunes around
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Scottish Greens set out demands to keep John Swinney in Bute House - and they will terrify ordinary Scots
Scottish Greens
Tax hikes and scrapping key road-building projects are on the agenda if Ross Greer and co are going to support the SNP budget
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'Bully boy tactics' being used against farmers and locals who oppose Galloway National Park
Dumfries and Galloway
Former SNP Minister Fergus Ewing says the new national park is a 'waste of money' and warns that locals don't want it, while Conservative MP John Cooper joins the chorus of calls for the plan to be axed
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Scottish Greens co-leaders were told about own Government's net zero failures a month before SNP went public
Scottish Greens
Exclusive: Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie were told about the Scottish Government's plan to axe its net zero targets a full month before it was announced publicly
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Hypocrites! Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie enjoyed Champagne reception funded by polluting energy firms
Scottish Greens
Solar Energy Scotland, whose members include some of the world's biggest energy firms, paid for boozy event at the party conference... on the same day Lorna Slater (then still a minister) announced a new government policy on solar
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Disrespectful Nat MSPs wear Jacobite white roses to greet King Charles at Holyrood
Holyrood
Current and former first ministers were among the SNP MSPs to pin a white rose in their lapel when Charles and Camilla visited (although to be fair, the Tories were also sporting them)
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Humza Yousaf cancelled meeting during Covid crisis to sell Green deal to SNP members
Humza Yousaf
EXCLUSIVE: The former First Minister has been told to explain why he scrapped talks with Kate Forbes while health secretary in order to speak to affiliated organisations about the Bute House Agreement
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Scottish Greens in cash for access scandal as 'Harvie the Hypocrite' told to resign
Scottish Greens
Documents show the practice has been going on for at least a year and covers the time co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater were government ministers in their failed SNP coalition
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