The Green Party has taken a big step away from democracy
At its most recent conference in Bournemouth, the Green Party of England and Wales adopted a change to its constitution in motion D28 which would allow the party leadership, in…
The Green Party now has more than 95,000 members
There are now more than 95,000 members of the Green Party of England and Wales. The milestone was reached following weeks of rapid membership growth since Zack Polanski became the…
The Green Party now has more members than the Lib Dems
The Green Party of England and Wales has claimed that it now has more members than the Liberal Democrats. The party's deputy leader Rachel Millward announced that there are now…
Zack Polanski delivers first speech to Green Party conference as the party’s new leadership
The leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, Zack Polanski, railed against a 'political class poisoned by extreme wealth' in his speech to the party's conference today (2…
Why Defunding Military Aid to Ukraine Would Be a Mistake: A Green Defence of Self-Determination
As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, the stakes for democracy, human rights, and global stability have never been higher. Russia’s unprovoked invasion and continued aggression represent a…
How we deliver strategic adaptation for emergency resilience
Humanity’s failure to halt environmental destruction arises principally from a ‘wicked collective action problem.’ A ‘collective action’ problem is a situation where individuals would benefit from working together, but each…
5 things we learnt looking under the bonnet of the Green Party deputy leadership election
This year's Green Party leadership election was a straightforward two horse race between Zack Polanski and the joint ticket of Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay. However, the deputy leadership race…
Why Standing Together shouldn’t be given a platform at Green Party conference
In his recent article, Craig Simmons urges the Green Party not to "ban" Palestinian peace activist Sally Abed from addressing its upcoming conference, warning that doing so would play into…
Banning a Palestinian peace activist from speaking at Green Party conference would be a gift to the Israeli right
The Ancient Greek writer Aeschylus observed that, in war, truth is often the first casualty. However, in the increasingly polarised discourse surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is more likely to…
What does cutting through look like for the Green Party?
There’s been a lot of talk in the leadership and deputy leadership contests about “cutting through”. But what does that mean? What does “cutting through” look like? When we talk…