Maggie Chapman MSP (she/her)
@maggiechapman.bsky.social
Scottish Greens MSP for North East Scotland | Eco-Socialist & Feminist | She/Her | Posts promoted by Maggie Chapman, Scottish Green Party, 19b Graham Street EH6 5QN
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Last week I reaffirmed @scottishgreens.org' commitment to legal aid reform to ensure survivors of domestic abuse can access justice.
I was pleased to discuss animal welfare with the SSPCA & those seeking to ban greyhound racing in Scotland.
And talk inclusion with @includem.bsky.social
And more:
I was pleased to discuss animal welfare with the SSPCA & those seeking to ban greyhound racing in Scotland.
And talk inclusion with @includem.bsky.social
And more:
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Last week I reaffirmed @scottishgreens.org' commitment to legal aid reform to ensure survivors of domestic abuse can access justice.
I was pleased to discuss animal welfare with the SSPCA & those seeking to ban greyhound racing in Scotland.
And talk inclusion with @includem.bsky.social
And more:
I was pleased to discuss animal welfare with the SSPCA & those seeking to ban greyhound racing in Scotland.
And talk inclusion with @includem.bsky.social
And more:
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Drawn 133 years ago, and the con hasn't changed one bit.
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Drawn 133 years ago, and the con hasn't changed one bit.
Reposted by Maggie Chapman MSP (she/her)
Glasgow is getting a Nelson Mandela statue - and these are the shortlisted five options. What do you think?
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Glasgow is getting a Nelson Mandela statue - and these are the shortlisted five options. What do you think?
Last chance to save St Fittick's Park!
Today, Aberdeen's Planning Committee will be discussing the latest planning application for the development and industrialisation of St Fittick's Community Park - Torry's last remaining green space.
I strongly oppose the development. Read more in the thread
Today, Aberdeen's Planning Committee will be discussing the latest planning application for the development and industrialisation of St Fittick's Community Park - Torry's last remaining green space.
I strongly oppose the development. Read more in the thread
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Last chance to save St Fittick's Park!
Today, Aberdeen's Planning Committee will be discussing the latest planning application for the development and industrialisation of St Fittick's Community Park - Torry's last remaining green space.
I strongly oppose the development. Read more in the thread
Today, Aberdeen's Planning Committee will be discussing the latest planning application for the development and industrialisation of St Fittick's Community Park - Torry's last remaining green space.
I strongly oppose the development. Read more in the thread
The job of the radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing!
Mamdani shows:
- you don't have to pander to the right to win
- solidarity with trans people is popular
- people want leaders to speak out against genocide
- we must tax wealth
Scottish politics must learn from this.
Mamdani shows:
- you don't have to pander to the right to win
- solidarity with trans people is popular
- people want leaders to speak out against genocide
- we must tax wealth
Scottish politics must learn from this.
In a fiery speech after his win, NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani warned President Trump that the city will stand united: "To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
'New York will be the light': Zohran Mamdani vows city will lead the Trump opposition
In a fiery speech after his win, the next mayor of New York warned Trump that the city will stand united: "To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The job of the radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing!
Mamdani shows:
- you don't have to pander to the right to win
- solidarity with trans people is popular
- people want leaders to speak out against genocide
- we must tax wealth
Scottish politics must learn from this.
Mamdani shows:
- you don't have to pander to the right to win
- solidarity with trans people is popular
- people want leaders to speak out against genocide
- we must tax wealth
Scottish politics must learn from this.
Reposted by Maggie Chapman MSP (she/her)
Mamdani:
▫️won more than a million votes
▫️1st candidate to do so since 1969
▫️more than 2 million New Yorkers cast their ballots
▫️almost double that of the last election 4 yrs ago
▫️first Muslim mayor
▫️youngest person in over a century to lead the largest city in the US
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
▫️won more than a million votes
▫️1st candidate to do so since 1969
▫️more than 2 million New Yorkers cast their ballots
▫️almost double that of the last election 4 yrs ago
▫️first Muslim mayor
▫️youngest person in over a century to lead the largest city in the US
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
Election day live updates: Zohran Mamdani wins New York mayoral race
Democrats are also projected to win governor races in Virginia and New Jersey as Californians vote to redraw election maps.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Mamdani:
▫️won more than a million votes
▫️1st candidate to do so since 1969
▫️more than 2 million New Yorkers cast their ballots
▫️almost double that of the last election 4 yrs ago
▫️first Muslim mayor
▫️youngest person in over a century to lead the largest city in the US
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
▫️won more than a million votes
▫️1st candidate to do so since 1969
▫️more than 2 million New Yorkers cast their ballots
▫️almost double that of the last election 4 yrs ago
▫️first Muslim mayor
▫️youngest person in over a century to lead the largest city in the US
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
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Can’t quite believe the Chancellor is seriously considering slashing support for home energy efficiency as a way to cut fuel bills 👀. Locking people into cold & leaky homes which will cost them more to heat & decimating the insulation industry at same time. Total madness 👇
Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Can’t quite believe the Chancellor is seriously considering slashing support for home energy efficiency as a way to cut fuel bills 👀. Locking people into cold & leaky homes which will cost them more to heat & decimating the insulation industry at same time. Total madness 👇
75 years ago today, the European Convention of Human Rights, ECHR, was created. The UK played a key role in shaping it.
We should celebrate the ECHR & the vision of all who brought it to life.
We must resist regressive & cynical moves to rip us out of the convention!
We should celebrate the ECHR & the vision of all who brought it to life.
We must resist regressive & cynical moves to rip us out of the convention!
November 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
75 years ago today, the European Convention of Human Rights, ECHR, was created. The UK played a key role in shaping it.
We should celebrate the ECHR & the vision of all who brought it to life.
We must resist regressive & cynical moves to rip us out of the convention!
We should celebrate the ECHR & the vision of all who brought it to life.
We must resist regressive & cynical moves to rip us out of the convention!
Rights not rescue!
Join Scotland for Decrim & others rallying for sex workers' rights, & against the Nordic Model that puts them at risk of harm, violence, poverty & exploitation.
Driving sex workers underground will not keep them safe!
Tues 18 Nov, 6pm, Scottish Parliament
Join Scotland for Decrim & others rallying for sex workers' rights, & against the Nordic Model that puts them at risk of harm, violence, poverty & exploitation.
Driving sex workers underground will not keep them safe!
Tues 18 Nov, 6pm, Scottish Parliament
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Rights not rescue!
Join Scotland for Decrim & others rallying for sex workers' rights, & against the Nordic Model that puts them at risk of harm, violence, poverty & exploitation.
Driving sex workers underground will not keep them safe!
Tues 18 Nov, 6pm, Scottish Parliament
Join Scotland for Decrim & others rallying for sex workers' rights, & against the Nordic Model that puts them at risk of harm, violence, poverty & exploitation.
Driving sex workers underground will not keep them safe!
Tues 18 Nov, 6pm, Scottish Parliament
Last week went by in a whirl, with lots of chat in the Scottish Parliament about the Land Reform Bill.
I also managed to get out & about, standing with the community in Banff against racism & hate, and meeting up with regional organisations & people demanding a #JustTransition.
I also managed to get out & about, standing with the community in Banff against racism & hate, and meeting up with regional organisations & people demanding a #JustTransition.
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Last week went by in a whirl, with lots of chat in the Scottish Parliament about the Land Reform Bill.
I also managed to get out & about, standing with the community in Banff against racism & hate, and meeting up with regional organisations & people demanding a #JustTransition.
I also managed to get out & about, standing with the community in Banff against racism & hate, and meeting up with regional organisations & people demanding a #JustTransition.
Reposted by Maggie Chapman MSP (she/her)
New report details the harm caused by EHRC interim guidance
New report details the harm caused by EHRC interim guidance
TransActual will be taking copies of their findings to meet with MPs
diva-magazine.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
New report details the harm caused by EHRC interim guidance
The Balfour Declaration that established the state of Israel on Palestinian territory was issued 108 years ago tomorrow.
To mark this, come and watch "A State of Passion", in support of the Palestine Cinema Days Festival:
Aberdeen Quaker Meeting House, 98 Crown St
2 Nov, 6:30pm
To mark this, come and watch "A State of Passion", in support of the Palestine Cinema Days Festival:
Aberdeen Quaker Meeting House, 98 Crown St
2 Nov, 6:30pm
November 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Balfour Declaration that established the state of Israel on Palestinian territory was issued 108 years ago tomorrow.
To mark this, come and watch "A State of Passion", in support of the Palestine Cinema Days Festival:
Aberdeen Quaker Meeting House, 98 Crown St
2 Nov, 6:30pm
To mark this, come and watch "A State of Passion", in support of the Palestine Cinema Days Festival:
Aberdeen Quaker Meeting House, 98 Crown St
2 Nov, 6:30pm
Join me & other Palestine solidarity activists tomorrow from 11am at Home Bargains, Beach Boulevard, Aberdeen.
Home Bargains continues to stock Israeli goods despite the genocide & multiple breaches of international law.
The occupation and genocide must end!
#BoycottIsrael
Home Bargains continues to stock Israeli goods despite the genocide & multiple breaches of international law.
The occupation and genocide must end!
#BoycottIsrael
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Join me & other Palestine solidarity activists tomorrow from 11am at Home Bargains, Beach Boulevard, Aberdeen.
Home Bargains continues to stock Israeli goods despite the genocide & multiple breaches of international law.
The occupation and genocide must end!
#BoycottIsrael
Home Bargains continues to stock Israeli goods despite the genocide & multiple breaches of international law.
The occupation and genocide must end!
#BoycottIsrael
Great to be at the first ever Just Transition Summit in Scotland.
@satwatr.bsky.social is absolutely right: we need urgent action to transform our economy, recognising the entrenched inequalities that exist. Communities & workers are key.
No one must be left behind.
@satwatr.bsky.social is absolutely right: we need urgent action to transform our economy, recognising the entrenched inequalities that exist. Communities & workers are key.
No one must be left behind.
October 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Great to be at the first ever Just Transition Summit in Scotland.
@satwatr.bsky.social is absolutely right: we need urgent action to transform our economy, recognising the entrenched inequalities that exist. Communities & workers are key.
No one must be left behind.
@satwatr.bsky.social is absolutely right: we need urgent action to transform our economy, recognising the entrenched inequalities that exist. Communities & workers are key.
No one must be left behind.
Scotland's drug death record is a tragedy that we need to fix. But that's exactly why I voted against the Right to Addiction Recovery Bill.
Every life lost to drugs is a collective neglect of the real causes of addiction. This Bill wouldn't have addressed those causes (a 🧵)
Every life lost to drugs is a collective neglect of the real causes of addiction. This Bill wouldn't have addressed those causes (a 🧵)
October 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Scotland's drug death record is a tragedy that we need to fix. But that's exactly why I voted against the Right to Addiction Recovery Bill.
Every life lost to drugs is a collective neglect of the real causes of addiction. This Bill wouldn't have addressed those causes (a 🧵)
Every life lost to drugs is a collective neglect of the real causes of addiction. This Bill wouldn't have addressed those causes (a 🧵)
Great to be at the first ever Just Transition Summit in Scotland.
@satwatr.bsky.social is absolutely right: we need urgent action to transform our economy, recognising the entrenched inequalities that exist. Communities & workers are key.
No one must be left behind.
@satwatr.bsky.social is absolutely right: we need urgent action to transform our economy, recognising the entrenched inequalities that exist. Communities & workers are key.
No one must be left behind.
October 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Great to be at the first ever Just Transition Summit in Scotland.
@satwatr.bsky.social is absolutely right: we need urgent action to transform our economy, recognising the entrenched inequalities that exist. Communities & workers are key.
No one must be left behind.
@satwatr.bsky.social is absolutely right: we need urgent action to transform our economy, recognising the entrenched inequalities that exist. Communities & workers are key.
No one must be left behind.
Great to be at the first ever Just Transition Summit in Scotland.
@satwatr.bsky.social is absolutely right: we need urgent action to transform our economy, without entrenching inequalities that exist in our society. Communities and workers are key.
No one must be left behind.
@satwatr.bsky.social is absolutely right: we need urgent action to transform our economy, without entrenching inequalities that exist in our society. Communities and workers are key.
No one must be left behind.
October 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Great to be at the first ever Just Transition Summit in Scotland.
@satwatr.bsky.social is absolutely right: we need urgent action to transform our economy, without entrenching inequalities that exist in our society. Communities and workers are key.
No one must be left behind.
@satwatr.bsky.social is absolutely right: we need urgent action to transform our economy, without entrenching inequalities that exist in our society. Communities and workers are key.
No one must be left behind.
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Listen to 🏳️⚧️ trans people.
84% said Britain is “fairly unsafe” or “very unsafe” for trans people in a YouGov poll commissioned by @goodlawproject.org.
49% said they found it difficult to access appropriate toilets when out in public.
This is a shameful human rights (and public health) emergency.
84% said Britain is “fairly unsafe” or “very unsafe” for trans people in a YouGov poll commissioned by @goodlawproject.org.
49% said they found it difficult to access appropriate toilets when out in public.
This is a shameful human rights (and public health) emergency.
In @yougov.co.uk polling of the trans community, to the best of our knowledge the first of its kind ever conducted, an astonishing 84% said Britain is “fairly unsafe” or “very unsafe” for trans people.
goodlaw.social/ncfw
goodlaw.social/ncfw
‘Abject terror’: survey shows 84% of trans people feel Britain is unsafe
YouGov poll reveals safety crisis for trans people in the UK
goodlaw.social
October 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Listen to 🏳️⚧️ trans people.
84% said Britain is “fairly unsafe” or “very unsafe” for trans people in a YouGov poll commissioned by @goodlawproject.org.
49% said they found it difficult to access appropriate toilets when out in public.
This is a shameful human rights (and public health) emergency.
84% said Britain is “fairly unsafe” or “very unsafe” for trans people in a YouGov poll commissioned by @goodlawproject.org.
49% said they found it difficult to access appropriate toilets when out in public.
This is a shameful human rights (and public health) emergency.
If John Swinney means what he says about Petrofac, we have to stop wasting time debating oil & gas while the industry expires.
Instead, let's put all our force behind investing in Aberdeen's green energy future.
Instead, let's put all our force behind investing in Aberdeen's green energy future.
This is incredibly concerning news for employees of Petrofac, their families, and the wider community.
The UK Government must urgently revisit the Energy Profits Levy.
The Scottish Government stands ready to support all those affected by today’s news.
The UK Government must urgently revisit the Energy Profits Levy.
The Scottish Government stands ready to support all those affected by today’s news.
North Sea oil and gas firm Petrofac files for administration
The energy services provider, which had been undergoing a financial restructuring, employs about 2,000 people in Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
If John Swinney means what he says about Petrofac, we have to stop wasting time debating oil & gas while the industry expires.
Instead, let's put all our force behind investing in Aberdeen's green energy future.
Instead, let's put all our force behind investing in Aberdeen's green energy future.
Recess is a great time to get in the region, & there was lots on in Dundee I could get stuck into!
I also met with @scottishgreens.org colleagues during our conference in Edinburgh, & last weekend stood with the thousands who know Scotland can do better to tackle poverty.
I also met with @scottishgreens.org colleagues during our conference in Edinburgh, & last weekend stood with the thousands who know Scotland can do better to tackle poverty.
October 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Recess is a great time to get in the region, & there was lots on in Dundee I could get stuck into!
I also met with @scottishgreens.org colleagues during our conference in Edinburgh, & last weekend stood with the thousands who know Scotland can do better to tackle poverty.
I also met with @scottishgreens.org colleagues during our conference in Edinburgh, & last weekend stood with the thousands who know Scotland can do better to tackle poverty.
In Aberdeen, 1816 council homes lie empty.
Turnaround time to house someone is 266 days.
Too many children live in poor quality temporary accommodation.
We need action!
Filthy weather did not stop @living-rent.bsky.social Aberdeen delivering a letter demanding action to the Council this evening!
Turnaround time to house someone is 266 days.
Too many children live in poor quality temporary accommodation.
We need action!
Filthy weather did not stop @living-rent.bsky.social Aberdeen delivering a letter demanding action to the Council this evening!
October 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In Aberdeen, 1816 council homes lie empty.
Turnaround time to house someone is 266 days.
Too many children live in poor quality temporary accommodation.
We need action!
Filthy weather did not stop @living-rent.bsky.social Aberdeen delivering a letter demanding action to the Council this evening!
Turnaround time to house someone is 266 days.
Too many children live in poor quality temporary accommodation.
We need action!
Filthy weather did not stop @living-rent.bsky.social Aberdeen delivering a letter demanding action to the Council this evening!
Get free seats to Debate Night & hold MSPs to account 📢
The BBC is looking for audience members for the next Debate Night in Aberdeen. If you're free on Wednesday 29th, apply for tickets below!
The BBC is looking for audience members for the next Debate Night in Aberdeen. If you're free on Wednesday 29th, apply for tickets below!
October 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Get free seats to Debate Night & hold MSPs to account 📢
The BBC is looking for audience members for the next Debate Night in Aberdeen. If you're free on Wednesday 29th, apply for tickets below!
The BBC is looking for audience members for the next Debate Night in Aberdeen. If you're free on Wednesday 29th, apply for tickets below!
Batons & pepper spray used on protesters AFTER demonstrations.
Over £20 million spent to protect arms companies over those who call out genocide.
SCALP's report says what protestors already know: Palestinian solidarity is systematically oppressed.
Over £20 million spent to protect arms companies over those who call out genocide.
SCALP's report says what protestors already know: Palestinian solidarity is systematically oppressed.
October 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Batons & pepper spray used on protesters AFTER demonstrations.
Over £20 million spent to protect arms companies over those who call out genocide.
SCALP's report says what protestors already know: Palestinian solidarity is systematically oppressed.
Over £20 million spent to protect arms companies over those who call out genocide.
SCALP's report says what protestors already know: Palestinian solidarity is systematically oppressed.
The last time a Royal was sent into exile, he (Edward VIII) became Governor of The Bahamas.
I suppose Scotland should be grateful that the king isn’t suggesting such a position for Andrew.
But still … why should Caithness have to put up with him?
I suppose Scotland should be grateful that the king isn’t suggesting such a position for Andrew.
But still … why should Caithness have to put up with him?
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The last time a Royal was sent into exile, he (Edward VIII) became Governor of The Bahamas.
I suppose Scotland should be grateful that the king isn’t suggesting such a position for Andrew.
But still … why should Caithness have to put up with him?
I suppose Scotland should be grateful that the king isn’t suggesting such a position for Andrew.
But still … why should Caithness have to put up with him?
📢 Make your voice heard in Dundee
Folks in Dundee can feed into plans for a new housing, shopping & business district on the current Camperdown factory site.
Details & a link to more information below.
Folks in Dundee can feed into plans for a new housing, shopping & business district on the current Camperdown factory site.
Details & a link to more information below.
October 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
📢 Make your voice heard in Dundee
Folks in Dundee can feed into plans for a new housing, shopping & business district on the current Camperdown factory site.
Details & a link to more information below.
Folks in Dundee can feed into plans for a new housing, shopping & business district on the current Camperdown factory site.
Details & a link to more information below.