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COP26: Asking the wrong questions
Will COP26 be a success? Will it be the breakthrough moment, when a historic deal is agreed that turns a corner in the trajectory of global greenhouse gas emissions and…
The UK’s energy crisis is a product of years of policy failures
The last month has seen Northern European electricity prices move from the record lows of last year, to record highs. This has been chiefly driven by a massive spike in…
Womack and Omond have shown they can transform perceptions of the Green Party
In creative writing, “show don’t tell” refers to displaying action to the reader, rather than just describing it. It is demonstration, not exposition. In this Green leadership election, every candidate…
Womack and Omond offer inspirational leadership
Today is the final day to vote in the Green Party’s leadership by-election. Which option will give the party the best chance of maximising its influence and impact? The coming…
The Green Party needs leaders who hold public office
This leadership election is vital to the future of our party, and with it Green Politics across England and Wales. To me, there is one standout candidate team. Carla Denyer…
Womack and Omond can build our local parties to drive election success
Manchester Green Party celebrated its first win in 13 years, when Rob Nunney was elected as councillor to the Woodhouse Park ward in Wythenshawe at the local elections in May.…
The crisis of the 21st century needs Green politics
Greece on fire. California is in drought. London tube stations flooded, New York and Zhengzhou too. Floods killing thousands in Niger. Extreme heat in Algeria. We are confronted by the…
Womack and Omond are the team we need to build a successful party
I’m a veteran party member and have seen many Green Party leaders come and go so I understand what works. I joined the party in 1988 and have been active…
My journey from direct action to Green Party leadership candidate
When I left university in 2007, no-one was talking about the climate and ecological emergency. The Labour government were proposing a third runway at Heathrow Airport and there was very…
7 things I’ve learned as a climate activist
I have been active in the climate justice movement for almost seven years to the day. I was part of environmental campaigns at college, but it really started for me…