It’s official, Greens are the most left-wing party (sort of)
Ideology is in the eye of the beholder. That’s the finding of a major study into party supporters and where they place themselves and their parties on the political spectrum.…
Elections of 2016: a statistical look ahead
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,…
Cardiff Without Culture? Welsh capital fears decimation of Council arts budget
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. Photo: Wikimedia. As the old train of austerity trundles through the UK without a care for what lies in its path we see culture being railed…
#LGBTIQLovebomb: why Greens must prioritise LGBTIQ issues
Photo: LGBTIQ Greens The prioritisation ballot for Green Party Spring Conference opened recently – and with it the chance to vote for causes that you think are important so that the…
Yes, an electoral pact would benefit Labour and the Greens
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,…
A Labour/Green electoral pact would do more harm than good
Dan Johnston argues that a Labour/Green electoral pact would do more harm than good to the Green Party, Labour and the left as a whole. Recently the Telegraph published a piece saying…
Has Corbyn just opened up the prospect of an electoral pact?
We’re a long way from the 2020 General Election, but already we’re hearing hints about party strategies – on Saturday the Telegraph ran a piece entitled: “Jeremy Corbyn ‘to protect Caroline Lucas…
The BBC has a Green blind spot
An image from the Green Party's election broadcast for the 2015 UK elections, titled 'Change the Tune', and portraying the leaders of the Tories, Labour, the Lib Dems and UKIP…
The National Front Falls Short in Regional Elections. A Time for Self-reflection, not Self-congratulation
Photo: Wikimedia Commons. In France, after leading the first round of voting in regional elections last week, the far right National Front failed to take control of any regions after…
Despite Corbyn’s leadership, Labour remains committed to regressive, corrupt politics
Jeremy Corbyn speaking at the Liverpool Adelphi Hotel during his campaign for Labour leader. Photo: Wikimedia In the months since Jeremy Corbyn's election as Labour leader, the emergence of Momentum…