An Update from Me.
Today, I’m announcing that I have joined the currently named Your Party, and I’m resigning my membership, and therefore Scottish Parliamentary candidacy, of the Scottish Green Party.
My reasons for leaving the Greens are many in number, but fundamentally I have joined Your Party because I recognise that the future of our country is at stake, and this new project is the only vehicle which can keep Nigel Farage out of 10 Downing Street and build a socialist, independent Scotland.
None of the existing Holyrood parties can be taken seriously when it comes to the fight against austerity; every single one of them is complicit in passing on brutal cuts to public services and making the lives of the working classes worse.
Your Party can be a huge mass movement which can take on the far right in our communities, our neighbourhoods, our workplaces. I’m excited to get stuck in, and although this move means I won’t be standing for Holyrood next May, I’m excited to get campaigning to elect Your Party MSPs, MPs and councillors who will stand up for the working class.
I’m so grateful to everyone who supported me during my time in the Greens, and my message to each and every one of you is simple: join me. I’m thrilled to be joining Your Party at the same time as three fantastic councillors in Dan, Leòdhas and Seonad, as well as countless activists who like me, recognise the huge potential this new party holds. Dan, Leòdhas and Seonad will keep fighting for their communities within the city chambers, and I can’t wait to keep on supporting them.
In solidarity,
Ellie
Very disappointing, Ellie.
The Greens are comfortably the most democratic party in Scotland, and Your Party have yet to prove themselves as anything better. I love the idea of a mass movement that goes beyond a political party, but we should be working with civil society organisations, trade unions and charities that already exist rather than trying to replace them - honestly it feels arrogant by Your Party to assume that they need to be everything to everyone.
In policy terms, there seems to be very little between the two parties, and I really don’t see how splitting the socialist independent vote in Scotland helps to keep Nigel Farage out of Downing Street. The Scottish Greens will never be the single largest party in the UK, but if you only care about keeping out Reform, that doesn’t matter anyway?
Hi Ellie, my jury is still very much out on Your Party but I wanted to wish you all the very best. It's sometimes much harder to walk away from something than it is to sign up to something else, and I commend your decision to step away from your candidacy.