"We've allowed ourselves to become a radical bureaucracy rather than a radical democracy, he said. And we need to see serious internal reform. We need to reform as a party if we are to grow as a party."
"I think it is a concern. And I think that's why we do need to find out why [turnout was so low], she said."
Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay were appointed co-conveners of the Scottish Greens after a leadership election with a 12.7% turnout, when only 950 of 7,500 members voted. Both leaders promised to campaign for a universal basic income, free bus travel and higher taxation on the wealthy. Greer said the party had lost energy and required significant structural and internal reforms to grow. Mackay described the low turnout as a concern and said the party must investigate its causes. The contest followed Patrick Harvie’s resignation for ill health and saw Lorna Slater narrowly lose to Greer.
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