Cllr Anthony Carroll

Have been getting quite a few new followers here - hello! 👋 I'm Anthony Carroll: a Councillor for Dennistoun, a Bailie for the City of Glasgow, & a big Doctor Who fan.💚 I post a mix of local politics patter & Dr Who Virgin New Adventure novel larks I do on the podcast Too Broad & Too Deep! 🟦

Had a great time up in Inverness, catching up with members, discussing the Housing Crisis, & gearing up for the largest amount of Green Councillors across Scotland ever! 💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Rent Control assessment guidance is *finally* published 🎉 Greens have been pushing to get this for months so we can get Rent Controls done. We want to see them implemented across all of Glasgow, & will keep advocating for that to happen 💚 www.gov.scot/publications...

Jackdaw won't bring down bills or create many jobs. But it will leave us even more dependent on volatile global gas markets, and worsen the climate chaos we already see around us. It's shocking that no other party is willing to stand up for our planet against the greed of oil and gas companies.

Companies like Amazon have taken more and more from our communities while giving far too little back. We need to redistribute the wealth. Greens would tax billionaire online retailers to support local communities and high streets.

Had a wonderful evening at the Glasgow Women's Library 35th anniversary exhibition launch last night. It was extra special to celebrate it with my predecessor, the fabulous Kim Long! 💚 Read more on the exhibition here: womenslibrary.org.uk/event/12784-...

Tomorrow (9th October) is the deadline to provide your thoughts on the planned Eastern Entrance to the Necropolis. I've had many local residents write to me requesting this - so if you want to have your say, follow the link below: publicaccess.glasgow.gov.uk/online-appli...

Best of luck to @zackpolanski.bsky.social today! 🗳️ He came to support us in Glasgow Southside where we elected our first Green constituency MSP in May, here is hoping he is elected London's 1st Green MP! 💚 For People & Planet before Profit, Vote Green today ✊

On the same day drug deaths tragically go up by 11%, Glasgow's IJB is facing having to cut preventative drug treatments. If the Scottish Government is serious about acting to tackle our drug deaths, then they should start funding action on it than cutting it.

So Unite the Clans have went full-throttle defenders & advocates of Nazism now. Politicians who collaborated with them like Cllrs Audrey Dempsey & Thomas Kerr should hang their heads in shame & P45s in - they aren't fit to be local leaders in their communities. www.facebook.com/share/p/1EiY...

MSPs from the two largest ‘progressive’ parties in Scotland regularly watch Arthur’s Seat burning from their parliamentary office windows because of climate change

Lovely to see Uachtarán na hÉireann Catherine Connolly visit Glasgow City Chambers this morning 🇮🇪💚

Necropolis Eastern Entrance planning application is live📩 You can now see the technical designs, & provide comment on the planning portal 💚 It's great to see this finally get moving - if you want to give your say, comment through the link below 👇 publicaccess.glasgow.gov.uk/online-appli...

Have a listen to a worst Classic Who list that even surprised myself when I looked at the finished result!

I'm glad the Dennistoun Area Partnership agreed to fund making Ark Lane step-free in Wellpark 💚 It's a well-used route for folk going to & from Duke St, and look forward to it being made accessible to those who use wheelchairs, prams, and cycle.

Lovely litter pick with Dennistoun Mural Project this morning, & a Daily Coffee at the end! 💚

Fantastic work by Royston Youth Action & partners at their Manify event, bringing positive masculinity & healthy relations to young men 💚 Community-based remedies to toxic culture like this is what we need to support further across Glasgow ✊

Beyond disgusting that planned social housing was set alight in Possilpark all because of a hateful lie - sparked by lying, hateful bigots online who couldn't point to Possil on a map. www.thenational.scot/news/2652667...

💚HISTORIC GREEN WIN! Local housing campaigner Lorenzo Martinico has made history by becoming the first Scottish Green to win a council by-election in Edinburgh. Congratulations to Lorenzo and the Edinburgh Greens.

The Duke Street Avenue project keeps getting further delays upon delay. It will be a great connection route for Dennistoun - but the Council needs to get better & more efficient at delivering Avenues in Glasgow, & they can start with Duke St. 💚🚧 www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...

Lovely to visit Sword St Design & Make at their fundraiser tonight, which is under threat of demolition. I'll continue to oppose the loss of their workshop, & other organisations like Dance HQ at this site 💚

Here's my updated surgery times for constituents 💚 Alternatively email me at Anthony.carroll@glasgow.gov.uk 📩

Glasgow was promised this by the SNP, & they still delay. The SNP promised guidance on inplementing rent controls to Councils, & they delay. We need a Government of action in a cost of living crisis, not delayers.

ABERNETHY ST PLAY AREA RENEWAL SURVEY 🛝 The Council is looking for community suggestions on what improvements or changes you want to the play area at Abernethy St in Haghill 💚 Give your thoughts in the survey below, deadline 11th September 👇 www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/playrenewa...

Glorious as always to delve into Doctor Who, & my favourite Doctor Who stories - even if not all of them may be to everyone's taste! 👀

I'm honoured to be leading the Glasgow Green Group with Lana 💚 We will be hitting the ground running fighting for People & Planet before Profit, & electing a record amount of Councillors in May to help us do that! ✊

🚨NEWS🚨 Glasgow's Green Group has new Co-leaders - @lanareidmcc.bsky.social & @anthonycarroll.bsky.social 💚 We thank Jon & Martha for their leadership over the years and look forward to Lana & Anthony leading our councillors through to a record result in May's Council Elections! 💚✊💚

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Anthony & Alasdair are joined by @seamus-gallagher.bsky.social to discuss the Left-Handed Hummingbird, by @kateorman.bsky.social 🇲🇽 Hear about Mortal Ken, the Doctor out his nut, and why to not trust H from Steps! 🧑‍🎤 toobroadtoodeeppod.podbean.com/e/the-left-h...

Schools are back today, with all Primary school pupils accessing free school meals for the 1st time in Glasgow! This is following our joint budget in February, where funding was secured for the rollout💚

Seeing off my fellow Councillors & pals @lanareidmcc.bsky.social & @jonmolyneux.bsky.social in the final leg through the East End of their 100 mile cycle fundraiser of the Glasgow Way for the Buddies Club! 💚 Here's the fundraising link if you'd like to donate: www.justgiving.com/page/lana-jo...

Our co-host Anthony is on his holidays, catching up with The Left Handed Hummingbird by Kate Orman, before we record our next episode! 💚 What are your thoughts on the first female-written Doctor Who VNA? 📖

Out of office 📩 I'm away on holiday until the 5th August - if you've urgent casework, it'll still be picked up by my support officer if you email Anthony.carroll@glasgow.gov.uk 💚

Thanks to all members who came to our branch AGM in person & online this past weekend! 💚 If you're a member in Glasgow & want to get in touch to be involved with our Council Elections campaign or even stand, as well as other activities, give us an email at glasgow@scottishgreens.org.uk !

People make Glasgow, Fascists don't.

I think we need a new statue added to George Square when it opens @susanaitken.bsky.social !

If Anas Sarwar cared only about serving in a UK Labour Government, why didn't he stand in the 2024 General Election when Labour were doing well & do it then? He clearly never cared about running a Scottish Government - he made skud all difference in Holyrood & treated it only as a stepping stone.

Anas Sarwar going back on his own promises once again for his own ends? Colour me shocked. No wonder Greens bet Labour in his home city 💚

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War. A total of 549 Scots volunteered to fight in Spain. Proportionally more Scots volunteered than from any other country. We still have a lot of work to do in Scotland to tackle fascism, racism, and all forms of discrimination.

Supporting Sisters Against Cuts' protest, calling for permanent funding of womens' services, like the Murray Initiative ✊ It's a real women-led alternative to far-right exploitation of horrific sexual crimes by focusing on tackling gender-based violence & fight for services supporting survivors 💚