Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay, elected after 12.7% turnout, also vow to campaign on higher taxation of rich
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The new leaders of the Scottish Greens, Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay, have promised to campaign for a universal income, free bus travel and higher taxation on the rich after winning a muted election contest.
Greer and Mackay, who were both backbench MSPs at Holyrood, were appointed co-conveners of the Scottish Greens after a noticeably low turnout of 12.7% – only 950 of the party’s 7,500 members voted after a low-key summer campaign.
They admitted the turnout was worrying. Greer said he had long believed the party had lost its energy, and significant changes to its structures, internal elections and campaign apparatus were needed.
