Patrick Harvie MSP
@patrickharvie.bsky.social
Glasgow's Green MSP | He/Him
Short, bald, frequently appalled.
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Promoted by Patrick Harvie MSP, 19b Graham Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5QN.
Short, bald, frequently appalled.
https://linktr.ee/patrickharvie
Promoted by Patrick Harvie MSP, 19b Graham Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5QN.
Many thanks to everyone who joined the Green bloc on today's climate march!
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Many thanks to everyone who joined the Green bloc on today's climate march!
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🚨TODAY!
Demand climate action today at Scotland's Climate March!
📍 Glasgow Green
📅 Saturday 15th November
⏰ From 11am
Demand climate action today at Scotland's Climate March!
📍 Glasgow Green
📅 Saturday 15th November
⏰ From 11am
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
🚨TODAY!
Demand climate action today at Scotland's Climate March!
📍 Glasgow Green
📅 Saturday 15th November
⏰ From 11am
Demand climate action today at Scotland's Climate March!
📍 Glasgow Green
📅 Saturday 15th November
⏰ From 11am
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During discussion of a bill to recall MSPs brought by Reform UK's Graham Simpson, Green MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social suggests extending it to those who defect to "an openly racist, far-right party".
"Voters' legitimate disgust at that behaviour might be seen as grounds for recall."
"Voters' legitimate disgust at that behaviour might be seen as grounds for recall."
November 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
During discussion of a bill to recall MSPs brought by Reform UK's Graham Simpson, Green MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social suggests extending it to those who defect to "an openly racist, far-right party".
"Voters' legitimate disgust at that behaviour might be seen as grounds for recall."
"Voters' legitimate disgust at that behaviour might be seen as grounds for recall."
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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.
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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 11:58 AM
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.
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We're kicking off a week-long tour of the UK to ask the Chancellor to tax us, the super-rich in the Budget.
Today we're in Edinburgh with Tax Justice Scotland and @oxfamscotland.bsky.social talking to people about the urgent need to create a fairer tax system.
It's time to #TaxTheSuperRich
Today we're in Edinburgh with Tax Justice Scotland and @oxfamscotland.bsky.social talking to people about the urgent need to create a fairer tax system.
It's time to #TaxTheSuperRich
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We're kicking off a week-long tour of the UK to ask the Chancellor to tax us, the super-rich in the Budget.
Today we're in Edinburgh with Tax Justice Scotland and @oxfamscotland.bsky.social talking to people about the urgent need to create a fairer tax system.
It's time to #TaxTheSuperRich
Today we're in Edinburgh with Tax Justice Scotland and @oxfamscotland.bsky.social talking to people about the urgent need to create a fairer tax system.
It's time to #TaxTheSuperRich
It's time for MSPs from all parties to make it clear where they stand on Rosebank.
This massively polluting project is incompatible with any credible response to the climate emergency. It must be stopped.
This massively polluting project is incompatible with any credible response to the climate emergency. It must be stopped.
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 12:08 PM
It's time for MSPs from all parties to make it clear where they stand on Rosebank.
This massively polluting project is incompatible with any credible response to the climate emergency. It must be stopped.
This massively polluting project is incompatible with any credible response to the climate emergency. It must be stopped.
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Today in Edinburgh, we joined @patmillsuk.bsky.social to bring the ‘Tax Us, the Super-Rich’ bus to town.
Millionaires have a message for the UK Chancellor: Tax us more.
Fairer taxes on wealth could help lift people out of poverty and fund the future we all deserve #TaxJusticeScotland
Millionaires have a message for the UK Chancellor: Tax us more.
Fairer taxes on wealth could help lift people out of poverty and fund the future we all deserve #TaxJusticeScotland
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today in Edinburgh, we joined @patmillsuk.bsky.social to bring the ‘Tax Us, the Super-Rich’ bus to town.
Millionaires have a message for the UK Chancellor: Tax us more.
Fairer taxes on wealth could help lift people out of poverty and fund the future we all deserve #TaxJusticeScotland
Millionaires have a message for the UK Chancellor: Tax us more.
Fairer taxes on wealth could help lift people out of poverty and fund the future we all deserve #TaxJusticeScotland
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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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Another Billionaire owned media outlet scared of the Green surge! 📈💚
Do you know what doesn't add up?
Despite being one of the richest countries in the world...
OAPs can't afford to heat their homes!
Families struggle to feed their kids!
But the super rich? Their wealth keeps growing!
Do you know what doesn't add up?
Despite being one of the richest countries in the world...
OAPs can't afford to heat their homes!
Families struggle to feed their kids!
But the super rich? Their wealth keeps growing!
November 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Another Billionaire owned media outlet scared of the Green surge! 📈💚
Do you know what doesn't add up?
Despite being one of the richest countries in the world...
OAPs can't afford to heat their homes!
Families struggle to feed their kids!
But the super rich? Their wealth keeps growing!
Do you know what doesn't add up?
Despite being one of the richest countries in the world...
OAPs can't afford to heat their homes!
Families struggle to feed their kids!
But the super rich? Their wealth keeps growing!
Our membership growth continues as we pass the 9000 mark! Many thanks to everyone who's been part of this new wave of energy coming into our movement.
Join us! greens.scot/join
Join us! greens.scot/join
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Our membership growth continues as we pass the 9000 mark! Many thanks to everyone who's been part of this new wave of energy coming into our movement.
Join us! greens.scot/join
Join us! greens.scot/join
The problem isn't just that large parts of politics and media have given up on rational climate policy.
It's also that parties in Government know that the supportive public must now judge them against an agenda of denial instead of against the science, so they don't really need to try.
It's also that parties in Government know that the supportive public must now judge them against an agenda of denial instead of against the science, so they don't really need to try.
🧵/ How far does the public support net zero?
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The problem isn't just that large parts of politics and media have given up on rational climate policy.
It's also that parties in Government know that the supportive public must now judge them against an agenda of denial instead of against the science, so they don't really need to try.
It's also that parties in Government know that the supportive public must now judge them against an agenda of denial instead of against the science, so they don't really need to try.
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Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.
GB News:
GB News:
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.
GB News:
GB News:
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Great letter in the Herald. I can confirm the abuse feminists get from transphobes is worse and more threatening than what I get from anti-abortion men www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2560...
Why I went unmasked at the pro-trans rights rally last week
TO the writer of the letter regarding masks at protests (“Two rival protests. Which group is really comfortable with its identity?”, November…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Great letter in the Herald. I can confirm the abuse feminists get from transphobes is worse and more threatening than what I get from anti-abortion men www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2560...
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So the Telegraph’s “BBC bias dossier” - supposedly written by ex-BBC adviser Michael Prescott - is being used to claim there’s a rogue LGBT+ unit “censoring” gender-critical voices inside the BBC.
Let’s look at what’s actually in it. Spoiler: it’s nothing but recycled transphobic talking points!
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Let’s look at what’s actually in it. Spoiler: it’s nothing but recycled transphobic talking points!
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For reference - Here’s the Telegraph article with the Prescott memo complaining about the BBC published in FULL.
Obviously, it’s an archived link which circumvents their paywall - as there’s no way I’m gonna give that transphobic rag any clicks or coin! 😣
👉 archive.ph/mJIsB
Obviously, it’s an archived link which circumvents their paywall - as there’s no way I’m gonna give that transphobic rag any clicks or coin! 😣
👉 archive.ph/mJIsB
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
So the Telegraph’s “BBC bias dossier” - supposedly written by ex-BBC adviser Michael Prescott - is being used to claim there’s a rogue LGBT+ unit “censoring” gender-critical voices inside the BBC.
Let’s look at what’s actually in it. Spoiler: it’s nothing but recycled transphobic talking points!
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Let’s look at what’s actually in it. Spoiler: it’s nothing but recycled transphobic talking points!
🧵
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We are bringing hope back to Scottish politics. That's why our polling is climbing and we're now neck & neck with Labour here and across the UK.
The super-rich will throw everything they've got at stopping us though. Join our movement and help us win next May:
members.greens.scot/join
The super-rich will throw everything they've got at stopping us though. Join our movement and help us win next May:
members.greens.scot/join
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We are bringing hope back to Scottish politics. That's why our polling is climbing and we're now neck & neck with Labour here and across the UK.
The super-rich will throw everything they've got at stopping us though. Join our movement and help us win next May:
members.greens.scot/join
The super-rich will throw everything they've got at stopping us though. Join our movement and help us win next May:
members.greens.scot/join
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Scotland doesn't need more fossil fuels!
Workers and communities need politicians and companies to be honest and invest in stable, sustainable jobs for the future - not dying industries. #StopRosebank
Workers and communities need politicians and companies to be honest and invest in stable, sustainable jobs for the future - not dying industries. #StopRosebank
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Scotland doesn't need more fossil fuels!
Workers and communities need politicians and companies to be honest and invest in stable, sustainable jobs for the future - not dying industries. #StopRosebank
Workers and communities need politicians and companies to be honest and invest in stable, sustainable jobs for the future - not dying industries. #StopRosebank
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The Scottish Greens are to force a vote at Holyrood over whether the controversial Rosebank development should be given the green light
Greens to force Holyrood vote on controversial Rosebank oil field
www.thenational.scot
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Scottish Greens are to force a vote at Holyrood over whether the controversial Rosebank development should be given the green light
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Since we’re in the mood for strict accuracy in broadcast news, worth noting that a rival channel had a pundit - unchallenged - say asylum seekers in hotels committed 44% of sexual offences in one county, seemingly because she cannot understand basic maths.
A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Since we’re in the mood for strict accuracy in broadcast news, worth noting that a rival channel had a pundit - unchallenged - say asylum seekers in hotels committed 44% of sexual offences in one county, seemingly because she cannot understand basic maths.
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the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
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This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
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I was included in the @cyclinguk.bsky.social 2017 list of 100 women in cycling and am dismayed to see their transphobia.
The Supreme Court ruling may have enabled organisations to be transphobic but it does not mandate that.
Cycling UK can and should be as inclusive as they say they wish to be.
The Supreme Court ruling may have enabled organisations to be transphobic but it does not mandate that.
Cycling UK can and should be as inclusive as they say they wish to be.
Cycling UK say the decision was made following legal advice but that the rule change "doesn't alter our commitment to transgender and non-binary people" road.cc/content/news...
Several winners of Cycling UK 100 Women in Cycling prize decline award due to exclusion of transwomen
Cycling UK say the decision was made following legal advice but that the rule change "doesn't alter our commitment to transgender and non-binary people"
road.cc
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I was included in the @cyclinguk.bsky.social 2017 list of 100 women in cycling and am dismayed to see their transphobia.
The Supreme Court ruling may have enabled organisations to be transphobic but it does not mandate that.
Cycling UK can and should be as inclusive as they say they wish to be.
The Supreme Court ruling may have enabled organisations to be transphobic but it does not mandate that.
Cycling UK can and should be as inclusive as they say they wish to be.
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Every time someone claims that we can't afford to tackle the climate crisis, remind them that the top 2% have more wealth than half of Scotland's population combined.
The money is there, its just being hoarded by a greedy few.
Help us take it back: members.greens.scot/join
The money is there, its just being hoarded by a greedy few.
Help us take it back: members.greens.scot/join
November 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Every time someone claims that we can't afford to tackle the climate crisis, remind them that the top 2% have more wealth than half of Scotland's population combined.
The money is there, its just being hoarded by a greedy few.
Help us take it back: members.greens.scot/join
The money is there, its just being hoarded by a greedy few.
Help us take it back: members.greens.scot/join
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Today marks just six months to go until the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election! As is now usual, I'll be looking to commission a pre-election poll. If you can, please chip in to the crowdfunder here - all donations gratefully received, and even if you can't donate, please share!
gofund.me/cf862de1a
gofund.me/cf862de1a
Donate to Ballot Box Scotland SP26 Fundraiser, organized by Allan Faulds
This funding will support Ballot Box Scotland's reporting ahead of the 2026 Scottish … Allan Faulds needs your support for Ballot Box Scotland SP26 Fundraiser
gofund.me
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Today marks just six months to go until the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election! As is now usual, I'll be looking to commission a pre-election poll. If you can, please chip in to the crowdfunder here - all donations gratefully received, and even if you can't donate, please share!
gofund.me/cf862de1a
gofund.me/cf862de1a
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UK: GPEW and SGP (GREENS-G/EFA) have reached 18% in today's Find Out Now poll. That is the highest that the two parties have ever polled in national parliament polling since being founded in 1990.
The same poll shows governing centre-left Labour (LAB-S&D) falling to fourth place with 15%.
The same poll shows governing centre-left Labour (LAB-S&D) falling to fourth place with 15%.
November 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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