Why climate action and enjoyment have to go hand in hand
‘The paradox of the situation lies in the fact that most people (including those who take climate change seriously) simultaneously acknowledge these facts as scientific truth while at the same…
Why getting Siân Berry elected to parliament is vital
My aim is simple: I hope everyone who reads this works in a practical way to elect Siân Berry as MP for Brighton Pavilion. England currently has one Green Party…
Has Rachel Reeves misread Elinor Ostrom’s contribution to green economics?
Rachel Reeves, assuming that Labour win the next General Election as current opinion polls indicate, is likely to be Keir Starmer’s Chancellor of the Exchequer. Britain’s finances are in a…
Greens need to fall on the right side of the coming pylon wars
Every time I look at the news or social media, I am assailed by stories of angry protests against cycle lanes, bus lanes, solar farms, traffic calming and other small…
Jeremy Corbyn standing for London Mayor could save the Tories
Rumours abound that Jeremy Corbyn could run for London Mayor in May 2024. There is a logic to this. A previous leftist carved out by a Blair leadership, Ken Livingstone,…
What does the politics of survival look like in 2023?
There is an Oxfam shop in Darlington with a good selection of books upstairs, which I visited a couple of weeks ago. I came away with some excellent titles including…
From Mike Benfield to Jo Bird: 50 years of the Green Party
The Green Party has just had its fiftieth birthday, I am not sure if there was a cake but there was a party for the party. The three remaining founder…
The 1976 heatwave is a right wing distraction from climate action
Being less than young I remember the summer of 1976, baking hot for months, reservoirs running dry and our lawn slowly but surely turning brown. 1976 is now part of…
Ecological action at the local level: Lessons for newly elected Councillors
Politics is often seen as exclusively about winning elections. I think a little more emphasis on the practicalities of being a Councillor would be useful. To see electoral politics as…
A very brief history of left wing factions in the Green Party
Every serious student of Green Party history surely has a David Taylor file. Looking at mine I found documents about Green CND and an interview with David from ‘New Radiator’,…