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The draconian Scottish Greens have been buoyed by the apparent success of far-left politics in the USA and UK, with Socialist Zohran Mamdani winning the New York mayor election and Zack Polanski helping the UK Greens enjoy a membership boom and rise in the opinion polls.
There is a risk that the Greens could be brought back into the Scottish Government next year if John Swinney fails to win a majority, as most pollsters predict.
It means co-leaders Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay will get the chance to ban things they don't like again, like predecessors Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater, who put gas boilers and wood-burning stoves on the chopping block last time.
On Wednesday, Greens pushed for an end to the private sale of fireworks, meaning that people can no longer purchase them in shops and hold their own displays. Stricter regulations have been introduced in Scotland to curb the use of pyrotechnics as weapons, with control zones being brought in for Bonfire Night.
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MSP Maggie Chapman claimed that fireworks cause stress and harm to vulnerable people, pets and wildlife. She said: "For a lot of people and animals, the period from the end of October to Hogmanay can be a dangerous and stressful time, and bonfire night is often the worst of it.
"We saw that last year with the tragic and avoidable death of Roxie {red panda} in Edinburgh zoo, and there are many others who felt a great deal of anxiety. Fireworks are explosives and they are consistently misused but controls are minimal. There is a place for organised and well-managed events and displays, which can be important community celebrations that bring people together.
"But that does not justify the widespread sale of fireworks or the kind of dangerous, unorganised displays that we have seen in too many residential areas. Scottish Green MSPs and Councillors have led campaigns to introduce Firework Control Zones in our cities and towns, which has limited the impact in some areas. I hope that we can build on that and finally secure an end to private sales."
And the Scottish Greens also urged MSPs to ban greyhound racing in Scotland - even though this doesn't even take place north of the border anymore due to meddling from Mark Ruskell. His Member's Bill is currently going through Holyrood at the moment, with the Scottish Government understood to be supporting it in principle.
Thornton Stadium in Kirkcaldy closed until further notice in March, citing difficulties with finding a betting partner and concerns about the proposed ban. Mr Ruskell welcomed this, despite the loss of jobs at the premises.
He said: "There is no safe way to force dogs to run around an oval track at top speed and, despite years of industry promises, things are not improving. It is personal for me. I had a former racing greyhound called Bert who was a lovely and affectionate dog, but he still carried a lot of trauma and injury from his days of being made to race.
"No dog should be made to suffer for gambling industry profits, and I am determined to finally put a stop to it. I hope that our parliament will unite behind my bill. Greyhound racing is a cruel and dated sport that has no place in modern Scotland. We can and must seize the opportunity to end it for good."
The Greyhound Board of Great Britain said the bill had "no relevance" to Scotland as no licensed racing was currently taking place. Chief executive Mark Bird said: "This is a confused and ill-thought-out piece of legislation with implications that go well beyond the remit of racing greyhounds in Scotland. This Bill ignores the substantial evidence which proves the need for effective regulation to safeguard greyhound welfare."
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