Results announced for Green Party Executive elections
The Green Party of England and Wales today announced the results of its internal elections, with new members having been elected to the party's executive committee (GPEx). The election was…
Greens get ready for a General Election – UK Green news round up week 36
Amelia Womack calls for highest ever number of Green General Election candidates Image credit: Creative Commons: Krystyna Haywood With a snap General Election looming on the horizon, the Green Party…
Fearless optimism – an interview with Magid Magid MEP
Finding an upbeat politician might seem a challenge in 2019. Yet Magid Magid – newly elected MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber – is exactly that. Impassioned and funny, when…
Boris Johnson has taken a wrecking ball to democracy – but we can fix it
Parliament has just won the first step in wrangling power away from Boris Johnson - the weakest leader we have ever experienced - who has been taking a wrecking ball…
Climate change is environmental racism. A Green New Deal is the only way to fight it.
This summer has seen the UK swelter under some of the hottest days on record. While much of the media irresponsibly framed this heatwave as a good thing, for the…
Greens fight Boris Johnson’s parliament shutdown – UK Green news update week 35
Content note: this article contains mentions of abortion and miscarriage Greens fight Johnson's prorogation of parliament Boris Johnson this week suspended the sitting of parliament in an attempt to shut…
BREAKING: Green London Assembly member Caroline Russell arrested
Image credit: Creative Commons: Joe Dunckley Green Party politician and member of the London Assembly Caroline Russell was arrested today. The arrest took place at the London demonstration against Boris…
Johnson’s shut down of parliament is the tip of the democratic crisis iceberg
On Wednesday we learnt that Boris Johnson intends to shut down Parliament for five weeks in order to force through a disastrous no-deal Brexit. This week opposition parties met to…
Greens and Extinction Rebellion
Image Credit: Creative Commons: Julia Hawkins A couple of months ago, I had the pleasure of chairing the workshop at the Spring Conference of the Green Party of England and…
Brexit, migration and getting elected key topics at Young Greens Convention 2019
Beating Brexit and getting young people elected were top of the agenda as the Young Greens of England and Wales held their annual convention in Norwich this weekend. The event…