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…
Student campaigners call for Barclays to be kicked off campuses for good
Student campaigners have called for five UK universities to refuse the return of Barclays branches to campuses. The students argue that the bank is fueling the climate crisis due to…
Sian Berry pledges to set up People’s Land Commission as Mayor of London
Green Party of England and Wales co-leader Sian Berry has pledged to set up a 'People’s Land Commission' if elected as Mayor of London in May. She believes this would…