TWO “substantial” motions on a Green New Deal failed to make the cut on the SNP’s autumn conference agenda, it has been claimed. Common Weal director Robin McAlpine (right) revealed that they had been submitted and published the text of one which stressed the importance of Scottish independence. Part of the motion read: “We call on conference to commit to a large-scale, co-ordinated programme of public action funded through Scotland’s fair and progressive tax system which will decarbonise heating, transport and electricity, make all homes genuinely energy efficient, move towards a zero-waste economy.
The National 20th July 2019 read more »