Q Manivannan
Scottish Green Party · Scotland
“He served as a minister throughout that entire period. He was appointed by Boris Johnson, reappointed by Liz Truss and reappointed by Rishi Sunak. If the “Boriswave” was a scandal, he was the minister who sailed on it—with all of his six boats, presumably.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“The motion just mentions “non-citizens”—a category so broad that it encompasses almost everyone in Scotland who was not born here, the overwhelming majority of whom are here entirely lawfully and are paying into the system from which they are being threatened with exclusion. The motion talks about tackling illegal immigration.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“He talks about “non-citizens” when he means illegal immigrants and hopes that nobody reads the small print. He pledges his salary to a charity that he controls with his personal assistant with £12,000 in the bank. He boasted of having six homes on live television while standing in a constituency with a housing crisis.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“One line later, without a definition and without a distinction, the motion pivots to calling for “non-citizens” to be restricted from accessing social housing and Scottish welfare. Illegal immigrants and non- citizens are not the same people. They are not in the same legal category. They are not the same policy problem.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“The motion calls for apprenticeships, literacy investment and diverse pathways into employment, but the Fraser of Allander Institute found that Reform’s tax proposals would turn Scotland’s income tax net position from a surplus to a deficit. There would be a recurring annual cost, not a one-off.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“He added, with infinite scientific precision, that “The world heats up and cools down … so I don’t want to get into that argument about science.” Members in this overheated and sweaty parliamentary chamber cannot afford to take that position.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗