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The government’s handling of school qualifications is leaving students like me in the dark
As COVID-19 case numbers rose in the UK back in March, the cancellation of exams still seemed like an impossibility. Yet, here we are, awaiting grades and facing the very…
COVID-19 and the problem of electronic waste
The global demand for electronics has gone up in response to increased numbers of people homeworking. But in the UK it’s been noted that collection volumes of waste electrical and…
Transphobia in the Green Party leadership election is harming the party’s reputation
The Green Party of England and Wales is midway through its leadership elections. Currently two of the eight candidates are making a very clear pitch for the “gender critical” vote.…
6 reasons to vote for me in the Green Party House of Lords selection
I have been deputy leader since 2014 and have built and created the role to make it a dynamic force that is more relevant on the political agenda than ever…
Slaying enemies of equal rights and justice – an interview with Cleo Lake
Image credit: YouTube screengrab When Bristol's former lord mayor Cleo Lake entered the Green Party of England and Wales deputy leadership election, it appeared that the incumbent - Amelia Womack…
“Most people in the UK are Green” – an interview with Nick Humberstone
Nick Humberstone's pitch for the deputy leadership of the Green Party of England and Wales is fairly straightforward. The Green Party should be better at communicating its policies and values…
The Green Party is “ready to absolutely explode” – an interview with Sian Berry and Jonathan Bartley
Speaking to Sian Berry and Jonathan Bartley for an extended period, I notice two things above anything else. Rather than common features of interviews - the earnest flag waving around…
With culture in crisis, workers like me are paying the price
Last month, executives at Southbank Centre told me and my colleagues that at least 365 jobs - including my own - were at risk of redundancy. After weeks of uncertainty…
Beyond Politics or beyond parody?
Last week the offices of Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Amnesty International and Christian Aid were all attacked. Pink paint was thrown over their facades, with a new organisation ‘Beyond…
The next Green Party leaders must be actively anti-racist
The turbulence of 2020 has laid bare deep-rooted problems which have been ignored for far too long: the fragility of the current socio-economic system, the inequalities that constitute the core…