Newly elected Scottish Green leaders to campaign on universal income and free bus travel

<p>Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay, elected after 12.7% turnout, also vow to campaign on higher taxation of rich</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/29/latest-live-uk-politics-news-updates-asylum-hotels-labour-conservatives-reform">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/29/newly-elected-scottish-green-leaders-ross-greer-gillian-mackay-campaign-universal-income-free-bus-travel">Continue reading...</a>