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Alex Phillips rules herself out of Green Party leadership election – UK Green news round up issue 61
Alex Phillips rules herself out of Green Party leadership election Image credit: YouTube screengrab Nominations for the Green Party of England and Wales leadership election open on June 1, as…
Greens mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia – UK Green news round up issue 60
Greens mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. The day is designed to raise awareness of the issues facing…
Greens reiterate calls for Universal Basic Income – UK Green news round up issue 59
Greens reiterate calls for a Universal Basic Income Image credit: Bristol Green Party and Callum MacLellan Photography - Creative Commons With the latest government announcements providing little alleviation of lockdown,…
Greens call for a new course on social care – UK Green news round up issue 58
Greens call for new course on social care Image credit: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Creative Commons The UK government this week included deaths from coronavirus taking place outside hospitals in its national figures…
Muslim civil rights group demands apology from Jeff Goldblum
Muslim Advocates, a civil rights group for American Muslims, has called on actor Jeff Goldblum to apologise for anti-Muslim remarks he made on the most recent episode of RuPaul’s Drag…
New research reveals impact of microplastics on marine wildlife
New research has revealed the impact of microplastics on marine wildlife. In recent years public awareness of the plastic pollution problem has soared, but our understanding of how this impacts…
Greens say no return to “normal” after the crisis – UK Green news round up issue 57
Greens say no return to "normal" Image credit: Kaihsu Tai and Ric Lander - Creative Commons, and YouTube screengrab As another week of lockdown continued, people have begun discussing what…
Green councillors demand emergency funding to tackle coronavirus crisis – UK Green news round up issue 56
Green councillors demand emergency funding to tackle coronavirus crisis Image credit: YouTube screengrab With the coronavirus crisis rumbling on, local councils are increasingly facing pressure on services and their finances.…
Young Greens launch ‘unprecedented programme of political education’ – UK Green news round up issue 55
Young Greens launch 'unprecedented programme of political education' The Young Greens of England and Wales this week launched an "unprecedented programme of training and political education." The youth branch of…
Wales Green Party picks new deputy leader – UK Green news round up issue 54
Lauren James becomes new deputy leader of the Wales Green Party While most of the media's eyes will be on the election of the new Labour leadership team, there have…