Alison Johnstone to stand in Edinburgh Central constituency
Photo: Alison Johnstone MSP The Scottish Green Party has today confirmed that Alison Johnstone MSP will be contesting the constituency seat of Edinburgh Central in next May's Holyrood election, in…
RISE and the Greens must work together, and here’s how
Radical Independence campaigners including Scottish Greens at the Lothians region count of the 2014 referendum. Photo: Ric Lander This week, a new political group is coming together in Scotland. RISE…
Rupert Read: Dear Greens, here’s how to remain distinct from a Corbyn-led Labour
View image | In an open letter to Green Party supporters, Rupert Read takes a detailed look at why the Greens need to articulate a distinctive message to a Corbyn-led Labour…
Just 7% of London Greens have voted in the Mayoral and Assembly selection
The prospective Green Party candidates for London Mayor at the hustings, chaired by Jean Lambert MEP. Photo: London Green Party. Bright Green can reveal that just 7% of London Green…
The #LabourPurge exposes a Labour Party afraid of democracy
In the USA in the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy (shown) led a campaign in which thousands of Americans were accused of being communist infiltrators, on the basis of largely unsubstantiated…
A Green hierarchy of needs—time to prioritise?
Photo: William Pinkney-Baird. So many newspaper stories about the Greens, but it's always the zany ones people remember: ban cars, ban the Grand National, ban Beyonce. These were the favourites that…
Is it time for the Greens to get clear about Corbyn?
View image | Today is the last day people can register to vote in the Labour leadership contest. So I'm going to say it: the Green Party has been relatively…
Green Party Executive (GPEx) elections – is potential worth more than experience?
View image | It's Green Party of England and Wales internal election time again, and I've been thinking about a contest between a 20-year-old undergraduate student and a 47-year old…
Rashid Nix for London: “I am the candidate Labour fear”
It might be obvious, but the current London Green Party Mayoral race has largely centred on two candidates – Camden councillor Sian Berry and Lambeth Green Party’s Jonathan Bartley. But…
Win or lose, Corbyn poses deep questions for the Greens
View image | With thanks to Sam Mace, Labour Party member, for his excellent knowledge of Labour and electoral politics. The unexpected rise of Jeremy Corbyn poses a dilemma for…