Less confrontational, more diverse and more nuanced politics: Caroline Russell on PR in London
London Assembly Member and Islington councillor Caroline Russell has a unique perspective on Britain’s elections – she is elected with First Past the Post on Islington council, and a proportional…
Johnson’s shut down of parliament is the tip of the democratic crisis iceberg
On Wednesday we learnt that Boris Johnson intends to shut down Parliament for five weeks in order to force through a disastrous no-deal Brexit. This week opposition parties met to…
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Progressive alliances are more than formal pacts: this is a culture shift
Photo credit: flickr user Matito under Creative Commons license Number of seats the Green Party will stand aside in to help unseat the Conservatives: 24. Number of seats other progressive…
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Bristol Greens launch crowdfunder to elect Molly Scott Cato
Bristol Greens are crowdfunding to help elect Molly Scott-Cato as the UK’s second Green MP. The local party are trying to raise £11,000 through crowdfunding site FundSurfer, with the fundraiser…
Patrick Harvie: ‘minority of aggressive voices’ must not dominate next referendum
Patrick Harvie, Scottish Greens co-convener and MSP. Photo credit: flickr user 'Ricjl' Creative Commons license: At the end of March, the Scottish Parliament did the political equivalent of a two-finger…
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Winning second MP in Bristol West is ‘number one’ Green priority, says source
Scott Cato has been an MEP since 2014 Electing South West MEP Molly Scott-Cato to become the Green Party’s second MP will be the party’s ‘number one’ priority for this…
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Scottish Greens brand early election ‘opportunist’ amid signs of UK parties split
Scottish Green Party co-convener Maggie Chapman The Scottish Green Party have condemned Theresa May's calls for an early General Election as 'weak and opportunist' - while Greens south of the…
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Confirmed: Caroline Lucas WILL vote for early General Election
Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas will vote in support of Theresa May’s motion for an early General Election tomorrow. A spokesperson for the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion told Bright…
How PR ‘completely transformed’ New Zealand politics: Metiria Turei, Green Party co-leader
Metiria Turei, Green party Co-leader. Photo credit: New Zealand Tertiary Education Union used under Creative Commons license: In 1996, New Zealand introduced the Mixed Member Proportion (MMP) voting system…
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Green co-leaders: Corbyn has surrendered over Brexit
Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley accused the Labour Party of ‘trading their red flag for a white flag’ over the EU today. In a joint speech at the Green Party’s…