Ariane Burgess MSP
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Protect Scotland’s Waters – Pause New Salmon Farms
Protect Scotland’s Waters – Pause New Salmon Farms -
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This is why I calling for an immediate pause on new and expanding salmon farms to protect these threatened species from disease, parasites, and habitat damage caused by intensive aquaculture.
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Everyone deserves a wage they can live off, one that is enough to pay their bills.
There is also no reason why apprentices should be paid at a level well below the poverty line. Essentials like food, fuel and electricity don’t cost any less for them than they do for the rest of us.
There is also no reason why apprentices should be paid at a level well below the poverty line. Essentials like food, fuel and electricity don’t cost any less for them than they do for the rest of us.
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Everyone deserves a wage they can live off, one that is enough to pay their bills.
There is also no reason why apprentices should be paid at a level well below the poverty line. Essentials like food, fuel and electricity don’t cost any less for them than they do for the rest of us.
There is also no reason why apprentices should be paid at a level well below the poverty line. Essentials like food, fuel and electricity don’t cost any less for them than they do for the rest of us.
It's been a busy week in Parliament, but here are some of the ways I have been speaking up for the Highlands and Islands:
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November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It's been a busy week in Parliament, but here are some of the ways I have been speaking up for the Highlands and Islands:
Sign up to my newsletter to hear more about my work in Parliament and across the region.
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I'm encouraging care experienced people to #TickTheBox on their UCAS form when applying for college or university, to say they've spent time in care. This will make sure they get the support they're entitled to - from financial assistance to help with wellbeing. @fosteringnet-scot/ @fosteringnet
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm encouraging care experienced people to #TickTheBox on their UCAS form when applying for college or university, to say they've spent time in care. This will make sure they get the support they're entitled to - from financial assistance to help with wellbeing. @fosteringnet-scot/ @fosteringnet
Scotland should be leading on peatland restoration but instead the First Minister is taking us backwards.
#ScottishGreens #Peatland #ClimateChange
#ScottishGreens #Peatland #ClimateChange
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Scotland should be leading on peatland restoration but instead the First Minister is taking us backwards.
#ScottishGreens #Peatland #ClimateChange
#ScottishGreens #Peatland #ClimateChange
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Lynx were driven to extinction in Scotland centuries ago, but we can bring them back!
@ariane-burgess.bsky.social is proposing that Ministers be legally required to begin reintroducing lynx to their former habitats. MSPs will vote on her proposal on Wednesday.
@ariane-burgess.bsky.social is proposing that Ministers be legally required to begin reintroducing lynx to their former habitats. MSPs will vote on her proposal on Wednesday.
November 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Lynx were driven to extinction in Scotland centuries ago, but we can bring them back!
@ariane-burgess.bsky.social is proposing that Ministers be legally required to begin reintroducing lynx to their former habitats. MSPs will vote on her proposal on Wednesday.
@ariane-burgess.bsky.social is proposing that Ministers be legally required to begin reintroducing lynx to their former habitats. MSPs will vote on her proposal on Wednesday.
Here are some of the ways I have been using your voice...
🚒 Called for more funding for firefighters to investigate the causes of wildfires
🚌 Made the case for expanding free bus travel, especially to rural/island communities
🌍 Spoke out against climate-wrecking proposals for Rosebank oil field.
🚒 Called for more funding for firefighters to investigate the causes of wildfires
🚌 Made the case for expanding free bus travel, especially to rural/island communities
🌍 Spoke out against climate-wrecking proposals for Rosebank oil field.
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Here are some of the ways I have been using your voice...
🚒 Called for more funding for firefighters to investigate the causes of wildfires
🚌 Made the case for expanding free bus travel, especially to rural/island communities
🌍 Spoke out against climate-wrecking proposals for Rosebank oil field.
🚒 Called for more funding for firefighters to investigate the causes of wildfires
🚌 Made the case for expanding free bus travel, especially to rural/island communities
🌍 Spoke out against climate-wrecking proposals for Rosebank oil field.
🚆 People in the Highlands were promised faster rail times.
⏳ Years later, we’re still stuck in the past.
🛤️ That’s why I’m calling for the electrification and doubling of the track of the Highland Main Line.
⏳ Years later, we’re still stuck in the past.
🛤️ That’s why I’m calling for the electrification and doubling of the track of the Highland Main Line.
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🚆 People in the Highlands were promised faster rail times.
⏳ Years later, we’re still stuck in the past.
🛤️ That’s why I’m calling for the electrification and doubling of the track of the Highland Main Line.
⏳ Years later, we’re still stuck in the past.
🛤️ That’s why I’m calling for the electrification and doubling of the track of the Highland Main Line.
Approving the Rosebank oil field would be a catastrophic mistake for Scotland’s climate, economy, and communities.
Rosebank will not lower bills or improve energy security. What it will do is lock us into climate chaos while profits flow to shareholders and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund.
Rosebank will not lower bills or improve energy security. What it will do is lock us into climate chaos while profits flow to shareholders and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund.
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Approving the Rosebank oil field would be a catastrophic mistake for Scotland’s climate, economy, and communities.
Rosebank will not lower bills or improve energy security. What it will do is lock us into climate chaos while profits flow to shareholders and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund.
Rosebank will not lower bills or improve energy security. What it will do is lock us into climate chaos while profits flow to shareholders and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund.
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I am really proud to be the Co-leader of a party that is growing in the polls and seeing membership surges all across the country. 📈
This is just the beginning.
Our activists are the bedrock of our movement.
Together we will take on those who are rigging the system! 💚
This is just the beginning.
Our activists are the bedrock of our movement.
Together we will take on those who are rigging the system! 💚
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I am really proud to be the Co-leader of a party that is growing in the polls and seeing membership surges all across the country. 📈
This is just the beginning.
Our activists are the bedrock of our movement.
Together we will take on those who are rigging the system! 💚
This is just the beginning.
Our activists are the bedrock of our movement.
Together we will take on those who are rigging the system! 💚
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This Bill is personal for me. I had a former racing greyhound called Bert who was a lovely and affectionate dog, but still carried a lot of trauma and injury from his days of being made to race. I don’t want other dogs to have to go through what Bert and thousands of other dogs did.
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This Bill is personal for me. I had a former racing greyhound called Bert who was a lovely and affectionate dog, but still carried a lot of trauma and injury from his days of being made to race. I don’t want other dogs to have to go through what Bert and thousands of other dogs did.
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🚨 BREAKING
The SNP have just blocked our motion, confirming they no longer oppose the Rosebank oil field application.
If Rosebank goes ahead it'll be a grave act of environmental vandalism. This is a huge step backwards for Scotland's climate action.
The SNP have just blocked our motion, confirming they no longer oppose the Rosebank oil field application.
If Rosebank goes ahead it'll be a grave act of environmental vandalism. This is a huge step backwards for Scotland's climate action.
Today the Scottish Parliament will vote on our motion opposing Rosebank.
The oil field would release a massive 250 million tonnes of new carbon emissions into our atmosphere, 50 times as much as previously admitted!
We must put people and planet first, not corporate profits.
The oil field would release a massive 250 million tonnes of new carbon emissions into our atmosphere, 50 times as much as previously admitted!
We must put people and planet first, not corporate profits.
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🚨 BREAKING
The SNP have just blocked our motion, confirming they no longer oppose the Rosebank oil field application.
If Rosebank goes ahead it'll be a grave act of environmental vandalism. This is a huge step backwards for Scotland's climate action.
The SNP have just blocked our motion, confirming they no longer oppose the Rosebank oil field application.
If Rosebank goes ahead it'll be a grave act of environmental vandalism. This is a huge step backwards for Scotland's climate action.
Could heat networks transform the way we use energy? ♻️
Last week I visited the Midlothian Energy Limited Centre — where waste heat from a recycling facility is powering homes in the Shawfair development.
Last week I visited the Midlothian Energy Limited Centre — where waste heat from a recycling facility is powering homes in the Shawfair development.
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Could heat networks transform the way we use energy? ♻️
Last week I visited the Midlothian Energy Limited Centre — where waste heat from a recycling facility is powering homes in the Shawfair development.
Last week I visited the Midlothian Energy Limited Centre — where waste heat from a recycling facility is powering homes in the Shawfair development.
I’m proud to stand with my colleague Mark Ruskell MSP in calling for a ban on greyhound racing in Scotland. There’s no humane way to make dogs race for profit - it’s a cruel relic of the past.
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I’m proud to stand with my colleague Mark Ruskell MSP in calling for a ban on greyhound racing in Scotland. There’s no humane way to make dogs race for profit - it’s a cruel relic of the past.
🌍 Scotland’s draft climate plan just dropped and it’s deeply disappointing. While countries at COP in Brazil are stepping up, our government’s plan falls short.
We must do better. The Scottish Greens will be pushing in Parliament to strengthen the plan — to make sure Scotland plays its part.
We must do better. The Scottish Greens will be pushing in Parliament to strengthen the plan — to make sure Scotland plays its part.
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🌍 Scotland’s draft climate plan just dropped and it’s deeply disappointing. While countries at COP in Brazil are stepping up, our government’s plan falls short.
We must do better. The Scottish Greens will be pushing in Parliament to strengthen the plan — to make sure Scotland plays its part.
We must do better. The Scottish Greens will be pushing in Parliament to strengthen the plan — to make sure Scotland plays its part.
In a letter sent on the eve of Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action’s attendance at the COP30 conference in Brazil I highlighted the increasing likelihood of the collapse of the Gulf Stream – and the major impact this could have on Scotland.
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In a letter sent on the eve of Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action’s attendance at the COP30 conference in Brazil I highlighted the increasing likelihood of the collapse of the Gulf Stream – and the major impact this could have on Scotland.
I asked the Cabinet Secretary to ensure that funding for active travel also reaches our countryside paths — which are under growing pressure from increased use.
Communities across rural Scotland rely on these paths for health, wellbeing and connection with nature.
Communities across rural Scotland rely on these paths for health, wellbeing and connection with nature.
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I asked the Cabinet Secretary to ensure that funding for active travel also reaches our countryside paths — which are under growing pressure from increased use.
Communities across rural Scotland rely on these paths for health, wellbeing and connection with nature.
Communities across rural Scotland rely on these paths for health, wellbeing and connection with nature.
Hope can win 💚
Join the Scottish Greens and be part of the movement for people and planet.
Join the Scottish Greens and be part of the movement for people and planet.
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hope can win 💚
Join the Scottish Greens and be part of the movement for people and planet.
Join the Scottish Greens and be part of the movement for people and planet.
🏛️ The Land Reform Bill is being debated in Parliament right now.
Scotland’s land is hoarded - 50% of it owned by less than 1% of people. One of the worst statistics in Europe.
My amendment sets a 500-hectare ceiling, giving ministers power to stop land sales to those who already own vast estates.
Scotland’s land is hoarded - 50% of it owned by less than 1% of people. One of the worst statistics in Europe.
My amendment sets a 500-hectare ceiling, giving ministers power to stop land sales to those who already own vast estates.
November 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🏛️ The Land Reform Bill is being debated in Parliament right now.
Scotland’s land is hoarded - 50% of it owned by less than 1% of people. One of the worst statistics in Europe.
My amendment sets a 500-hectare ceiling, giving ministers power to stop land sales to those who already own vast estates.
Scotland’s land is hoarded - 50% of it owned by less than 1% of people. One of the worst statistics in Europe.
My amendment sets a 500-hectare ceiling, giving ministers power to stop land sales to those who already own vast estates.
Scottish Greens have secured stronger protections in the Land Reform Bill — forcing large landowners to restore nature.
Too many estates have neglected the land. This change means they’ll now have to act.
#LandReform #NatureRecovery #ScottishGreens #HighlandsAndIslands
Too many estates have neglected the land. This change means they’ll now have to act.
#LandReform #NatureRecovery #ScottishGreens #HighlandsAndIslands
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Scottish Greens have secured stronger protections in the Land Reform Bill — forcing large landowners to restore nature.
Too many estates have neglected the land. This change means they’ll now have to act.
#LandReform #NatureRecovery #ScottishGreens #HighlandsAndIslands
Too many estates have neglected the land. This change means they’ll now have to act.
#LandReform #NatureRecovery #ScottishGreens #HighlandsAndIslands
🚨 Damp & mould complaints in Highland Council homes up 38% - urgent action is needed.
I’m proud to have led the campaign to bring Awaab’s Law to Scotland. Its inclusion in the Housing Bill is a major step forward in protecting tenants and ensuring landlords act swiftly when problems arise.
I’m proud to have led the campaign to bring Awaab’s Law to Scotland. Its inclusion in the Housing Bill is a major step forward in protecting tenants and ensuring landlords act swiftly when problems arise.
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🚨 Damp & mould complaints in Highland Council homes up 38% - urgent action is needed.
I’m proud to have led the campaign to bring Awaab’s Law to Scotland. Its inclusion in the Housing Bill is a major step forward in protecting tenants and ensuring landlords act swiftly when problems arise.
I’m proud to have led the campaign to bring Awaab’s Law to Scotland. Its inclusion in the Housing Bill is a major step forward in protecting tenants and ensuring landlords act swiftly when problems arise.
Everybody deserves a safe place to live - and people seeking safety need dignity, not hostility.
The problem isn’t people. It’s the failed asylum system.
Hotels, barracks, barges - all dehumanising and unhelpful. About one in three people in asylum housing are survivors of torture.
The problem isn’t people. It’s the failed asylum system.
Hotels, barracks, barges - all dehumanising and unhelpful. About one in three people in asylum housing are survivors of torture.
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Everybody deserves a safe place to live - and people seeking safety need dignity, not hostility.
The problem isn’t people. It’s the failed asylum system.
Hotels, barracks, barges - all dehumanising and unhelpful. About one in three people in asylum housing are survivors of torture.
The problem isn’t people. It’s the failed asylum system.
Hotels, barracks, barges - all dehumanising and unhelpful. About one in three people in asylum housing are survivors of torture.
I have been back in Parliament this week, and here are some of the work I have done this week...
If you are a constituent and want to get in touch with me, please email me at Ariane.Burgess.msp@parliament.scot
#ScottishGreens #ScottishParliament #MorayFlowPark #ScotlandHousing
If you are a constituent and want to get in touch with me, please email me at Ariane.Burgess.msp@parliament.scot
#ScottishGreens #ScottishParliament #MorayFlowPark #ScotlandHousing
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I have been back in Parliament this week, and here are some of the work I have done this week...
If you are a constituent and want to get in touch with me, please email me at Ariane.Burgess.msp@parliament.scot
#ScottishGreens #ScottishParliament #MorayFlowPark #ScotlandHousing
If you are a constituent and want to get in touch with me, please email me at Ariane.Burgess.msp@parliament.scot
#ScottishGreens #ScottishParliament #MorayFlowPark #ScotlandHousing
🐟 Record Salmon Deaths and Fewer Jobs Show Industry is Broken
New figures from the Scottish Government reveal that Scotland’s salmon farming industry has recorded its worst fish mortality rates in 35 years, with almost one in three salmon dying before harvest.
New figures from the Scottish Government reveal that Scotland’s salmon farming industry has recorded its worst fish mortality rates in 35 years, with almost one in three salmon dying before harvest.
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🐟 Record Salmon Deaths and Fewer Jobs Show Industry is Broken
New figures from the Scottish Government reveal that Scotland’s salmon farming industry has recorded its worst fish mortality rates in 35 years, with almost one in three salmon dying before harvest.
New figures from the Scottish Government reveal that Scotland’s salmon farming industry has recorded its worst fish mortality rates in 35 years, with almost one in three salmon dying before harvest.
Forcing people who have fled war, persecution, and violence into isolated institutional accommodation will do nothing to improve housing or community relations, but will do everything to help private companies line their pockets with more cash.
#ScottishGreens
#ScottishGreens
October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Forcing people who have fled war, persecution, and violence into isolated institutional accommodation will do nothing to improve housing or community relations, but will do everything to help private companies line their pockets with more cash.
#ScottishGreens
#ScottishGreens
Conference is always a great time to hear from members and councillors from across the Highlands and Islands about the issues of day that I can help with.
It was great to see so many members at conference.
It was great to see so many members at conference.
October 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Conference is always a great time to hear from members and councillors from across the Highlands and Islands about the issues of day that I can help with.
It was great to see so many members at conference.
It was great to see so many members at conference.