The fight against fossils: are we beginning to win?
Protest against coal-seam gas (known as coal-bed methane in the UK) in Australia. Image: No CSG Illawarra. Tomorrow is the world's first ever Global Divestment Day. I'm quite excited. The…
Palestine diaries: one amazing woman, among many
Women protesting about the arrest and mistreatment of Palestinian youths, Gaza, 1988. Image: Robert Croma. I sit at a long conference table with around twenty women from a few of…
Amelia Womack: ‘You might not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you’
Amelia Womack was part of Jean Lambert's successful campaign as London's Green MEP. Since September 2014, Amelia Womack has been one of the Deputy Leaders of the Green Party and has recently…
Greece: the first Green government in Europe?
Image: Stefan Gabrieli The sound system was playing Bella Ciao. Flags of parties from across the left and the continent wiggled as their bearers danced and sang along. Ouzo flowed…
4 reasons the Greens are not a wasted vote
If you’re unconvinced by Green policies, this article isn’t for you. If that is you, I’d suggest you start by looking here, here, and here. Instead, this is for the…
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,…