Tag: analysis

General Election ’17: What if the Greens had stood?

LUKE CAMPBELL reckons we could have seen some different results had the Greens contested more seats in the recent general election …

In the 2017 snap General Election the Scottish Green Party fielded just three candidates – Lorna Slater contested Edinburgh North and Leith, Patrick Harvie (Co-convenor and List MSP for Glasgow Region) stood in Glasgow North, and Debra Pickering was the first ever Green candidate in Falkirk for a UK parliamentary election.  Continue reading General Election ’17: What if the Greens had stood?

42% of young voters steered clear of snap General Election

LUKE CAMPBELL reflects on the general election results and says more must be done to engage young people in the democratic process:

A YouGov poll, published on Tuesday 13 June has suggested that UK-wide 42% of all eligible voters aged under 25 did not vote in the snap General Election of Thursday 8th June (writes Luke Campbell). Continue reading 42% of young voters steered clear of snap General Election