At the time of the Bute House Agreement, indy activists speculated that it was actually to keep SNP MSPs in line, because the Green MSPs would always do what Patrick Harvie orders them to, lest they suffer the fate of Andy Wightman.
The presence of a Green Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone) also ensures that ideology will win over what the law actually states. We saw this at the Feminist Network meeting in Holyrood last week, where she insisted those self-identifying as women were entitled to take part, despite the Scottish courts already telling the Scottish government that they do not have the right to redefine the meaning of "Woman".
At the time of the Bute House Agreement, indy activists speculated that it was actually to keep SNP MSPs in line, because the Green MSPs would always do what Patrick Harvie orders them to, lest they suffer the fate of Andy Wightman.
The presence of a Green Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone) also ensures that ideology will win over what the law actually states. We saw this at the Feminist Network meeting in Holyrood last week, where she insisted those self-identifying as women were entitled to take part, despite the Scottish courts already telling the Scottish government that they do not have the right to redefine the meaning of "Woman".