The National Front Falls Short in Regional Elections. A Time for Self-reflection, not Self-congratulation
Photo: Wikimedia Commons. In France, after leading the first round of voting in regional elections last week, the far right National Front failed to take control of any regions after…
The Paris deal did not fix climate change. But we will (and here’s how)
People from Norway marching in Paris on Saturday as part of "Red Lines", organised by Photo: Ric Lander. Let's recap. Climate change is predicted to kill 250,000 people per year…
Alternatives to capitalism: Derek Wall’s Economics After Capitalism (2015)
In his book Economics After Capitalism: A Guide to the Ruins and a Road to the Future (Pluto Press, 2015), Derek Wall (International Coordinator of the Green Party of England and Wales) discusses…
Climate marches connect activists across the world
Climate March Budapest, 29th November: activists drop leaves into the Danube, as a message to the Hungarian COP21 delegation. "Participants in the Budapest action want to make sure that those…
Our sin is the colour of our skin
Dedication of the Roma Holocaust Memorial on 24 October 2012 in Berlin. The event was attended by 2000 Roma from across Europe, the German government and Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo…
The good, the bad and the ugly: Global Green leaders discuss the Paris climate talks
Flood Wall St West, San Francisco Financial District, September 28, 2015. The mural reads: “Stop Climate Chaos Profiteers #FloodTheSystem”. Photo by Peg Hunter On Monday, the Global Greens hosted a…
Romania: #Colectiv, 13 Days after
Saturday, 7th November: commemoration in front of the Romanian Cultural Institute, London. Photo by Anca Rusu. It rains and it’s windy in London. Dozens of flower bouquets lean on the…
Poland lurches to the right under Law and Justice Party
Beata Szydło, Poland's new Prime Minister. Photo by Piotr Drabik. In the October 25th Polish parliamentary elections, the right wing Law and Justice Party achieved the first majority seen since…
Eleven reasons why Egypt’s Sisi should not be welcome in Britain
Protest against Sisi's reent visit to London. Photo by Alisdare Hickson. I believe that Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah El-Sisi should not have been welcomed to Downing Street by David Cameron,…
Vienna City Council elections: the first electoral test for the refugee crisis
Photo: The Vienna City Council Elections held on 11th October 2015 were a setback for the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), but far from a knockout blow. FPÖ failed to win a majority in…