Scottish Greens MSP and co-leader
The Scottish government has published a draft bill proposing a referendum on independence. It would allow voters aged 16 and over, and qualifying foreign nationals, to participate. Westminster’s position remains that another vote is off limits, and the timing and date would be set by the Scottish Parliament if approved.
Scottish Green MSP Q Manivannan has faced widespread condemnation after saying rape is a spectrum, prompting apologies and calls for leadership from Green co-leaders. The comments, made in a podcast last year, are being revisited as survivors’ groups reiterate there is no hierarchy of rape and demand accountability.