Transport Policy in Westminster is Failing English Students: Both Ecologically and Economically
Amid the crushing pressure of the cost of living crisis, most students are inclined to choose the cheapest route home, regardless of its toll on the climate. Even in a…
Lighting up Leith Links
Despite Leith’s improving reputation, its Links appear to be holding the area back in terms of matching the safety of other parts of Edinburgh. Although there is widespread concern over…
Scottish Greens suspend ties with the Green Party of England and Wales over institutional transphobia
On Sunday 16th October, the Scottish Green Party voted overwhelmingly to suspend its ties with the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) over institutional transphobia. At the Scottish Green…
Scottish Government declare ‘no support’ for coal mining
Lorna Slater MSP, co-leader of the Scottish Greens, announced on 15 October that the Scottish government will not support any future coal extraction. At the Scottish Greens conference in Dundee,…
Fourth win for the SNP with calls for second independence referendum
The Scottish National Party is celebrating the party’s fourth consecutive victory in the Scottish parliament election after winning a near majority of 64 seats. In Scotland’s highest ever electoral turnout,…
The Student in conversation with Elaine Gunn, Green Party candidate for Edinburgh West
The Student speaks to Elaine Gunn, the Green Party candidate for Edinburgh West, to find out why she thinks the party is the way forward. When did you first start…
Progressives must unite to win this election
And we’re off. This parliament which has fought on with no overall majority since June 2017 has now been dissolved and Britain heads to the polls on the 12th of…
Lecturers demonstrate as MSPs pass climate bill
University lecturers were among climate change protestors outside the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday as MSPs passed the Climate Change Bill. Protestors read aloud the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s…
