Past Occupations: What’s going on with Occupy in the US?
In Madison, Wisconsin, you can’t avoid politics. The graffiti outside the state Capitol Building, the snatches of overheard discussions in the bars, and the commemorative cards at the radical bookstore…
Patrick Harvie endorses Alex Phillips for GPEW deputy
Citing her "terrific combination" of personal qualities, Patrick Harvie MSP has added his name to the growing list of high-profile supporters of Alex Phillips's campaign to be Deputy Leader of…
Letting Agent Fails to Disrupt Tenant Protest
In a farcical move, letting agent DJ Alexander hired contractors to carry out unsafe work outside their offices at noon on Friday 20th July in an attempt to prevent a…
Green Party leadership candidates announced
The Green Party's returning officer has just announced the full ballots for Leader and Deputy: Leader Natalie Bennett Pippa Bartolotti Peter Cranie Romayne Phoenix Deputy Leader Caroline Allen Cllr Will…
What kind of Green leader?
In America they say that Democrats choose leaders they can fall in love with while Republicans choose leaders they can fall in line behind. Perhaps that’s because in American politics…
Natalie Bennett joins Green leader race
The third candidate in 24 hours has announced that they are standing to be leader of the Green Party, with Natalie Bennett the latest to join the race. Bennett was…
Greens must get better at communicating our support for science
The Green Party is more pro-science than any other party. Party policy commits 1% of GDP to public funding for science research. Whilst Labour, Lib Dems and Tories increasingly demand…
Peter Cranie launches anti-austerity bid for Green Party leader
Peter Cranie, the Greens' candidate for Europe in the North-West, has come forward as a candidate for leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, setting out an electorally…
Pippa Bartolotti fires starting gun on Green leader race
The Wales Green Party leader Pippa Bartolotti last night launched her bid for leadership of the whole England and Wales party, one of the first to do so after Caroline…
Scott Walker vs Ed Miliband – lessons from Wisconsin
The analogy is obvious. I suppose it isn't surprising: when an official opposition is visionless, it is the grassroots who lead. But when it comes to elections, it is still…