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THE Scottish Greens launched their manifesto with a commitment to indyref2 in the next parliament and plans for sweeping tax powers to boost Scotland’s recovery from the pandemic. Co-leaders Lorna Slater and ­Patrick Harvie introduced Our Common ­Future at a virtual event yesterday and described their plans as “bold and transformational”. Renewable energy jobs and infrastructure, the end of licenses for gas and oil exploration in the North Sea and a “millionaires tax” on the top 10% of earners took centre stage. And the Greens backed a second independence referendum in the...

Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater THE SCOTTISH Greens have insisted that Boris Johnson will fold to demands for a second independence referendum and have not drawn up a Plan B if the UK Government refuses to acknowledge a mandate for a re-run of the 2014 vote. The party has launched its Holyrood election manifesto and has stressed that “an independence referendum should be held during the next parliamentary session”. The document adds that the question and timing of any repeat of the 2014 vote “should be decided by a simple majority of the Scottish Parliament”. It adds: �...

THE SCOTTISH Greens want to bring forward a millionaire’s tax and invest more than £3 bilion to renew railways as part of its post-pandemic…

We’re guided by health protocols: ZEC Senior Reporter The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says it will stand guided by the Ministry of Health and Child Care on the resumption of some electoral activities. Most election activities, principally voting, were suspended last year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic to minimise the spread of the virus. Last month, ZEC announced that it would resume voter registration and other related field work at the start of this month, after the relaxation of some lockdown measures.  However, the electoral body said by-elections would remain suspended u...

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