A tale of two mayors – UK Green news round up week 7
Sian Berry announced as Green Party candidate for London Mayor After a long selection process, Siân Berry – the co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales –...
Conference firsts, publicly owned trains and Young Greens campaigns – UK Green news round up week 6
Clare Bailey hosts first conference of Green Party in Northern Ireland as leader While Stormont is still at a standstill, the ongoing churn of the political calendar continues. On...
Tax reform, the backstop and Churchill’s white supremacy – UK Green news round up week 5
Scottish Greens win major budget concessions from SNP After protracted negotiations, the Scottish Government agreed a budget this week with the support of the Greens. The Greens successfully won...
Abortion rights, budget wars and Brexit tours – UK Green news round up week 4
Green Party in Northern Ireland demand abortion law reform The Green Party in Northern Ireland called for legalisation of abortion this week. While legal in the rest of the...
Brexit, railways and Thatcher – UK Green news round up week 3
Caroline Lucas enters Brexit negotiations with Theresa May After a week of intense political machinations, we’re still no closer to clarity on the direction of travel for Brexit. During...
Small sausages – Green news round up week 2
Amelia Womack 1, Piers Morgan 0 After last week‘s furore over Caroline Lucas’ proposals on taxing meat, Green Party of England and Wales Deputy Leader Amelia Womack went head...
New year, new structures and new policies – Green news round up week 1
Welcome to the first of many Bright Green news round-ups. As part of the revamped and relaunched Bright Green, we’ll be bringing a weekly round up of news on...
The UK’s 20 Most Influential Greens in 2018 – the Top 5
5. Molly Scott-Cato Molly Scott Cato is the latest addition to the Greens’ MEPs. She is also the one with the highest profile. Speaking regularly as the Green Party...
The UK’s 20 Most Influential Greens in 2018 – Numbers 10-6
10. Andy Wightman Andy Wightman is perhaps less well known outside of Scotland than his MSP colleagues. But his influence in 2018 is in the impact he has had...
The UK’s 20 most influential Greens in 2018 – Numbers 20-11
20. Anthony Slaughter It’s been a tumultuous year for the Wales Green Party. A bitter and divisive referendum on whether the Wales Greens should secede from the Green Party...