Green MSP Ross Greer calls on UK Government to “end its superpower delusion” as Vladimir Putin says Russia will have “no option” but to match US nuclear arsenal

-          Landmark 1987 agreement widely considered responsible for easing Cold War tensions abandoned by Trump administration as Russia and the US swap accusations of treaty violations

Massive cost of Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Children and Young People demonstrates the failure of the private finance infrastructure model, says Scottish Green co-leader Patrick Harvie

New co-leaders launch campaign to get more women and non-binary people elected, while the eco-socialist Green Futures Group sweeps the board

New polling commissioned by 38 Degrees finds majority support for taxation and registration of holidays lets, as well as the ring-fencing of money raised for local housing

The rise in drug-related deaths in Scotland have added urgency to calls for action – but what reforms are being proposed, and which would be possible with Scotland’s current powers?

NEWS that the number of drug-related deaths in Scotland has risen to its highest levels since records began in 1996, and now suffers from the highest rate for such deaths in the entire European Union, has brought public attention to a decades-old problem.

Scottish Government statement follows calls for intervention from Chris Packham, Andy Wightman and the Scottish Gamekeepers Association

The decision by the Oil and Gas authority was described as “unsustainable and dangerous” by the Scottish Greens

The Green Future Group, launched last week, has fielded a number of candidates for key party positions, but remained neutral on those standing for the leadership

Teaching staff were given no notice before the announcement that their contracts were ending

The Scottish Government’s approach to homelessness is changing but it remains to be seen if they will provide enough support to meet transformative possibilities

GOVERNMENT statistics released this morning [26 June] show a 3 per cent rise in homelessness applications to local councils in Scotland over the last year, the second year running that the figures have increased.

This comes as councils continue to dramatically overhaul the existing homelessness system towards a rapid rehousing policy and eventually a Housing First model.