Iceland’s Left-Greens make progress but must be wary of coalition scandals
Katrín Jakobsdóttir. Photo credit: flickr user 'NordForsk', Creative Commons license. The Icelandic Left-Greens have entered government for only the second time in their history. They aim to implement an…
Young Greens expose shocking pay disparity on UK campuses
Something transformative is happening across the UK’s universities. Branch meetings of the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) - which in the past have struggled to attract more than a handful…
The Greens will fail if we don’t empower young people
Certain sections of the Green Party are considering disempowering Young Greens. The party is currently undergoing a holistic review to improve its internal structures and some people are taking it…
Stasis at Stormont: Why Northern Ireland needs Green politics more than ever
Tanya Jones, Deputy Leader, GPNI. Photo credit: GPNI As I write this, it is a year since the late Martin McGuinness resigned as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister, leading…
What Labour needs to become in 2018
Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Photo credit: flickr Andy Miah Creative Commons license: If the tragedies and betrayals replete throughout Labour history could be summed up in common phrases,…
Why I resigned as Chair of the Green Party Executive
I was overwhelmed with pride when I was elected as Chair of the Green Party Executive (GPEx) in September 2016. Members had a choice, and put their faith in a…
Green Party writes to Hunt over trans healthcare
Jonathan Bartley and Aimee Challenor outside the Department of Health | Photo: The Green Party This afternoon Jonathan Bartley and I took a letter to the Department of Health…
The post-Brexit challenges facing the Greens
Green Party Autumn 2016 conference. By Jwslubbock (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons There is considerable discussion of how the Green Party should position itself following Jeremy Corbyn’s election as…
On mansplaining and masculinity: Cllr Susan Rae’s speech to the Scottish Greens
Susan Rae was elected as Councillor for Leith Walk in May 2017. This is her first speech to Scottish Greens conference given on 21st October. Good Morning Conference and Welcome…
Abolish alienation and build belonging: Maggie Chapman’s address to Scottish Greens
Co-convenor Maggie Chapman addressed a Scottish Green Party Conference that saw the party welcome a record number of Green Councillors and MSPs. Here's what she had to say. Good afternoon…