OK, now they've got your attention. In electing Zack Polanski, a media-friendly former actor with an eye-catching vision for a mass movement of eco-populism, the Greens have taken a step into the unknown. And the first task for Polanski is to bring the party with him. Green leadership contests are generally quite polite. This time it has been different, in part due to the personalities but mainly because of the very different visions on offer.
PA Media The Scottish Green Party will announce the winners of its leadership election on Friday. The party will elect two co-leaders from four nominees; Dominic Ashmole, Ross Greer, Gillian Mackay and Lorna Slater. The party said no candidates were running as a slate, so any combination of two out of the four could be elected. Typically, a male and female co-convener is elected. The results will be announced at 10:00 during an event at the Scottish Poetry Library.