Building a Green, Black and Brown New Deal
Around a year ago I knocked on the door of a Black family. The parents asked me about jobs and opportunities for young people. It’s something that comes up...
Greens hit out at Lib Dem austerity pushers and Tory bigots – UK Green news round up week 23
Siân Berry slams Liberal Democrats for their part in austerity This weekend the Green Party of England and Wales held its Spring conference in Scarborough. One of the event’s...
“What we need is really massive radical change”: An interview with Lib Dem MP Layla Moran
Layla Moran has a lot of reasons to be happy. She isn’t just celebrating the Lib Dem’s recent electoral successes – last week also marked two years since she...
The government is fiddling while the planet burns
As a new MEP representing the North West, it’s been a fascinating and hugely positive start. Being part of the larger European Greens group has made so much more...
Breaking records again and again – UK Green news round up week 22
Greens celebrate best ever European election results After all the votes had been counted last Sunday, the Green Party of England and Wales had won seven seats in the...
Who are the new Green MEPs? #4: Magid Magid
In this year’s European elections, the Greens won an unprecedented seven seats in the European Parliament. Among those seven was the closest thing to a Green Party celebrity –...
Why Pride is still relevant
Every year in June we celebrate Pride month. We do this to remember the Stonewall riots which occurred in 1969, which happened in response to a police raid at...
After the European elections, we have to stop Brexit and resist climate change
Just two months ago, the UK was legally bound to leave the European Union and subsequently withdraw our MEPs from the European Parliament. Following the European elections, which we...
Who are the new Green MEPs? #3: Catherine Rowett
Earlier this week, the Green Party of England and Wales had a historic election night. After a similarly unprecedented set of local elections, the Greens won seven seats in...
Who are the Greens’ new MEPs? #2: Scott Ainslie
Over 2 million people voted for the UK’s Green Parties in this year’s European elections. This is the second highest number of votes the Greens have received in a...