With a historic election looming, what should Green strategy be?
For Greens, the snap election has in a way made things easier. The biggest debate in the party in England and Wales of late has been around the...
Patrick Harvie: ‘minority of aggressive voices’ must not dominate next referendum
At the end of March, the Scottish Parliament did the political equivalent of a two-finger salute to Westminster – by voting for a second independence referendum. While they don’t...
GPEW at the Global Congress – What was achieved?
Earlier this month the Green Party of England and Wales helped host the Global Greens Congress in Liverpool, the largest meeting of Green parties and politicians in...
Winning second MP in Bristol West is ‘number one’ Green priority, says source
Electing South West MEP Molly Scott-Cato to become the Green Party’s second MP will be the party’s ‘number one’ priority for this election, a senior party source has told...
Confirmed: Caroline Lucas WILL vote for early General Election
Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas will vote in support of Theresa May’s motion for an early General Election tomorrow. A spokesperson for the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion told...
Dutch Greens face temptation of joining pro-austerity coalition
Following their success in the March 15th Dutch parliamentary elections, left-wing green party GroenLinks are in talks with four other parties to form the next coalition government. The talks...
How PR ‘completely transformed’ New Zealand politics: Metiria Turei, Green Party co-leader
In 1996, New Zealand introduced the Mixed Member Proportion (MMP) voting system – a mixed FPTP and proportional list voting system. It was a big step forward in...
Dutch elections: A big Green win against a bleak backdrop
Left-leaning media in the UK and elsewhere have been teeming with jubilant headlines hailing the success of GroenLinks [the Dutch Green Party] in the Dutch parliamentary elections on 15 March....
Greens celebrate two seats as unionists lose grip on Stormont
Claire Bailey and Steven Agnew have been reelected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, Claire Bailey keeping her seat in a down-to-the-wire race in South Belfast. With 18 fewer seats...
Northern Ireland: high turnout drives Sinn Fein vote as Greens stay #Awake4Bailey
As the results of the NI Assembly election filter through, it is becoming clear that the election has been a success for Sinn Fein, who have taken of...