Mark Ruskell
@markruskell.bsky.social
Member Scottish Parliament, Mid Scot & Fife - Scottish Green Party - Spokesperson Environment, Transport - he/him
GBGB chief executive Mark Bird admits "failures with these systems can have potentially significant implications on welfare".
This is unacceptable. This is why my bill to ban greyhound racing in Scotland is vital.
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This is unacceptable. This is why my bill to ban greyhound racing in Scotland is vital.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
GBGB chief executive Mark Bird admits "failures with these systems can have potentially significant implications on welfare".
This is unacceptable. This is why my bill to ban greyhound racing in Scotland is vital.
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This is unacceptable. This is why my bill to ban greyhound racing in Scotland is vital.
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The cost of living hasn't stopped increasing, but the wealth hoarded by the richest people has.
Scottish Greens want to establish a real living wage which increases inline with inflation.
People on minimum wage don't cause inflation, they shouldn't have to bail out the richest.
Scottish Greens want to establish a real living wage which increases inline with inflation.
People on minimum wage don't cause inflation, they shouldn't have to bail out the richest.
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The cost of living hasn't stopped increasing, but the wealth hoarded by the richest people has.
Scottish Greens want to establish a real living wage which increases inline with inflation.
People on minimum wage don't cause inflation, they shouldn't have to bail out the richest.
Scottish Greens want to establish a real living wage which increases inline with inflation.
People on minimum wage don't cause inflation, they shouldn't have to bail out the richest.
The @ScottishGreens.org want an environment where our children and young people are celebrated and can thrive.
We would scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap to protect more than 20,000 children from poverty in Scotland.
We would scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap to protect more than 20,000 children from poverty in Scotland.
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The @ScottishGreens.org want an environment where our children and young people are celebrated and can thrive.
We would scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap to protect more than 20,000 children from poverty in Scotland.
We would scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap to protect more than 20,000 children from poverty in Scotland.
The tax system is broken. The richest people in the UK get to hoard their wealth whilst many struggle to buy the essentials and keep the heating on.
It doesn't have to be this way. @ScottishGreens.org want to tax the top 1%'s wealth and raise £70 billion for public services.
It doesn't have to be this way. @ScottishGreens.org want to tax the top 1%'s wealth and raise £70 billion for public services.
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The tax system is broken. The richest people in the UK get to hoard their wealth whilst many struggle to buy the essentials and keep the heating on.
It doesn't have to be this way. @ScottishGreens.org want to tax the top 1%'s wealth and raise £70 billion for public services.
It doesn't have to be this way. @ScottishGreens.org want to tax the top 1%'s wealth and raise £70 billion for public services.
Mossmorran: workers must be put ahead of political blame game. The workers must be the priority of both governments. Read my full statement here: greens.scot/news/mossmor...
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Mossmorran: workers must be put ahead of political blame game. The workers must be the priority of both governments. Read my full statement here: greens.scot/news/mossmor...
ICYMI
Exxon Mobil and Paul Greenwood should hang their heads in shame...
Exxon Mobil and Paul Greenwood should hang their heads in shame...
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
ICYMI
Exxon Mobil and Paul Greenwood should hang their heads in shame...
Exxon Mobil and Paul Greenwood should hang their heads in shame...
Scotland belongs to the people, not an unelected billionaire monarch. It's time for an independent Scottish Republic.
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Scotland belongs to the people, not an unelected billionaire monarch. It's time for an independent Scottish Republic.
Making the richest in society pay more has helped Scottish Greens deliver for working-class Scots.
🚌 Free bus travel for Under 22s
🚸 The Scottish Child Payment for families
🥪 More free school meals
📈 Increased funding for local services
🚌 Free bus travel for Under 22s
🚸 The Scottish Child Payment for families
🥪 More free school meals
📈 Increased funding for local services
November 23, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Making the richest in society pay more has helped Scottish Greens deliver for working-class Scots.
🚌 Free bus travel for Under 22s
🚸 The Scottish Child Payment for families
🥪 More free school meals
📈 Increased funding for local services
🚌 Free bus travel for Under 22s
🚸 The Scottish Child Payment for families
🥪 More free school meals
📈 Increased funding for local services
This is devastating news for the local community and will cause a lot of anxiety and for hundreds of workers and their families.
It will feel familiar to everyone who saw the results of inaction in Gragemouth. ExxonMobil has reported eye-watering profits and now it is cutting and running and
It will feel familiar to everyone who saw the results of inaction in Gragemouth. ExxonMobil has reported eye-watering profits and now it is cutting and running and
November 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is devastating news for the local community and will cause a lot of anxiety and for hundreds of workers and their families.
It will feel familiar to everyone who saw the results of inaction in Gragemouth. ExxonMobil has reported eye-watering profits and now it is cutting and running and
It will feel familiar to everyone who saw the results of inaction in Gragemouth. ExxonMobil has reported eye-watering profits and now it is cutting and running and
👏 This is great news for the residents in Dunkeld - people power in action.
There are parallels for the community around Bogside, affected by the potential expansion of Fife Silica Sands, where double the amount of people have taken the @ScottishGreens e-action to Fife Council.
There are parallels for the community around Bogside, affected by the potential expansion of Fife Silica Sands, where double the amount of people have taken the @ScottishGreens e-action to Fife Council.
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
👏 This is great news for the residents in Dunkeld - people power in action.
There are parallels for the community around Bogside, affected by the potential expansion of Fife Silica Sands, where double the amount of people have taken the @ScottishGreens e-action to Fife Council.
There are parallels for the community around Bogside, affected by the potential expansion of Fife Silica Sands, where double the amount of people have taken the @ScottishGreens e-action to Fife Council.
The workforce at Mossmorran deserve better.
That's why I wrote to the Deputy First Minister asking to meet with her to discuss a way forward to support the workers and local community affected by the closure.
That's why I wrote to the Deputy First Minister asking to meet with her to discuss a way forward to support the workers and local community affected by the closure.
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The workforce at Mossmorran deserve better.
That's why I wrote to the Deputy First Minister asking to meet with her to discuss a way forward to support the workers and local community affected by the closure.
That's why I wrote to the Deputy First Minister asking to meet with her to discuss a way forward to support the workers and local community affected by the closure.
Everyone deserves to live as their true self.
Today, we remember and mourn the trans individuals who have lost their lives for trying to do just this.
We will continue to stand with trans people, and work to build a more inclusive Scotland.
Today, we remember and mourn the trans individuals who have lost their lives for trying to do just this.
We will continue to stand with trans people, and work to build a more inclusive Scotland.
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Everyone deserves to live as their true self.
Today, we remember and mourn the trans individuals who have lost their lives for trying to do just this.
We will continue to stand with trans people, and work to build a more inclusive Scotland.
Today, we remember and mourn the trans individuals who have lost their lives for trying to do just this.
We will continue to stand with trans people, and work to build a more inclusive Scotland.
Disappointing answer from the Deputy First Minister.
Workers and the local community deserve better.
Workers and the local community deserve better.
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Disappointing answer from the Deputy First Minister.
Workers and the local community deserve better.
Workers and the local community deserve better.
I and the @ScottishGreens.org have long called for a worker-led Just Transition Plan for Mossmorran - this is exactly why. The Scottish Government promised to come up with a plan more than a year ago but have failed to deliver it.
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I and the @ScottishGreens.org have long called for a worker-led Just Transition Plan for Mossmorran - this is exactly why. The Scottish Government promised to come up with a plan more than a year ago but have failed to deliver it.
No human is illegal. It is not illegal to seek asylum and refuge here, no matter the circumstances.
November 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
No human is illegal. It is not illegal to seek asylum and refuge here, no matter the circumstances.
This Bill is personal for me. I had a former racing greyhound called Bert who was a lovely and affectionate dog, but still carried a lot of trauma and injury from his days of being made to race. I don’t want other dogs to have to go through what Bert and thousands of other dogs did.
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This Bill is personal for me. I had a former racing greyhound called Bert who was a lovely and affectionate dog, but still carried a lot of trauma and injury from his days of being made to race. I don’t want other dogs to have to go through what Bert and thousands of other dogs did.
🚂 You can read my 'Breaking the Circle' report in full here: greens.scot/sites/defaul...
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🚂 You can read my 'Breaking the Circle' report in full here: greens.scot/sites/defaul...
Good day in Aberfeldy building our local team for #Holyrood26 with door knocking and cake 💚
November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Good day in Aberfeldy building our local team for #Holyrood26 with door knocking and cake 💚
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Whilst I understand that due process must be followed, I’m concerned that opening a consultation ‘soon’ with the hope for legislative change ahead of the next election - less than six months away - with a growing backlog in the Scottish Parliament that this will be very tough ask.
Whilst I understand that due process must be followed, I’m concerned that opening a consultation ‘soon’ with the hope for legislative change ahead of the next election - less than six months away - with a growing backlog in the Scottish Parliament that this will be very tough ask.
November 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Whilst I understand that due process must be followed, I’m concerned that opening a consultation ‘soon’ with the hope for legislative change ahead of the next election - less than six months away - with a growing backlog in the Scottish Parliament that this will be very tough ask.
Whilst I understand that due process must be followed, I’m concerned that opening a consultation ‘soon’ with the hope for legislative change ahead of the next election - less than six months away - with a growing backlog in the Scottish Parliament that this will be very tough ask.
🚂 You can read my report here: www.greens.scot/BreakingTheC...
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🚂 You can read my report here: www.greens.scot/BreakingTheC...
Looking forward to amending the Natural Environment Bill to tackle the nature emergency and give wild animals a home #swiftbricks #redsquirrels #lynx
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Looking forward to amending the Natural Environment Bill to tackle the nature emergency and give wild animals a home #swiftbricks #redsquirrels #lynx
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
When the @ScottishGreens.org were in government we brought in a better tax system, with people on the lowest income paying less and those with the broadest shoulders paying more.
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
When the @ScottishGreens.org were in government we brought in a better tax system, with people on the lowest income paying less and those with the broadest shoulders paying more.
It was an honour today to open the @ScottishGreens.org debate on better bus services.
Like what we have to say? Join us: greens.scot/join
Like what we have to say? Join us: greens.scot/join
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It was an honour today to open the @ScottishGreens.org debate on better bus services.
Like what we have to say? Join us: greens.scot/join
Like what we have to say? Join us: greens.scot/join
Delighted to be opening the debate for the @ScottishGreens.org today.
The fact that free bus travel for young people has seen 250 million journeys shows that it works. With the Budget just around the corner, expanding it to more people will be a core part of our negotiations.
The fact that free bus travel for young people has seen 250 million journeys shows that it works. With the Budget just around the corner, expanding it to more people will be a core part of our negotiations.
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Delighted to be opening the debate for the @ScottishGreens.org today.
The fact that free bus travel for young people has seen 250 million journeys shows that it works. With the Budget just around the corner, expanding it to more people will be a core part of our negotiations.
The fact that free bus travel for young people has seen 250 million journeys shows that it works. With the Budget just around the corner, expanding it to more people will be a core part of our negotiations.