Author Archives: Natalie Bennett
What will happen with the EU Withdrawal Bill in the House of Lords?
Next week the House of Lords will be debating the EU Withdrawal Bill – what will become the law determining crucial events in the UK in 2020 and beyond. Should…
We need a revolution in food and farming. Only the Greens are offering that.
Image credit: David McDermott - Creative Commons That food, farming and land use have taken up almost no space in the mainstream general election debate in the United Kingdom is…
Our communities need thriving small businesses
St Helens in Merseyside is a community that could do with more bright spots, like so many around the UK, particularly in the North of England. As with so many…
The end of fracking is a crucial step forward in the battle against fossil fuels
Yesterday, tens of thousands of people who’ve contributed to the anti-fracking struggle had cause to celebrate. They woke to the news that their efforts had contributed to a big step…
Why the Green Party is calling for free bus travel for everyone
The Times’s Matt Chorley wrote his Red Box column for today before reports started to came out from Green Party conference - including the new plan for free bus travel…
Environment-trashing “game” meat has no place in England’s food strategy
Image credit: Gary Noon, Creative Commons Sometimes you see media campaigns and policy stances so ill-conceived, so clearly counterproductive, that you have to wonder what the person who came up…