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Flamingo Land’s plan to build a massive theme park on Loch Lomond have been branded "well and truly sunk" after Scotland’s eco watchdog raised flood fears.

A senior Scottish Green MSP has said the Government would have been better using the cash for a council tax freeze on anti-poverty projects.

Campaigners battling to stop the controversial Oldhall West incinerator have secured a massive boost from a Holyrood politician.

Tory ministers have been accused of an “outrageous power grab” as an explosive row broke out over new environmental rules imposed by Westminster. The Holyrood government said it was in “urgent talks” with UK counterparts after it emerged Wales and Northern Ireland could get more say over eco laws than Scotland.

The Scottish Green MSP, Ross Greer, has hit out at the UK Government after it announced that it will only allow Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) to go ahead if glass is excluded.

Scotland’s largest teaching union has announced it will take "targeted" strike action in the Glasgow constituency of Nicola Sturgeon in a row over pay.

The SNP and the Scottish Greens have branded Brexit an "unmitigated disaster" for Scotland as the country today marks the third anniversary of leaving the European Union.

A replacement for the "grossly unfair" council tax system should be agreed upon before the next Holyrood election in 2026, a Green MSP has insisted.

A shortage of accommodation is expected to see Scotland take 2,000 fewer asylum seekers than originally proposed.

The Scottish Greens are planning to ditch their “blanket” opposition to arms exports after Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.

More than 20,000 objections to proposals for a Flamingo Land development on the banks of Loch Lomond were submitted over the weekend, the Scottish Greens have said. Plans from the theme park developer have been fought fiercely by the party, with original proposals being withdrawn two years ago after receiving more than 50,000 objections.

Keir Starmer is heading for a collision with Labour’s trade union backers after ruling out the re-nationalisation of public utilities.

Scots must be given the choice between the monarchy or a republic if the country votes for independence in the future, a Green MSP has insisted.

The SNP has been forced to defend controversial plans to create freeports in Scotland after they were branded a "corporate giveaway".

A total of 38 extra teachers will be recruited in West Dunbartonshire after the council received a cash boost from the Scottish Government.

An MSP who negotiated the deal to take the Scottish Greens into Government believes they can replace Labour as Holyrood’s third force.

Police Scotland has been accused of using heavy-handed tactics during the climate protests in Glasgow last weekend.

Scottish Greens.Infants would instead attend a “creative play” Nordic-style kindergarten rather than formal classes.Campaigners believe the system – similar to the approach taken in Finland and Norway – would improve wellbeing and attainment in later years.Scottish Greens education spokesperson Ross Greer MSP said: “The pandemic and home learning have shone a light on the importance of children’s wellbeing.“As we turn towards the recovery, we should seize the opportunity to leave behind the

Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), which was slammed over a pupil grading scandal, should have a majority of teachers and lectures on its governing body.MSP Ross Greer said: “The current board just don’t have the educational expertise needed for this important role, so I have asked the Education Secretary to request their resignations.”The SQA was the focus of pupil and parental fury last year over the way the body was calculating final grades.The pandemic resulted in exams being cancelled

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Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Pupils at improving schools such as Our Lady and St Patrick’s could be unfairly disadvantaged by this year’s system to award SQA grades, it has been claimed.Pupils across the country are due to discover their results today (Tuesday).But Green MSP Ross Greer raised concerns over the use of schools’ past results in the criteria for moderating grades, potentially altering those decided by teachers.The Bellsmyre school has

The new SQA exam system is set to be ‘profoundly unfair' and will 'widen gap' between richest and poorest students, according to the Scottish Greens.