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…
Alex Phillips is first candidate for Green Party Deputy Leader
Alexandra Phillips has become the first candidate to emerge for Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. The councillor for Goldsmid ward on Brighton and Hove City…
Caroline Lucas stands down: space for someone to lead
So, it's now public – the rumours that Caroline Lucas is standing down as Green Party leader have been confirmed. It's a good move. Perversely, because we didn't used to…
Caroline Lucas to step down as Green leader
Caroline Lucas will not run for a third time when her current two-year term as Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales ends in September. Her decision was…
The Morning After The Night Before
It’s going to be one of those bittersweet days. The Greens made a few decent gains around the country. I suspect Jenny Jones will have performed creditably. But elsewhere we’ve…
Why the ‘posh’ label sticks just as dangerously to Greens
by Stephen Wood, who blogs here. Class is back in politics. Or at least that is what the media has been telling us, after an attack on the out-of-touch ‘posh…
Celebrating 44 Years of Legal Abortion
Today it is exactly 44 years since the 1967 Abortion Act came into effect. Since 27th April 1968, women in Scotland, England and Wales have had the right to decide…
Why I'm going to the Big Six Bash
Guest post by Ellie Smith On the 3rd May at the UK Energy Summit, just for a change, a load of extremely powerful energy companies that own the vast majority…
Green anti-cuts rebels rewarded in Euro selection
Cllr Alex Phillips has been selected to the highly winnable number 2 slot on the party's South-East list for the 2014 European Election behind current MEP Keith Taylor. The Goldsmid…