Green and MK candidates pull out – opportunity for a pact?
On Tuesday, another brace of candidates in Cornwall fell by the wayside. The Green Party’s Sharron Kelsey, fairly invisible in Truro & Falmouth, pulled out for ‘personal reasons‘. As did MK’s…
‘Enough is Enough’ – Green Councillor Alex Phillips speaks out against Brighton cuts
Yesterday Brighton and Hove City Council held a second budget-setting meeting after a Green rebellion led to last Thursday's full council meeting unable to pass a budget, due to six Greens…
Second attempt to pass Brighton budget succeeds despite Green unrest
Brighton and Hove City Council today passed a budget which involved more cuts, despite another rebellion by some Greens. The move comes just days after Bright Green reported the first…
Brighton Council fails to pass cuts budget after Green rebellion
Brighton's Royal Pavillion UPDATE: The council has now passed a budget which contains cuts. It went through on the 3rd of March. See our report here. ------- Green-controlled Brighton &…
8 thoughts on the Natalie Bennett interviews
Natalie Bennett had what, by common consensus, was a couple of awful interviews on Tuesday - there's no denying it. Nor was it helped by Jenny Jones then utterly stuffing up…
Green politics is transformative or it is irrelevant
Yesterday the media was alive with reports on Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett’s interview performances. This was, of course, entirely unrelated to the fact two senior politicians from the corporate…
Could the Greens win two Welsh Assembly seats in 2016?
With the General Election predicted to be rather boring in Wales, many people are already thinking about the 2016 Assembly elections. The Welsh Assembly elections are more exciting, and are…
More on a Plaid Cymru/Green Party electoral pact
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood Last week I argued that Plaid and the Greens should make electoral pacts to protect (and maybe win) seats for Plaid. My argument was that…
Greens raise £75k to stand in most constituencies in May
The Green Party's crowdfunding campaign. Image: Green Party of England & Wales. The Green Party hit a milestone on Sunday, after raising nearly £75,000 towards standing in as many constituencies…
Left Unity to back anti-austerity Greens in General Election
In a massive step forward for the left in the UK, one of the largest left-of-Green parties, Left Unity, has today issued a statement saying it will actively campaign for…