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Harvie raises Duke s extreme wealth and privilege at Holyrood tribute PATRICK Harvie has raised Prince Philip’s “extreme wealth, privilege and status” as he admitted the Scottish Greens considered boycotting the Holyrood tribute to him. He also contrasted the Duke of Edinburgh s support for nature conservation with the bloodsport of the wealthy . The Scottish Greens co-leader, whose party supports abolishing the monarchy, said it would have been “wrong to give a performance of feelings not sincerely felt”. He noted around 150,000 people had died from Covid in the UK and their deaths had mostly been announced “without ceremony as daily statistics”. ....
Patrick Harvie s statement was branded a disgrace by one Labour figure PATRICK Harvie has said his party considered boycotting the Holyrood session in which parliamentarians were invited to pay tribute to Prince Philip. The Scottish Greens co-leader said it would be “wrong to give a performance of feelings not sincerely felt”, but stated his party did not want to show the Duke of Edinburgh any “personal disrespect”. The Glasgow MSP, who noted the prince’s “extreme wealth, privilege and status”, offered his sincere condolences to his family, friends and “all those who will miss him”. Holyrood was recalled for just the sixth time in its history to mark Philip s death. ....