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| General election 2019: Scottish Greens manifesto | General election 2019: Scottish Greens manifesto |
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| The Scottish Greens have unveiled their vision for Scotland ahead of the 12 December general election. The full document, which is available here, sets out the polices the party would aim to pass into law if they were in government. | The Scottish Greens have unveiled their vision for Scotland ahead of the 12 December general election. The full document, which is available here, sets out the polices the party would aim to pass into law if they were in government. |
| Some areas, such as education or health, are devolved to the Scottish Parliament. This means the Scottish Greens would need to the win the support of the Scottish government or win the next Holyrood election in 2021 before the policy could be introduced. | Some areas, such as education or health, are devolved to the Scottish Parliament. This means the Scottish Greens would need to the win the support of the Scottish government or win the next Holyrood election in 2021 before the policy could be introduced. |
| The main policies from the party's 2019 manifesto are: | The main policies from the party's 2019 manifesto are: |
| Environment and energy | Environment and energy |
| The manifesto pledges to: | The manifesto pledges to: |
| It's no surprise that the climate emergency is at the heart of the Scottish Greens' manifesto. Indeed their repeated call is to "demand climate action". | It's no surprise that the climate emergency is at the heart of the Scottish Greens' manifesto. Indeed their repeated call is to "demand climate action". |
| But their central pledge is less ambitious than that of the England and Wales party which wants greenhouse gas emissions reduced to "net-zero" by 2030. The Scottish Greens want instead to see an 80% reduction by the same deadline. | But their central pledge is less ambitious than that of the England and Wales party which wants greenhouse gas emissions reduced to "net-zero" by 2030. The Scottish Greens want instead to see an 80% reduction by the same deadline. |
| To achieve that, the energy sector is firmly in their sights with a pledge to "keep fossil fuels in the ground" by phasing out North Sea oil and gas extraction. They want a permanent UK-wide ban on fracking and the closure of Scotland's two nuclear power stations. | To achieve that, the energy sector is firmly in their sights with a pledge to "keep fossil fuels in the ground" by phasing out North Sea oil and gas extraction. They want a permanent UK-wide ban on fracking and the closure of Scotland's two nuclear power stations. |
| Brexit | Brexit |
| Scottish independence and democracy | Scottish independence and democracy |
| Economy | Economy |
| Green politics has a paradox. The more successful the movement is in raising environmental awareness, the more mainstream parties respond, and the more Scottish Greens get squeezed. | |
| So it has an increasing amount to say about other issues, including the economy. As with climate change, it tends to take the more radical approaches. Rather than offering a worked-out, costed plan for government, the intention is to push and pull other parties towards the green left. | |
| A Green economy would shift tax towards incentives for changed behaviour and reduced environmental harm, backed by government spending and extended ownership of assets. It would push against inequality. A universal basic income is an easy case to make, but very challenging to introduce. | |
| On wealth tax, Scottish Greens would go further than Labour. The parties agree on moving eventually to a standard four-day working week, though other workplace reforms are less influenced by trade unions. Both aim at extending free access to buses. Independence plays a less pivotal role in thinking than it does for the SNP, with more emphasis on reversing Brexit. | |
| Transport | Transport |
| Healthcare | Healthcare |
| Migration | Migration |
| Other notable policies: | Other notable policies: |
| What do the other parties offer? | What do the other parties offer? |