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“Trans women will always be part of my feminism” – an interview with Amelia Womack
On most measures, Amelia Womack has had a good innings as deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. Over the course of the six years she's been…
It’s time to defend the indigenous people defending our planet
Defend The Defenders. When you first hear this sentence, what do you think? For me, I imagine some sort of superhero series where they come together to defend their city…
The government’s bailout won’t save the arts sector
I - like many theatre workers - welcomed the news of £ billion for the artistic sector. But several days hence it is becoming painfully apparent that this will not…
Green Party international coordinators must challenge the Mexican Greens
The International Coordinator position is one of the most hotly contested post on the Green Party of England and Wales executive. This time around members have four choices: Alice Hubbard…
The Green Party’s future is to the left of Labour
Image credit: YouTube screengrab For many of us in the Green Party, the Corbyn leadership of the Labour Party presented a moral quandary. He was the most radical leader the…
Scottish Greens should vote for the young people delivering radical results
Radical politics is judged on its results. That’s what Pablo Iglesias, Podemos leader and now Deputy Prime Minster of Spain said in his 2011 book Politics In A Time of…
Tzipi Hotovely becoming Israel’s ambassador to the UK shows the true face of Israel
With the appointment of the new Israeli ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely, British Jewish institutions and the wider pro-Israel establishment face an impossible task. The mask has come off,…
Reforming land use is crucial to a sustainable society
Rewilding, vegan farming, new social housing, energy crops, more urban green space, solar Farms, nature reserves, growing more fruit and vegetables, bio-dynamic agriculture, tree planting, food production, peatland restoration -…
A defender’s death: Who Killed Berta Cáceres? by Nina Lakhani
Image credits via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons In March 2016 Berta Cáceres was murdered, shot multiple times in her own bedroom by a squad of armed hitmen. The Honduran Indigenous…
Is BP really on route to being a net zero firm?
Fossil fuel giant BP last week made three announcements that resulted in downgrading £ off the value of its oil and gas assets - around 20% of its market capitalisation.…