Latest articles from maggie chapman
After the Brexit vote, we live in the time of monsters
On Friday evening I spoke to a substantial gathering in Glasgow’s George Square in the wake of the vote for Britain to leave the UK. I was joined on the platform by anti-racism campaigner Jonathon Shafi and NUS Scotland President Vonnie Sandlan. Glasgow North East MP Anne McLaughlin also spoke.
A vote to leave the EU will deliver us into the hands of the right
Two years ago, as the Scottish Greens’ lead candidate in the European Elections, I argued for a European Union that focused on social justice and peace. Our campaign slogan was ‘a just and welcoming Scotland’ - we put our principles of peace, social justice and democracy, and our support for open borders and immigration front and centre.