Social Justice at the Heart: Green Party’s Clause 4 Moment at Nottingham Conference 2013
On Friday Britain lost its ‘Triple-A Credit Rating’ as a result of a Westminster Government seeking to reverse all the gains made by working people over the past 170 years.…
“IF…” campaign was agreed with Government a year in advance
Memos from within the UK Department for International Development, released under Freedom of Information (FoI) legislation, offer a glimpse of how the big aid charities' Enough Food For Everyone campaign…
BREAKING: Fortnum and Mason 145 Trial Group B in Mixed Verdict on Appeal
The appeal for the second group of defendants in the Fortnum and Mason trial concluded today. The group had been convicted of Aggravated Trespass in March this year. The appeal…
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Scottish Green Party Conference 2012 – Live Blog
Alison Johnstone MSP closed conference showing off our latest membership count (just passed 7,000) and lauding Patrick Harvie MSP’s emergency motion on Green Yes (see below). Free Public Transport was…
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Video: Well-dressed protesters gatecrash HMRC boss’s black-tie party
As Dave Hartnett gives his last speech as boss of HM Revenue and Customs, "Vodafone" and "Goldman Sachs" show up to present him with an award in recognition of a…
Tabloids insult dead PCs in pursuit of a back-to-the-50s agenda
Above are two front pages, from today's Mirror and Daily Mail, each carrying stories about one or both of PC Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes, murdered while on duty…
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Party leader Salma Yaqoob resigns from Respect
Salma Yaqoob, the leader of the Respect party founded by its only MP, George Galloway, has resigned from the party citing a breakdown of "relations of trust and collaborative working".…
Green Party ‘clause four’ moment?
It didn't take long to discuss, but one policy motion at today's Green Party of England and Wales conference marked a line in the turf for the party. It is…
New Green Party leader: Natalie Bennett
Australian-born journalist Natalie Bennett has been elected leader of the Green party, with Dudley councillor Will Duckworth as Deputy. Bennett defeated Liverpool's Peter Cranie after three rounds of transfers under…
Scottish Coalition Against NATO and For Peace Formed
The SNP are considering reversing their opposition to Scottish membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). In response to this news a Scottish coalition has come together to make…