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Why I defected from Labour to the Greens

Heather Skibsted7 August 2022No Comment2022-08-07T18:14:33+01:00

I have recently, on 19 July, the hottest day ever recorded in the UK, defected to the Green Party and am delighted to be part of an inclusive hard working…

Oil companies securing record profits is bad news for absolutely everyone

Sam Alston 6 August 2022 No Comment2022-08-06T11:27:50+01:00

Record profits are bad news. Last week BP followed Shell and their French equivalent Total in announcing record billions in profit. This has been driven by massive increases in oil…

Everyone Keir Starmer has sacked or forced to resign for being too left wing

Chris Jarvis 1 August 2022 1 Comment2022-08-01T17:36:17+01:00

For a man who built his leadership campaign around party unity and ending factionalism, Keir Starmer has done a remarkable job at sacking anyone vaguely left wing at the first…

With Labour selling out trade unions, Greens must strengthen our support for their struggles

Matthew Hull 31 July 2022 No Comment2022-07-31T15:54:14+01:00

The last few days have underlined something we have known for a long time. An increasingly right-wing Labour Party leadership, bent on marginalising factional opponents and appeasing the billionaire-owned press,…

Zack Polanski would use his platform as Green Party deputy leader to support trans liberation

Kelsey Trevett 31 July 2022 No Comment2022-07-31T13:06:18+01:00

I wasn’t alive in the 1980s. I don’t remember the beginning of the AIDS pandemic, or the millions of global deaths due to a public health approach tarnished by homophobia.…

The Green League: Who are the Greens with the biggest social media following? – July 2022

Bright Green Editors 25 July 2022 No Comment2022-07-25T18:40:18+01:00

Every month Bright Green takes a look at Greens on social media, breaking down who in the UK’s Green Parties have the most followers with a rolling league table. We…

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UCU to launch national ballot for strike action in September

Chris Jarvis8 August 2022No Comment2022-08-08T17:59:51+01:00

The hot strike summer rumbles on. The University and College Union (UCU) has launched its national ballot campaign for strike action in higher education. UCU is set to ballot its…

The Green Party has been mismanaged in recent years – Interview with Ash Routh

Bright Green Editors 6 August 2022 1 Comment2022-08-06T14:46:33+01:00

Members of the Green Party of England and Wales will be electing a new executive (GPEx) this summer. As part of Bright Green's coverage of the elections, our editor Chris…

Three Green Party deputy leadership candidates sign LGBTIQA+ Greens pledges

Chris Jarvis 2 August 2022 1 Comment2022-08-04T12:05:48+01:00

Voting is now open in the Green Party of England and Wales deputy leadership election. There is, however, still a month long window for the candidates to make their case…

Exclusive: Over 1,000 people joined the Green Party in July

Chris Jarvis 1 August 2022 No Comment2022-08-01T19:31:19+01:00

The Green Party of England and Wales has had a surge in membership, with over 1,000 people joining the party in July. A total of 1,076 people joined in the month.…

Winning a second Green MP needs radical internal comms – Interview with Nannette Youssef & Georgie Oatley

Bright Green Editors 31 July 2022 No Comment2022-07-31T21:18:29+01:00

Members of the Green Party of England and Wales will be electing a new executive (GPEx) this summer. As part of Bright Green's coverage of the elections, our editor Chris…

£15 an hour minimum wage motion receives most supporters for Green Party conference

Chris Jarvis 31 July 2022 No Comment2022-07-31T10:18:41+01:00

Members of the Green Party of England and Wales will meet in Harrogate this autumn for the party's biannual conference. At the conference, members will debate and vote on motions…