Is a Progressive Alliance a Progressive Solution?
Photo by The ascent of right-wing hegemony in an increasing number of countries in Europe is forcing progressives to rethink their agendas and strategies. For years it appeared that conservative…
Less Diverse than UKIP?
The GPEW equality and diversity policy At the last General Election the Green Party had fewer BME candidates than UKIP. As a headline it was definitely a blow in our…
Bright Green quizzes the candidates for Green Party leader
The race is in full swing for who will be the next leader (or leaders) of the Green Party of England and Wales. But since you probably don't know everything…
Who I’m hoping people vote for in the 2016 GPEx Election
The campaigning period for the Green Party of England and Wales internal elections is now upon us. The campaign period will be running throughout July, with the vote being conducted…
Self-care in the age of Brexit
Many of us have been deeply impacted by the events surrounding this referendum. Politics has taken a grim turn, and we are now in a very toxic environment. David Cameron…
Green GPEx Candidates – Male, pale and stale
Everybody knows that you don’t have to be a woman to know that sexism is wrong, a person of colour to know that racism is unacceptable nor identify as LGBTIQA+…
Judgemental and condescending: how Remain failed the working class
Yes to Europe rally at Trafalgar Square on Tuesday 21 June 2016. Image credit: Garry Knight, During the EU referendum and in its aftermath, I have noticed a huge…
Progressive Alliance? We need a plan
If we have learnt anything from Brexit, it’s that we need to be prepared. Leaders of UK Green Parties have called for progressive parties to work together to beat the…
7 things on Brexit: chinks of light through a constitutional clusterfuck
Good morning readers. Time to eat your brexit: the UK has voted to leave the European Union. There is a lot to come to terms with, a lot to think…
To solve climate change, we have to learn to speak to our political opponents
The impacts of climate change. Image credit: Simon Wilches Castro Two weeks ago a brutal murder was carried out on a Labour MP, Jo Cox, as she finished up her…