Newport to Brighton, Spalding to Holyrood – UK Green news round up week 9
Amelia Womack sets out her stall for Newport West by-election After the sad passing of longstanding Labour MP Paul Flynn, a by-election has been called in Newport West for...
Arrests, defections and delivering change – UK Green news round up week 8
Molly Scott Cato arrested in Belgium Demonstrating the Green commitment to non-violent direct action as a means of driving political change, Molly Scott Cato was arrested in Belgium this...
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...
Greens join calls for no-confidence in government
Caroline Lucas signed a motion of no-confidence in Theresa May’s leadership, after a day of intense of anti-Brexit campaigning from the Green Party of England and Wales. The motion...
Green Party writes to Hunt over trans healthcare
This afternoon Jonathan Bartley and I took a letter to the Department of Health about the delays faced by trans people wanting to access a Gender Identity Clinic....
What next? Thoughts on the Green Party Conference
“Confusion, opportunity and excitement.” The RSPB’s Ruth Davis used these words on a panel about Brexit and the environment, describing the strange situation that we in the UK currently...
Greens lead fight against London Arms Fair
As one of the world’s biggest weapons fairs sets up in the East End of London, Greens have been at the forefront of the campaign to shut it down....
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...
Green co-leaders: Corbyn has surrendered over Brexit
Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley accused the Labour Party of ‘trading their red flag for a white flag’ over the EU today. In a joint speech at the Green...
Reasons to be cheerful: 6 Green highlights from 2016
As we eke out of our sherry dens and back into non-festive life, the image of 2016 as a terrible year is setting itself in stone. But as...