Author Archives: Josiah Mortimer - Page 10
100 days to go: six thoughts on the Greens and May
Creative Commons - Flickr: DvDevious14 We are just 100 days away from the General Election. With this in mind, let's look at the Greens prospects for May and the months…
Vivienne Westwood pledges £300,000 to the Greens
Creative Commons - Southbank Centre Legendary punk fashion designer Vivienne Westwood is to donate £300,000 to the Green Party, the New Statesman's May2015 site reported today. Westwood told the site:…
Just one full day left to vote on motions for Green Party conference
There's just one full day left of voting in the Green Party's 'prioritisation ballot' for the upcoming Spring Conference in March. The ballot determines which motions will make it onto…
Brighton Green Party votes for ‘no cuts’ budget
Pic from Red Pepper - Ed: A fascinating new development in the city of the Greens' only council, at a time when the party is surging. Update: we're now hearing that the…
#GreenSurge latest: Green Party website back online after crashing
The party is struggling to cope with such an unprecedented increase in numbers The Green Party website reportedly crashed last night and parts of this morning under the strain of…
BREAKING: Green Party membership overtakes UKIP
UPDATE: On Thursday UK Green membership also overtook the Lib Dems, after gaining more than 6,000 members in just two days as we reported here. In what appears to be…
Nick Clegg suffers social media fail over TV debates
Nick Clegg appears to have suffered one of his worst social media fails since the 'I'm Sorry' video today, after sharing his letter to David Cameron which tried to steam-roller…
The ‘Green Surge’: what’s behind it, and where next?
This article was first published here in the Green European Journal UPDATE: Ofcom's decision not to give the Greens major party status this week led to nearly 300 people joining…
BBC apologises to Greens over dodgy poll reporting
The BBC has been forced to apologise after completely leaving out the Green Party from its poll coverage earlier this month - despite the Greens being ahead of the Lib…
UK’s only Green radio show to return for second episode
Happy and Max from K2K Radio The first ever radio show dedicated to the Green Party, 'Mean Green Radio,' will come back for a second episode - and potentially many…