Petition to #InviteTheGreens onto Wales TV debates hits 1,000 signatures
The podiums for last April's ITV leader's debate, featuring the leaders of all major parties including the Greens. Photo: Twitter A petition to persuade the BBC to invite the Greens onto the…
Five ways you can help the UCL rent strike
Photo: UCL Cut the Rent This Monday, students at UCL escalated their rent campaign and declared an indefinite rent strike. 150 students in UCL halls are withholding what amounts to…
A chat with Aimee Challenor, the only anti-cuts candidate in Coventry Council byelection
Aimee Challenor at Pride in London. Photo: Ruth Hunt Anybody who knows Aimee Challenor could tell you that her resume is surprisingly impressive for an eighteen year old girl. Born…
Just three days left to decide which motions will be heard at Spring Conference
Green Party members have just three full days left to vote in the ballot that will determine which motions are heard at Spring Conference next month. Every Green member gets a vote…
Greens support junior doctors on strike
Photo: Green Party Junior doctors across England are on strike today over a new pay and working hours contract imposed by the government — the first strike by hospital doctors in 40 years.…
Elections of 2016: a statistical look ahead
Photo: Wikimedia So, it’s 2016. For followers of British politics, it will be a crowded year. In May, we have significant electoral contests in Scotland, Wales, London and Northern Ireland,…
Cardiff Without Culture? Welsh capital fears decimation of Council arts budget
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. Photo: Wikimedia. As the old train of austerity trundles through the UK without a care for what lies in its path we see culture being railed…
#LGBTIQLovebomb: why Greens must prioritise LGBTIQ issues
Photo: LGBTIQ Greens The prioritisation ballot for Green Party Spring Conference opened recently – and with it the chance to vote for causes that you think are important so that the…
Has Corbyn just opened up the prospect of an electoral pact?
We’re a long way from the 2020 General Election, but already we’re hearing hints about party strategies – on Saturday the Telegraph ran a piece entitled: “Jeremy Corbyn ‘to protect Caroline Lucas…
Despite Corbyn’s leadership, Labour remains committed to regressive, corrupt politics
Jeremy Corbyn speaking at the Liverpool Adelphi Hotel during his campaign for Labour leader. Photo: Wikimedia In the months since Jeremy Corbyn's election as Labour leader, the emergence of Momentum…