Boyan

@katenevens.bsky.social & I visited Parliament courtesy our MSP @lornaslater.bsky.social w discussions & dreams for Holyrood ‘26.

We want a kind campaign of peoples & places—our ecologies, local communities, heritage, social enterprises, healthcare & social workers—which all deeply intersect.

It’s time for angry left populism In a time of oligarchy and climate breakdown, politics must be oppositional.

The oligarchs liking our planet have names and addresses and it’s time to stand up and fight for it. Why I think @zackpolanski.bsky.social’s right that we need an eco-populism, in @newstatesman.com: www.newstatesman.com/politics/gre...

Kate and Ben sitting in the sun on a wall in Marchmont, holding up a Vote Green clipboard and a copy of Green News

Had a lovely morning doorknocking with Cllr Ben Parker in Marchmont yesterday. Lots of great conversations; gathered some council casework to take forward; and got a few folk registered to vote 💚

@cllrbenparker.bsky.social
@edinburghgreens.bsky.social

How Greens should respond to the encroaching far-right has been a common theme across these selections. Here’s what I had to say at our Edinburgh and Lothians East hustings

TL;DW: Engage with young women who are increasingly turning to the left.

Vote Kate Nevens #1

Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds Exclusive: Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theories

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

A 'good constituency MP'? how ‘hard working local politicians’ are facilitating a genocide I ran into my MP today...

More than 100 members of my nephew’s extended family have been murdered in Gaza. His surviving cousins are being starved. Britain is still providing material assistance to Israel. But when @ChrisMurrayMP canvassed us today, he didn’t want to talk about it: substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Rose Street pedestrianisation was always meant to leave the street "open to... cyclists". The one way flow is a legacy of the fact cars and commercial vehicle access was never fully or properly implemented and too many "access" provisions remained (📰Evening News, 4/1/1990)

Photograph of a toilet block in Leith Links

New, fully accessible toilets are now open on Leith Links, in the north of the park 🎉 Each toilet has individual, private access and the unit includes a Changing Places toilet. Find out about our project to improve public toilets in parks www.thrivinggreenspaces.scot/project/publ...

Pictures of Lorna Slater (1), Kate Nevens (2) and Q Manivannan (3) - your Scottish Green candidates for Edinburgh & Lothians East

Some really exciting news 🎉 Scottish Greens have selected our candidates for Holyrood 2026 elections and I'm #2 on the list for Edinburgh & Lothians East! Which means I am in with a good chance of being elected in May 🤩

Alongside the wonderful @lornaslater.bsky.social and @qmanivannan.bsky.social 💚

Why Keir Starmer won't win his new war against food delivery cyclists The UK Government seems to be cooking up a nasty new slogan: stop the bikes.

"Why Keir Starmer won't win his new war against food delivery cyclists" - a piece by Cailean Gallagher from @workersobservatory.org

www.thenational.scot/politics/253...

UK Prime Minister ad suggesting that on-demand delivery riders are working illegally. Image of a rider in black shade with text: Delivered by who?

In a country that already has experienced a concerted summer of riots, this language and imagery is just deeply irresponsible. Many people ride for these companies every day and they deserve to get home safely and without harassment or fear.

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We are pleased to announce our candidates for the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary elections!
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Help us elect the most Green MSPs ever to Holyrood next year!
members.greens.scot/join

You can follow our lead candidates here:
@lornaslater.bsky.social
@katenevens.bsky.social
@qmanivannan.bsky.social

8 Central Edinburgh Green activists in front of the Grassmarket Community Project. They are looking happy to have gotten their hands on the latest edition of their local Green News.

5 chipper North Edinburgh and Leith activists with the latest edition of their local Green News. Several in shorts as it's the hottest day of the year so far.

Summer campaigning has started with the Central Edinburgh and North Edinburgh and Leith Greens! Say hi if you spot us as we're out and about the city over the coming weeks. 💚

Do this and get rid of exclusionary classist and racist voter ID laws.

Image of Kate standing in an Edinburgh Street. Text says: As an MSP I will… work to build an economy based on equality and wellbeing rather than endless growth - taxing the rich, redistributing wealth and piloting universal basic income Vote Kate #1 Holyrood 2026 & Lothians East

As an MSP I will… work to build an economy based on equality and wellbeing rather than endless growth - taxing the rich, redistributing wealth and piloting universal basic income 🦊

Not the PUFFINS supporting my campaign...

Zarah is right - it's (Eco!)Socialism, or Barbarism.

The question is how we lead that fight, especially in Scotland.

I believe the Scottish Greens can be that vehicle to fight for People & Planet before Profit - by working with communities, trade unions, & organisations old & new in Scotland 💚 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Daniel wears a keffiyeh and is standing in the meadows holding a handwritten sign that says Vote Kate #1 Quote “I’m giving Kate my #1 vote because her constructive facilitation of really important discussions at National Council proves she has what it takes to bring people along with her progressive and inclusive vision!” Daniel, Party Clerk and South West Edinburgh Greens Text at the bottom on green background: Vote Kate Nevens for Holyrood 2026, Edinburgh and Lothians East. Scottish Greens

Daniel, SGP Clerk, says: “I’m giving Kate my #1 vote because her constructive facilitation at National Council proves she has what it takes to bring people along with her progressive & inclusive vision!”

Thanks @dmilligan.bsky.social‬ it's been great working with you too!

Watch to the end and ask yourself: is there any bigger hypocrite than Keir Starmer?

Bravo @zoejardiniere.bsky.social 👏

Image of Kate wearing keffiyeh and watermelon earrings As an MSP I will speak out loudly for the Liberation of Palestine, global justice and an end to the arms trade. Vote Kate #1 Holyrood 2026 Edinburgh & Lothians East

I have signed Scottish Greens Palestine Solidairty Group five pledges for Holyrood candidates 1. Follow and promote all policies outlined in the "Palestine and Israel" section of the party's Policy Reference Document (12.4.4-12.4.7). Support Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) in all relevant areas. Promote and abide by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). 2. Refer to Israel's campaign of settler colonialism in Palestine as an ethnic cleansing. Refer to the ongoing Israeli campaign in Gaza as a genocide, in agreement to international human rights organisations such as Amnesty International. Speak out in support of South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel.

I have signed Scottish Greens Palestine Solidairty Group five pledges for Holyrood candidates 3. Advocate for and work towards ending public funding of arms companies, and set that as a red line for supporting Scottish Government budgets, and for any coalition, cooperation, or confidence and supply agreements with political parties in government. 4. Push for compliance with ICC arrest warrants, and for the prosecution of IDF soldiers as war criminals, under the International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001. Refuse to participate in any official business with Israeli government officials. 5. Oppose police targeting of pro-Palestine protesters. Actively collaborate with groups and organisations in Scotland campaigning for a free Palestine.

As an MSP I will speak out loudly for the Liberation of Palestine, global justice and an end to the arms trade 🍉🍉

& I have signed up to the Scottish Greens Palestine Solidarity Group’s 5 pledges 🇵🇸

@sgpalestinegroup.bsky.social

The perfect intersection, car brain and AI slop

Redundancies announced at Microsoft's gaming studios today, impacting game devs in the UK.

Every game dev needs a union. If you work in the UK games industry join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Voting is OPEN!! Scottish Green members check your emails 🎉

and Vote Kate Nevens #1 for Edinburgh and Lothians East 🌱

Find out more about me and my campaign over at linktr.ee/katenevens

Susan is sitting in front of a brightly coloured background, holding a handwritten sign that ays Vote Kate 1, with a crown. Quote: “I am voting 1 for Kate because she has the qualities our city, and party, needs. She’s a policymaker, negotiator, advocate, feminist and collaborator and relates to people on a human level, always. She’s has an honesty and integrity Parliament needs and unmatched resolve and resilience.” Susan, Edinburgh Green Councillor Text at the bottom on green background: Vote Kate Nevens for Holyrood 2026, Edinburgh and Lothians East. Scottish Greens

Susan says: “I am voting 1 for Kate because she has the qualities our city, and party, needs. She’s a policymaker, negotiator, advocate, feminist and collaborator and relates to people on a human level, always. She’s has an honesty and integrity Parliament needs.”

Thanks Councillor Susan!

Graphic with a bright green background and a picture of a man in a garden holding a piece of paper with printed text "vote Kate #1" The top left of the image is the Scottish Greens Logo. The text on the graphic is: Boyan, Co-Convenor North Edinburgh and Leith Greens "I am voting Kate #1 because the Greens need a reboot. Kate has an impressive track record and always stays true to her radical values - she will not be consumed by the Holyrood bubble." Vote Kate Nevens #1 Holyrood 2026 Edinburgh and Lothians East

I am giving my #1 vote to @katenevens.bsky.social, who always stays true to her radical Green values!

Graphic with a megaphone and text: I pledge to rank women first. In the top right corner is a logo for the Scottish Greens Women's Network.

In the Scottish Greens selections for Holyrood candidates I pledge to Rank Women First!

Image shows Boyan smiling and looking at the sign he holds that reads Vote Kate #1. Quote: “I am voting Kate #1 because the Greens need a reboot. Kate has an impressive track record and always stays true to her radical values - she will not be consumed by the Holyrood bubble.” Boyan, Co-Convenor, Edinburgh North and Leith Text at the bottom on green background: Vote Kate Nevens for Holyrood 2026, Edinburgh and Lothians East. Scottish Greens

Boyan, our awesome new co-convenor for Edinburgh North and Leith Greens, says: “I am voting Kate #1 because the Greens need a reboot. Kate has an impressive track record and always stays true to her radical values - she will not be consumed by the Holyrood bubble.”

Thanks Boyan!

My closing statement from our Edinburgh and Lothians East Green hustings 🦜

Be warned: it's all about me and why I'm so great 🫣

Vote Kate #1 for Edinburgh & Lothians East

(Watch the full hustings with all 18, all fabulous, candidates over on the SGP members site)

The SNP must give up the pretence. The firms they fund are arming Israel IT’S been another horrifying week in the Middle East. We’ve seen more missiles fall, more families shattered, more innocent lives destroyed.

No company has ever failed Scottish Enterprise's human rights checks.

This is despite clear evidence that countries they supply routinely engage in war crimes.

We must not turn a blind eye when it matters most.