Number of UK universities committed to divest from fossil fuels reaches 86
The total number of UK universities to publicly commit to not investing in fossil fuels has reached 86. The university of Brighton has joined the majority of universities in the…
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine divests from all fossil fuels
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has committed to exclude all companies involved in fossil fuel extraction form its investment portfolio. In doing so LSHTM becomes the…
Green Party backs self-identification for gender recognition certificates
Members of the Green Party of England and Wales today voted for a motion which supports the principle of self-identification for people seeking to obtain gender recognition certificates. The motion…
Green Party backs demand for 15% NHS staff pay rise
The Green Party of England and Wales has today backed calls for a 15 per cent pay rise for all NHS health and care staff. This follows an emergency motion…
Green Party conference votes to centre workers and unions in climate policy
Green Party of England and Wales members today voted for a motion which seeks to centre workers and trade unions in the party's climate policies. The motion also sought to…
Austerity is a “grotesque political act” – Wales Green Party leader
Wales Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter used his speech to the Green Party of England and Wales conference to attack the Tories' programme of austerity since 2010. Speaking to attendees,…
Amelia Womack pledges “vibrant future” for Wales in conference speech
Green Party of England and Wales deputy leader Amelia Womack has today promised the Greens would a deliver "vibrant future" for Wales. She made the comments in her speech to…
Sian Berry slams government’s betrayal of key workers in conference speech
Green Party of England and Wales co-leader Sian Berry has today hit out at the government's treatment of key workers during the Covid crisis. She accused health secretary Matt Hancock…
Two South African union leaders arrested after budget protests
South African police arrested two trade union leaders during a protest in Cape Town last Wednesday (24 February). Andre Adams, provincial secretary of the left-wing South African Federation of Trade…
Outsourced London school cleaners go on strike
La Retraite strike members. Image credit via United Voices of the World. From the 16th March, a group of outsourced cleaning staff at La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School in…