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Where should Policy Fest sit in the Green Party’s broken policy making structures?

Sam Alston23 January 2021No Comment2021-01-23T19:40:55+00:00

This year's edition of the Green Party of England and Wales' Policy Fest felt very different to previous years and, naturally, in depth interaction was limited. At the same time,…

Shop workers need a fighting, radical union

Jake Welsh 22 January 2021 1 Comment2021-01-22T11:20:57+00:00

Anyone who has known me over the past 11 years knows my undying commitment to the Green Party of England and Wales as an electoral path to help move society…

Building a movement for climate justice requires recognising all our struggles are interconnected

Sarah Ní Dochartaigh 20 January 2021 2 Comments2021-01-20T19:04:49+00:00

This article is part of a series – The Decade We Must Win – examining the successes and failures of social movements and the left since the financial crash, and exploring how…

We can’t build our way out of the climate emergency

Jonathan Essex 3 January 2021 No Comment2021-01-03T19:48:43+00:00

For far too long public debate on the sufficiency of climate action has focused on how quickly we are rolling out wind turbines, solar panels or even nuclear power. Such…

International unions demand release of Cambodian trade union leader

Will Herbert25 January 20211 Comment2021-01-25T10:50:05+00:00

The International Trade Union Congress (ITUC) and Education International have called for the release of Cambodian trade union leader Rong Chhun, who went on trial on Friday 19 January. Rong…

Greens ahead of Lib Dems in new Westminster poll

Chris Jarvis 4 January 2021 2 Comments2021-01-04T16:14:24+00:00

The UK's Green Parties are continuing their strong showing in opinion polls in 2021. A new poll has found support for the Greens if a general election were held tomorrow…

Greens on 7% in latest general election poll

Chris Jarvis 3 January 2021 No Comment2021-01-03T16:15:12+00:00

The UK's Green Parties are entering 2021 riding high in the polls. A new poll suggests that if a general election were held tomorrow, the Greens would receive per cent…

Greens back teachers’ call to close schools and move learning online

Chris Jarvis 2 January 2021 No Comment2021-01-02T16:51:23+00:00

The Green Party of England and Wales has today backed calls from teaching unions to take steps to protect the safety of staff and students by moving to online learning…

Turkey’s new minimum wage is ‘far from meeting the expectations of workers’, union claims

Will Herbert 29 December 2020 No Comment2020-12-29T10:32:58+00:00

Turkey’s largest trade union centre has called the country’s minimum wage increase ‘inadequate’ and said it will ‘victimize’ workers. The Minimum Wage Determination Commission, which sets the minimum wage in…