In Part One of our last podcast this year, the Scottish Greens have hit back over concerns that their commitment to the independence camp may be losing momentum.
Just weeks ago, Untribal host Innes Burns called on the Scottish Greens to become pioneers in the revamp of the independence movement by leading the way with the 'Independence Alliance' idea originally proposed by the late Alex Salmond.
He was then left unimpressed with recent developments of the party's political maneouvres, outlined in his latest article: https://www.untribalpolitics.co.uk/post/renewed-optimism-for-snp
The party's commitment to Scottish independence was a recurring theme when Untribal followers were invited to pose their questions to Greer. This included a question from Innes himself, who, while fully aware that the Greens are a pro-independence party, believes they need to align more closely with the SNP to avoid any possibility of rejection if the movement gains the necessary support for an undeniable mandate:
It is not the first time he has expressed these concerns. In discussion with, at the time, MP Mhairi Black, about the previous 'de facto referendum' plans, he gave a couple of examples of where this could go wrong. Including:
"You could be accused of clouding people's judgements and, more importantly for the independence movement, it gives a reason for Westminster to go 'that isn't legitimate, you mentioned this, you mentioned that, it wasn't just about independence... to give another example. If you're an environmentalist, and you are disenfranchised with politics. You think there is so much greenwashing. Ye cannae be bothered with it. You turn off the news because you think it's a lot of rubbish. You just want what's best the environment, and for that reason you're going to vote Green. But you're not informed of that choice that you're voting for independence."
You can listen to Greer in full here on our website: https://www.untribalpolitics.co.uk/podcast/episode/2b3b8b92/the-last-of-2024-part-1-ft-ross-greer
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