Green Party selects Chloe Turner as parliamentary candidate for North Cotswolds
The Green Party has selected Chloe Turner as its parliamentary candidate for the new North Cotswolds constituency at the next general election. Turner is a councillor on both Stroud District…
Pensions Regulator workers to strike for 12 more days
400 workers at The Pensions Regulator have announced a new 12-day strike as part of a dispute over pay. The staff will walk out on February 28 and 29, as…
Anti strike laws: FBU slams decision to introduce minimum service levels for fire and rescue services
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has slammed government plans to introduce minimum service levels for the fire and rescue service. The FBU's general secretary Matt Wrack said: “The Conservative government…
PCS wins pay rise of up to 15% for Fujitsu workers
The PCS union has secured massive pay rises of up to 15% for workers employed by Fujitsu Services UK. The victory follows strike action coordinated by the union. More than…
Scottish Greens hail vote to ban snares in Scotland
The Scottish Green Party has welcomed MSPs voting to support a ban on snares. The party's rural affairs spokesperson Ariane Burgess called it a 'huge step forward'. Burgess commented as…
Muslim voters increasingly turning to Green Party as support for Labour collapses
Labour's support among Muslim's in Britain has fallen considerably, a new poll has found. Survation conducted an exclusive poll of British Muslim voters which has found that a growing number…
Campaign calls on parliamentary candidates to pledge more investment and end to outsourcing in NHS
Parliamentary candidates are being urged to make a 'Pledge for the NHS' in advance of the next general election. Anti-privatisation campaign group We Own It is calling on parliamentary candidates…
Greens brand Labour’s £28bn U-turn a ‘climate betrayal’
The UK's Green Parties have hit out at Labour's decision to abandon its planned £28 billion investment in the green transition. The Scottish Greens said Labour has 'betrayed our climate',…
Carla Denyer backs Fossil Free Careers campaign at Bristol’s universities
Green Party of England and Wales co-leader Carla Denyer has publicly backed the Fossil Free Careers Campaign at University of Bristol and the University of the West of England. The…
17 Israeli civil society organisations call for Gaza ceasefire
17 Israeli civil society organisations have signed a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Among the signatories is the human rights organisation B'Tselem. The statement begins: "We,…