Amelia Womack and Tamsin Omond will give the Green Party its spark back
There’s no two ways about it, the last couple of years for the UK have been pretty bleak. Brexit, a deadly pandemic that’s touched us all, the IPCC report and…
How the Scottish Green Party negotiated the cooperation deal with the SNP
I joined a working group at the very first Green meeting I went to. It was an early Ecology Party Malvern conference, and a handwritten notice appeared on the conference…
Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay would broaden the Greens’ appeal
In the musical version of Les Miserables, as the student revolutionaries plan their uprising their leader challenges his compatriots, “it is time for us all to decide who we are;…
6 things we learnt from the first Green Party leadership hustings
The Green Party of England and Wales leadership election is now in full swing. And this evening, members were given their first proper opportunity to question the candidates at the…
The Green Party leadership candidates need to get serious about strategy
I have been working through my archive of old Green/Ecology Party materials this weekend. I have Ecology Party National Executive minutes from the 1970s, copies of Green World from the…
Taking on climate myths on GB News
I was astonished and dismayed to come across a debate on GB News between Rupert Read and the ‘Global Warming Policy Foundation’s’ (GWPF) Andrew Montford; the debate was entitled 'Should…
We need direct action to overcome the government’s inaction on decarbonising transport
After Extinction Rebellion’s XR actions in 2019, where I was arrested, parliament declared a climate emergency and passed the net zero legislation. Climate change raced up the political agenda. I…
How would the Green Party tackle the climate crisis?
July and August 2021 seem like we are being propelled into the middle of the Climate Emergency tipping point. As we witness horrific scenes from Lake Evia in Greece, where…
Can central banks get their act together on the climate crisis?
The last few weeks have seen a rush of central banks - under pressure from both activists and their own research - taking steps to limit their climate impacts. These…
Less confrontational, more diverse and more nuanced politics: Caroline Russell on PR in London
London Assembly Member and Islington councillor Caroline Russell has a unique perspective on Britain’s elections – she is elected with First Past the Post on Islington council, and a proportional…