{"id":43483,"date":"2024-07-01T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redpepper.org.uk\/?p=43483"},"modified":"2024-07-02T14:25:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:25:20","slug":"interview-with-iris-duane-glasgow-north-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redpepper.org.uk\/political-parties-and-ideologies\/democracy\/interview-with-iris-duane-glasgow-north-green\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;m too left-wing for the SNP and I never considered Labour&#8217; \u2013 an interview with Iris Duane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group rp-box rp-full-width has-pale-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paula Lacey<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>So how did you get into politics?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group rp-full-width has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iris Duane<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>I constantly say that I didn\u2019t get into politics, politics got into me. 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There are socialists in the SNP, for sure, but I have disagreements with the party, particularly on the environment \u2013 like we\u2019ve seen recently, their using oil and gas licenses to win votes instead of actually trying to mitigate the climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve never considered Labour. In my opinion, the party keeps the working class in their place. It doesn&#8217;t uplift us, it doesn&#8217;t seek to free us from poverty. Another hard line for me is their attitude towards democracy and electoral reform \u2013 the fact that we live in a country where only 63 per cent of people vote is a disgrace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Scottish Greens, we\u2019re about cooperative politics, we&#8217;re about working together and doing what we believe is right for the community. 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We should all be around the table, trying to compromise, trying to work together to best serve our communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group rp-box rp-full-width has-pale-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paula Lacey<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Gender has been falsely pushed to the forefront of this election \u2013 how have you found campaigning as the only black trans woman candidate?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group rp-full-width has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iris Duane<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>There aren\u2019t many trans women running for parliament, yes, but there are also only 39 black women running across all parties. The discrepancy goes further than my gender identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve experienced abuse online, but I\u2019ve also got a lot of support for being so open about my experiences of transition. Mostly though, what I&#8217;ve found in this campaign is that it truly doesn&#8217;t come up. Only 3 per cent of the population care about it, there\u2019s less than 20,000 trans people in Scotland. It hasn\u2019t come up on the doors once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m loud in my activism, I\u2019m open about who I am, and I will not be made to feel shame. I bring my identity to the table in politics. 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