experience in the past few weeks. this deal has not yet gone to about two members of the scottish green party. two members of the scottish green party. so two members of the scottish green party, so power is with them to decide party, so power is with them to decide whether this agreement, with its commitment to reduce traffic by investing its commitment to reduce traffic by investing in railways and putting huge investing in railways and putting huge amounts of money into things like active huge amounts of money into things like active travel, upgrading scotland s homes, these key sources of emissions, they will do things like bridges people s bills and improve like bridges people s bills and improve quality of life, are what they are improve quality of life, are what they are looking for, but it is up to members to make that decision. as a four to members to make that decision. as a four engineer in the renewables industry. a four engineer in the renewables industry
the agreement delivers bold policy action on pressing issues. a commitment to more affordable housing, a better dealfor commitment to more affordable housing, a better deal for tenants and action to tackle poverty and inequality, steps to accelerate our transition to net zero, more support for active travel, energy and tenure transition fund for the north east of scotland, a focus on green jobs and their work and a sustainable recovery from covid. an action to improve mental health and public services, including the establishment of a national care service. we also, in this agreement, reaffirm our shared commitment to ensuring independence for scotland and the right to choose our country s future through a referendum. the agreement also sets out the arrangements for cooperation which will enable a stable parliamentary majority for the delivery of the snp s programme, and as part of that, for the first time
everin as part of that, for the first time ever in uk politics, it will see a green centre national government as ministers, working in a spirit of common endeavour, mutual challenge and collective responsibility to deliver for the people we serve. green party member. we will sit by members and i will but this agreement undoubtedly marks a historic moment. it recognises business as usual is not good enough in the times we are living through. it grasps that out of great challenge, a better world and a better scotland is capable of being born, but understands that achieving it will take boldness, courage and a will to do things differently, that is what we offer. i want to thank the scottish greens for the constructive process that has led us to this agreement today and say how much i hope that we will work together in the years ahead to
cow argued for independence? it is ironic. as an cow argued for independence? ironic, as an snp politician, cow argued for independence? iii ii: ironic, as an snp politician, i cow argued for independence? ironic, as an snp politician, i have been told by unionist politicians for years that oil has been going out and could not be relied on to fund or contribute to an independent scotland, so it has been amusing if nothing else to see them abruptly shift position over the past. in answer to your question, we are transitioning away from fossil fuels and the world needs to transition away from fossil fuels. i want to see the skills, infrastructure, expertise will tub over decades in the north east of scotland and the north sea transferred into building that same infrastructure that we needin that same infrastructure that we need in renewable energy, so that transition is under way. the challenge will be to make sure we do that transition in a way that is just and also in a way that is a
impossible on any democratic basis for a uk government to resist the right of the scottish people to choose their own future. the three others standing here for our respective parties want that future to be an independent one, because principle of democracy is that it should not be us or any other politician who decides the future. that should be and will be, in my view, a matterfor the scottish people. i will hand over now to patrick to address the question to the greens. patrick to address the question to the greens patrick to address the question to the greens. ., ,, , ., , , the greens. thank you. the greens, as ou the greens. thank you. the greens, as you know. the greens. thank you. the greens, as you know, pride the greens. thank you. the greens, as you know, pride ourselves - the greens. thank you. the greens, as you know, pride ourselves on - as you know, pride ourselves on being as you know, pride ourselves on being a as you know, pride ourselves on being a democrati