Full list of all Green Party candidates at the general election
The next general election is taking place on July 4, with all the candidates now confirmed. The UK's Green Parties are standing a record number of candidates in the election,…
Conservative Party Conference to be met with ‘Festival of resistance’
Campaigners are set to descend on Manchester in October for a 'festival of resistance'. Organised by the People's Assembly, there will be a series of events and protests to coincide…
New poll suggests Greens could win first ever seat in the Senedd
YouGov's latest poll of voting intention for the next Senedd election is out. Among the findings, the survey suggests the Green Party could be on track to win its first…
Firefighters face £15,000 gap in postcode lottery on maternity pay, research finds
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has published a new report into maternity pay and provisions in the fire service which has found that there is a staggering £15,000 difference in…
Matt Wrack elected TUC president and pledges ‘determined, mobilised trade union movement’
Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack was elected as president of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) this week. Wrack will serve in the role for a year and will…
NUJ demands equality impact assessment over BBC local radio cuts
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called for an urgent equality impact assessment to be carried out with regards to BBC local radio staff facing redundancy across England. The NUJ…
CND to hold ‘citizens’ weapons inspection’ at Suffolk RAF base
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has said it plans to intend to carry out a 'citizens' weapons inspection' at an RAF base on Saturday 23 September. CND's chair, Tom…
Stroud MP ‘dodged a bullet’ over water pollution rules, Green parliamentary candidate says
Stroud's Tory MP Siobhan Baillie has 'dodged a bullet' after plans to rip up environmental protections in housebuilding regulations were rejected by the House of Lords. That's according to the…
Green Councillors welcome successful solar scheme
Green Party councillors have welcomed a successful solar scheme in Reading. Last year, Green councillors Dog Cresswell and Dave McElroy campaigned for Reading Council to run a group solar panel…
TUC backs campaign of non-compliance with new anti-strike laws
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has agreed to adopt an approach of non-compliance with new anti-strike laws. This will see the trade union movement go head to head with the…