Surrey Students’ Union to boycott oil, gas, mining, and arms recruitment
University of Surrey Students' Union has voted to boycott all fossil fuel and arms industry recruitment. This comes off the back of two motions from the Surrey People & Planet…
Cheltenham Councillor defects from Lib Dems to Greens amid racism scandal
Another week, another Green Councillor. The Green Party of England and Wales has added another Council seat to its tally after a Liberal Democrat Councillor in Cheltenham - Wendy Flynn…
Zack Polanski announces bid for Green Party deputy leadership
Nominations for the Green Party of England and Wales deputy leadership election opened on June 1. Now, the first candidate has come forward. Zack Polanski - a London Assembly member since…
Trans Pride Brighton & Hove becomes first to sign the Fossil Free Pride pledge
LGBTIQA+ activists recently launched a petition calling on Pride celebrations across the country to end their sponsorship relationships with the fossil fuel industry. The group - Fossil Free Pride -…
Second faction launched within Momentum to contest National Coordinating Group elections
Last week, Momentum Organisers was launched - a group within the left faction of the Labour Party - Momentum. Momentum Organisers was set up with a commitment to bring an…
Green Party slammed by own members over ‘royalist grovelling’ in social media posts
The Green Party of England and Wales has a longstanding position in opposition to the monarchy. Its policy currently states that the party supports a position where 'no person shall…
Campaigners celebrate as University of Leicester becomes 94th UK university to divest from fossil fuels
The global movement for fossil fuel divestment took another step forward today. The University of Leicester has become the 94th university in the UK to commit to excluding fossil fuel…
Who could be the next deputy leader of the Green Party?
The Green Party of England and Wales typically elects its leadership team every two years, with members voting for both the leadership and deputy leadership concurrently. The last scheduled election…
New group launched within Momentum pledging to bring an “organising agenda” to the National Coordinating Group
Throughout June and July, members of Momentum - the left wing faction of the Labour Party - will vote to elect a new National Coordinating Group (NCG). The NCG is…
Scale of Green Party election success summed up in a single tweet
The Green Party of England and Wales has been experiencing unprecedented electoral success in the last three years. Since the party's breakthrough set of local elections in 2019, the Greens…