How local Greens are fighting air pollution
One of the Green Party members installing air monitoring devicesCredit: Steve Miller To a lot of people, Northampton will mean little more than a stopping off point on the…
Leadership in the Green Party: a dangerous new approach
There is much writing about leadership theory, almost all of it a built on assumption that the leader of an organisation has significant individual (or dual, in the case…
New political tribes – who should Greens be targeting?
Back in 2013, during my campaign to be Elections Coordinator of the Green Party I wrote a piece laying out my thoughts on who we should be targeting in the…
Greens are Labour supporters preferred coalition partner
Corbyn has so far rejected the idea of a 'progressive alliance' A poll has shown that, if it was necessary to form a Labour-led government, the Greens are Labour supporters' preferred coalition…
Further Austrian presidential election delay gives green Van der Bellen hope
Alexander Van der Bellen, Austrian presidential candidate and former Green. Image credit: flickr user: Meln Baden , The rerun of the Austrian presidential election has been pushed back…
An open letter to the Green Party: I was expecting more support
I’m not sure how I feel about the Green Party. It’s an odd thing to think because for a long time I felt absolutely sure how I felt…
8 Things We Learnt From Green Party Conference
We’ve had some time to return, recover, and reflect on the Green Party’s Autumn Conference in Birmingham last weekend. So here’s some thoughts. The leadership’s mandate is strong. 86% of…
Natalie Bennett on her proudest achievements, progressive alliances and the future of the Green Party
Natalie Bennett, the outgoing Green Party leader As the rest of the media clamoured to interview the two newly-elected co-leaders of the Green Party, at Bright Green we thought it’d…
With a new leadership, what next for the Greens?
Credit: Zak Bond This article was first published by Novara Wire. So. Caroline Lucas MP and Jonathan Bartley are the new leaders of the Greens. Things could be about to…
Seven lessons from seven years in City Hall
I’ve been a Green Party member, activist and officer at local, regional and national levels for ten years. But the honour and joy of working full-time for two Green politicians…