Why we disrupted Tony Hayward's award at the University of Birmingham
by Tom Wragg I was part of a group of students who disrupted the talk Tony Hayward gave at Birmingham this week. Tony Hayward has a record of disgraceful actions…
Brighton Council refuses to evict over Bedroom Tax
Green Party controlled Brighton city council has confirmed it will refuse to evict those who cannot afford to pay the 'bedroom tax'. The council is the first in the UK…
Former Northampton Labour MP Tony Clarke joins Green Party
Tony Clarke, former Labour MP for Northampton, has joined the Green Party. Mr Clarke, a one time rebel Labour MP, is now an independent councillor in his city, and stood…
Social Justice at the Heart: Green Party’s Clause 4 Moment at Nottingham Conference 2013
On Friday Britain lost its ‘Triple-A Credit Rating’ as a result of a Westminster Government seeking to reverse all the gains made by working people over the past 170 years.…
What does UEA have against protesters?
By Elliot Folan Earlier this month, the University of East Anglia dropped a disciplinary case against two students for taking part in an anti-tax avoidance protest. I was one of…
This conference could establish the Greens as the party of the left
The Green Party of England and Wales’ Spring Conference looks set to be a radical one. In just a couple of weeks’ time – and on the Greens’ 40th ‘birthday’…
Starbucks Vice President awarded “Prize Mug” following £33m tax ‘dodge’
Starbucks VP Marketing Ian Cranna was yesterday awarded a golden mug ahead of a speech in Birmingham. The “Prize Mug” was awarded for the company’s ‘mugging’ of the UK taxpayer.…
Religious Misogyny: Female Bishops and the 2010 Equality Act
The Church of England’s General Synod voted against consecrating women as bishops: although supported by the bishops, clergy, and a majority of the laity in the Synod, the recently proposed…
BREAKING: Fortnum and Mason 145 Trial Group B in Mixed Verdict on Appeal
The appeal for the second group of defendants in the Fortnum and Mason trial concluded today. The group had been convicted of Aggravated Trespass in March this year. The appeal…
8 months of police harrasment, finally behind me.
Last week, Sean Farmelo was found not guilty of violent disorder at a student protest in February. Here is his shocking account of what happened: a story of fabricated evidence,…