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My first Veg Festival: far from radical but a celebration for change

Julie Gulliver19 August 2019No Comment2019-08-19T13:58:11+01:00

Last month I attended my first ever Veg Fest in Cambridge. An event organised by Cambridge Sustainable Food, a new alliance of organisations, promoting healthy and environmentally sustainable food. The…

Why we need to stop framing tackling climate change as a battle for our children

Harry Holmes 18 August 2019 No Comment2019-08-18T11:12:17+01:00

I wish I was given a penny every time someone started talking about saving the planet for our grandkids. I may actually have enough income to start my own Green…

BP: Very much business as usual

James Hanson 16 August 2019 No Comment2019-08-16T19:54:22+01:00

BP, the British oil major which produces million barrels of oil per day and brought in $ billion in profit in 2018, has been running a PR campaign under the…

The rising threat of Green Nationalism

Harry Holmes 10 August 2019 1 Comment2019-08-10T14:33:17+01:00

A week ago, on August 3, a man walked into the parking lot of a Walmart in El Paso Texas. He opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle on the crowd…

Taking the crisis seriously – Greens and a progressive alliance

Adam Ramsay 10 August 2019 5 Comments2019-08-10T10:19:33+01:00

If politics moves from the edges, then the Green parties of these islands have, in many ways, had outrageous success over the last decade. In 2017, a Labour party which…

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All eyes are on the Amazon – but another forest is on fire too

James Hanson23 August 2019No Comment2019-08-23T17:38:10+01:00

As the world’s media finally begins to cover the shocking fires that have been devastating the Amazon Rainforest, which produces 20 per cent of our planet’s oxygen and is home…

Greens back Corbyn government to stop no-deal Brexit: UK Green news round up weeks 32-33

Chris Jarvis 19 August 2019 No Comment2019-08-19T21:09:39+01:00

Greens support a Corbyn caretaker government to oust Boris Johnson and stop no-deal Brexit With every passing day, the debacle surrounding Brexit gets more and more intense. A combination of…

Changes at the top of the Scottish Green Party – UK Green news round up week 31

Chris Jarvis 4 August 2019 No Comment2019-08-04T19:28:35+01:00

Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater elected first Scottish Green Party co-leaders Image credit: Scottish Green Party Change was afoot in the Scottish Green Party this week. Party members finished voting…

The people taking on the hostile environment and climate breakdown

Andrew Taylor 3 August 2019 No Comment2019-08-03T10:13:07+01:00

Image credit: Neil Cummings, Creative CommonsIn the face of huge popular mobilisation demanding action to address climate breakdown, the government is currently considering giving energy company Drax approval for what…

New government, new climate change induced records and new nuclear – UK Green news round up week 30

Chris Jarvis 28 July 2019 No Comment2019-07-28T18:17:53+01:00

Greens hit out at Boris Johnson becoming prime minister Image credit: Creative Commons: Ric Lander This week, Boris Johnson became prime minister of the UK off the back of the…