Scottish Greens - cracks starting to show

[ArthurbellaScott]

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/scottish-greens-war-resignation-rocks-31607896

Ellie Gomersall has resigned.

''The Scottish Greens have been rocked after the party's executive committee co-chair resigned after complaining about "factionalism, hostility and toxicity" within the group...Gomersall blamed burnout and increased tensions within the Greens for the decision to quit'

Gomersall also apparently is president of the NUS.

Busy, busy.

https://twitter.com/NUSScotland/status/1731721747198624096

As in Ellie, the male with their own toxic agenda? Maybe women will start being listened to in the future then….

This is Gomersall.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-young-greens-chair-speaks-out-on-gra-reform-delays-3576261

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23970667.scottish-greens-co-chair-resigns-executive-committee/

Here Gomersall says:

“Much has been spoken about in recent times of the risk of burnout faced disproportionately by women and young people in the party, and I fear that I have come dangerously close to becoming another victim of this in recent months.”

oh wow!! I wonder which women Gomersall refers to! I doubt it is the same women who I am thinking of.

Presumably someone has had the balls to actually say no to something that he's demanding and all the toys are getting thrown out the pram now.

All I can say to Ellie is "bye"

Burn out? Ellie was selected to stand as a candidate, though? So has resigned before being elected as an MSP?

poor Ellie. Rest up, love.

Scottish Greens only have £180,000 in the bank?

Not a rat deserting a sinking ship, then.

Gomersall also apparently is president of the NUS.

So they are student politics not just appearing so

Yes, I'm reminded so much of student politics in the '70s.

180k to fund an election by May 26 with 7 seats to defend. Plus whatever court cases are coming up, I think the national greens are nearly bankrupt because they have so many discrimination cases- 180k wouldn’t cover a single one of those, would it?

If they ask really nicely maybe the Edinburgh billionaire might donate a bit to keep them going?

Scottish Greens are not connected to the GPEW. They used to be affiliated but SG took the huff disaffiliated because GPEW is so literally transphobic.

SG are, if you can credit it, far, far worse. Not least because of certain sections harbouring some very unsavoury men.

https://wingsoverscotland.com/the-quiet-part-out-loud/

Dearie me, @ArthurbellaScott

I'm at work and had to click off that pretty darn quick. (I should have known better).

Sorry, damn, I meant to add a content warning and forgot.

• and I can no longer edit.

NSFW!

I mean, check out this cabal of fuckwits

Ellie’s probably got a media career awaiting - they’re the go-to, rent-a-young-mouthpiece LGBTQIA++ face of Scottish TV it would appear. Young? Tick. Eco-activist? Tick. Voice of Scottish women? Tick (!) Voice of Scottish Trans people? Tick. Ellie covers all the bases. I think our Ellie won’t be disappearing from our screens any time soon.

Thanks arthurbella

reading that on wings 🤮🤮🤮

don’t surprise me though

Voice of Scottish women is neither.

Brain bleach available……

You'd think after the Challenor affair, and subsequent investigation into safeguarding, that the Greens would have actually considered vetting office bearers.

I need a long shower now. Ugh that's grim!

Is there no depravity that disqualifies somone from being the public face of a political party any more?

I'm just waiting for the other shoe to fall.

Quite.