100 days to go: six thoughts on the Greens and May
Creative Commons - Flickr: DvDevious14 We are just 100 days away from the General Election. With this in mind, let's look at the Greens prospects for May and the months…
Greens must not repeat Lib Dem mistakes on race
This piece has been reposted with permission from Lester Holloway's personal blog, where it first appeared on 26th December 2014. Opinion polls currently have the Greens roughly neck-and-neck with the…
‘What are you afraid of boys?’ – Greens step up TV debate campaign
The Green Party continued their push yesterday for an invite to the forthcoming TV debates with the launch of a new poster that features Natalie Bennett and Caroline Lucas side…
Palestine diaries: the psychology of occupation
Grafitti in Hebron reading "GAS THE ARABS". Image by the author. Emotions often come in short sharp stabs here. Horror, disgust, anger. Meeting the woman who was beaten up by…
The Green surge: a history
It's always hard to look back in time and determine exactly when something started. One key date which sticks out in my mind is February 23 2013. On that day,…
Black* minds matter to the Green movement
Credit: South Bend Voice, Flickr Once again, Naomi Klein hits the nail on the head with her brilliant analysis of the connection between the #blacklivesmatter movement and the global fight…
“We are energy”: community energy from Scotland to Spain
Assemblea General i Extraordinaria del 2013. Image: Som Energia. As the UK is edging closer to blackouts and millions are struggling to pay the extortionate fuel bills from the Big…
Soliloquy of chaos: the political poetry of the golden age of Hip Hop
Gang Starr with Keithy E. Image: Wayne Marshall. Early in the third year of secondary school some of my friends assured me that I'd get into hip hop by the…
The ‘Green Surge’: what’s behind it, and where next?
This article was first published here in the Green European Journal UPDATE: Ofcom's decision not to give the Greens major party status this week led to nearly 300 people joining…
4 Things the Green Party Are Not
With any success, criticism and accusations inevitably swiftly follow. The current #greensurge is no exception. Bearing this in mind, here’s a few myths surrounding the Greens cleared up: 1. ‘Vote…