Green reversal

In an interview at the weekend Green MSP Ross Greer said, “The reality is that the SNP’S popularity is on the decline after a decade in government which has, since the referendum in particular, been deeply uninspiring. Those who see independence as a means towards a more socially, economically, and environmentally just Scotland are frustrated by a government which won’t use the powers it has now to tackle poverty, inequality, and exploitation of the planet.”

I’m sure all the 63 per cent of people who didn’t vote SNP on 8 June would agree with this view, which must have been developing long before March, when he and his five Green colleagues voted to ram home a vote for indyref2, labelling it “the voice of the Scottish Parliament”.

So full marks for eventually speaking out Mr Greer, but what you need to do now is to