Why Greens Should Support Corbyn’s People’s Quantitative Easing
In the run-up to the very welcome news that Jeremy Corbyn has been elected leader of the Labour Party there was some debate within the Green Party about how best to...
Bond markets boom – time to borrow
In both the USA, and the UK, investors are rushing into government bonds. Scared by the turbulent stock market, those with money are desperate to lend money to governments...
The SNP won through faith; now they must make it real
I was asked to write a contribution to the Our Kingdom debate on the Scottish Spring. This piece first appeared there. If you aren’t from Scotland, the scale of...
5 reasons Caroline should be speaking
Caroline Lucas hasn’t been invited by the TUC to speak at the march on Saturday. If you think she should be, email 1) It’s good for the message:...
A green ‘Plan B’ – why we need a low-carbon strategy out of recession
By Mark Watts, chair of the Environment session at this weekends Progressive London Conference, former environment adviser to Ken Livingstone From 2000 to 2008 London became recognised for its...
The Green solution to Unemployment, Deficit and Recession
The country is at an economic turning point. Wednesday was the most significant domestic political event of most of our lives. It was the full announcement of a Comprehensive...
No ideas? Try the Greens
This piece by Tom Chance is a review of this pamphlet If you’re looking for an advert against pinning the hopes of entire social movements on one political party,...
Caroline Lucas – fighting privatisation: why we need the Green Party
Caroline Lucas opened the party conference with clear fighting talk about the need for a truely progressive party in British politics. With her emphasis on opposition to public spending...
Climate change & cuts
In my recent “a-z of why cuts are mad“, “George Osborne: move over Keynes” and on our campaign site , I give a number of reasons why I oppose...
Caroline Lucas’ Maiden Speech: A new Leader for Progressive Politics
Last week Caroline Lucas made both her maiden speech in the House of Commons and the front page of The Independent newspaper this week. Her speech was a brilliant...