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After six years in Labour, I’ve now re-joined the Green Party

Ell Folan 21 January 2023 After six years in Labour, I’ve now re-joined the Green Party2023-01-21T09:04:29+00:00 Comment 4 Comments
Seven years ago this month, I made the difficult decision to leave the Green Party and join Labour. Having spent five years active in the Greens, I switched parties in…
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Elections of 2016: a statistical look ahead

Ell Folan 10 January 2016 Elections of 2016: a statistical look ahead2023-01-21T08:48:15+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 2 Comments
Photo: Wikimedia So, it’s 2016. For followers of British politics, it will be a crowded year. In May, we have significant electoral contests in Scotland, Wales, London and Northern Ireland,…
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Yes, an electoral pact would benefit Labour and the Greens

Ell Folan 31 December 2015 Yes, an electoral pact would benefit Labour and the Greens2023-01-21T08:49:48+00:00 Comment 7 Comments
Once again, talk of a Green-Labour electoral pact has come back into the public eye, thanks to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn daring to not express outright hatred for Caroline Lucas,…
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Elliot Folan’s speech on the new Green philisophical basis

Ell Folan 4 March 2013 Elliot Folan’s speech on the new Green philisophical basis2023-01-21T08:50:06+00:00 Green Parties 1 Comment
editors note - there has been some conversation about the change to the Green Party's philisophical basis at this year's Spring Conference which put social justice central. Here is the…
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A dog’s dinner?

Ell Folan 12 June 2011 A dog’s dinner?2023-01-21T08:50:28+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 10 Comments
In publishing his proposals for Lords Reform, our Deputy PM invited constructive criticism of the proposals. He didn’t get it. Rather, he got a chorus of abuse from both the…
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