Greens need to get ready for May 8th now
It's less than six weeks until the General Election. The campaign is in full swing. Greens have candidates in over 90% of seats and are expecting our best election result…
Why the Greens need radical policies to bring down the cost of rent
Image: John Thescone, Flickr. Renters in the UK are feeling the pressure of rising rents, falling wages, and an increasingly hostile benefit system. According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, by…
Maggie Chapman elected Aberdeen University rector – speech in full
Today Scottish Green Party co-convener Maggie Chapman was installed as Rector of the Univeristy of Aberdeen. This is her installation address, reposted from her blog here. “Good morning Pro-Chancellor, Principal,…
The documentary about Romanians that sparked protests in the UK
On March 3, British TV Channel 4 aired the final episode of its three-part documentary The Romanians Are Coming, the story of several Romanian immigrants in the UK as told…
Why students should campaign for fossil fuel divestment
Glasgow students campaigning for divestment from fossil fuels. In October 2014, Glasgow University became the first university in the UK to commit to fossil fuel divestment. Photo: Ric Lander. Students…
When will journalists understand the Greens?
The Green Party held its biggest conference ever at the weekend with 1,300 attendees, far more than ever before. Also attending were an unprecedented number of journalists, many of whom…
Why aren’t young people voting?
If young people become engaged in politics they can wield real power, argues Bradley Allsop. But what needs to change for this to happen? You are, I'm sure, familiar with the myth…
5 Reasons Housing is a Feminist Issue #LivingRent
Today is International Women’s Day, an important time for highlighting campaigns which promote gender equality. The struggle for better housing has historically been lead by women, with Mary Barbour and…
#GPconf: A movement that unleashes people’s potential
Live illustration of sessions at the Green Party Spring Conference, Liverpool. Photo: Rob Telford Much has been said in the past few days, and not all of it entirely flattering,…
Women in Politics: Maggie Chapman at the University of Stirling
Panel at the Centre on Constitutional Change’s discussion event at Stirling University on "Women in Politics" earlier this week. Image: Maggie Chapman. Earlier this week Maggie Chapman, Co-convenor of the…