Scottish Greens can beat Labour and the SNP on constitutional reform
Cameron and Sturgeon met to discuss further powers for Holyrood on Friday. Green's radical policies on constitutional reform were popular during the independence debate. Source: Flickr. After the referendum result…
The attack on Human Rights is an attack on those who sorely need them
Demonstration at 10 Downing Street in support of Mehdi Kazemi, under threat of forcible deportation, March 2008. Image: Flick user lewishamdreamer. In 1998, under the Labour government, parliament passed the…
After Brighton Pavilion – Nine Thoughts
Caroline Lucas with husband Richard (left), Campaign Manager Adam McGibbon (right) and supporters following the result Adam McGibbon, Caroline Lucas’ Campaign Manager, gives Bright Green some brief thoughts after Thursday’s General…
Despite the election result, most people in the UK want an end to austerity
Anti-austerity protest in Dublin, October 2013. Image: Tony Webster. We shouldn't ever put too much weight on the findings of a single poll. However, there's some very interesting stuff in…
Long road to recognition
Jake Bowers, GE2015 Green Party candidate for Hastings and Rye Our political system stinks, there’s no doubt about it. Twelve weeks into being selected as the Green Party candidate for…
#GE2015 left you feeling: 1. dejected and disappointed? 2. exhausted? 3. relieved? Read on
Photo by Tjebbe van Tijen After such an arduous and hard-fought campaign, and such a cruelly unexpected result, we may all be forgiven for wanting nothing more fervently than to…
A victory for the Yes campaign: now the SNP must be challenged
Stewart Bremner's Green Yes posters from the independence campaign. Remember the bright colours of the Yes Scotland campaign? The red flags of the SSP. Black-t-shirted anarchists. Greens wearing rainbows flags.…
Are we ready to shake things up?
Collage by Sahaya James This election has been transformative for the Greens: we have seen an incredible surge in support and membership, we have provided voters a Green voice in…
Why won’t the Lib Dems rule out working with the DUP?
Nick Clegg has ruled out an SNP deal - but not one with the right-wing DUP On the 25th of April, Nick Clegg made it clear that he wouldn’t work with…
A crisis is at hand: only voting green will do
Caroline Lucas elected as the first Green MP in the UK Parliament, 2010. She couldn't have won without Brighton Pavillion residents voting Green in previous elections. Image: BBC News. The…