Green councillor, Alison Johnstone, shares tips for a Green Christmas with Edinburgh Evening News readers. Alison, who is also top Green candidate in Lothian for the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections offers views on Christmas trees, decorations, shopping local and avoiding unwanted presents.
Green candidate’s tips for a Green Christmas
– December 16, 2010Posted in: Councillors, News
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A Green Christmas is sometimes tricky when you have kids being assailed by TV adverts for the latest plastic gonk weeks in advance. One of the things we do is fill socks with real things, like tangerines and stuff bought in the corner shop round the road.