THE new Scottish Greens party political broadcast is the UK’s first to feature slam poetry.
Gray Votes Green, which airs on STV and BBC Scotland tonight, features Glaswegian spoken word poet Gray Crosbie, who has been published throughout the UK and featured several times by BBC social.
Their poetry also triggered Piers Morgan on Twitter.
In their poem, Gray explains why they vote Green, highlighting the impact the party have had on Scotland, including influencing income tax reform, winning free bus travel for young people, taking on developers at Loch Lomond and elsewhere, and winning protection for mountain hares.
Crosbie said: “I was thrilled to be asked if I would write something for the Scottish Greens. I’ve voted Green for years and felt it was important to stress the clear impact that vote has had and how urgently we need more green voices, especially with the next Scottish election approaching.”
Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater said the party was “grateful to Gray for this moving work” which renewed commitments to continue being a positive force in Scottish politics.
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