The 5 best bits of Green spring conference.
(Green Party of England and Wales) Spring Conference fun is over, so I thought I'd write my top 5 things from the weekend, for those of you who missed it.…
Green Party Conference Days 3&4: A sensible health policy
After a certain degree of criticism last year around the time of the European elections, much of it fair, over some of our policies related to healthcare it was decided…
GPEW Conference Day 2: First a tragedy, then a farce
Lots of policy to talk about on day 2 of the conference, some of which I've mentioned already, some which I haven't. We began with two more emergency motions, both…
Green Party of England and Wales Conference Day 1: Science and Inequality
So, first day of conference, not always a lot to report from Thursday, it's a half day and much of the time is the standing orders committee report but there…
All Power to the Communities! How a Green Council would act.
The next year may see the first Greens led councils, most probably in Norwich and Brighton. In Scotland, there is every possibility that Greens will become junior partners in an…
Clarifications and questions on Green spokespeople
Well, this is not the blog I had intended to write today. Yesterday morning I was very pleased to bring you the current line-up of Green Party spokespeople. Some rising…
Breaking news – Green Party front bench reshuffle
Important edit - Have had urgent emails from the Green Press office disputing my reporting of this story. More details as I get them, but for the time being, what…
How the Irish Greens got f**ked by Fianna Fáil
Possibly the first 'viral' moment in the Dáil (Irish Parliament) was provided by the Green TD for Dublin Mid-West, Paul Gogarty. It's certainly eye (and ear) catching: After nearly 20…
Welcome to Bright Green
Like many other places, Scotland has a proud history of social progress. The Highlands were the home of the first socialised medicine in the UK. For generations Scottish universities were…