Why Greens should support left-wing candidates and campaigns in other parties
With both Labour and the Lib Dems currently facing leadership elections, William Pinkney-Baird argues that Greens should support left-wing candidates and campaigns within these parties. Jeremy Corbyn, candidate for Labour Party…
Did the Greens give the Tories a majority? No.
Peter Cranie busts the myth that the Greens gave the Tories a majority on May The Past As I predicted before the election, there is little thanks in the blogosphere…
Why the 2016 elections will be vital for Greens (and why I’m hoping Sian Berry is London Mayor candidate)
In May 2014, Sian Berry was elected as Green local councillor for Highgate ward, Camden in 2014 to the seat previously occupied by Cllr Maya de Souza. Thursday the 5th…
Surfing the Scottish Surge
Louise Ramsay gives her experiences of being a Scottish Green Party candidate in the recent General Election in the wake of the 'Green surge' Since joining the Scottish Green Party…
The attack on Human Rights is an attack on those who sorely need them
Demonstration at 10 Downing Street in support of Mehdi Kazemi, under threat of forcible deportation, March 2008. Image: Flick user lewishamdreamer. In 1998, under the Labour government, parliament passed the…
Despite the election result, most people in the UK want an end to austerity
Anti-austerity protest in Dublin, October 2013. Image: Tony Webster. We shouldn't ever put too much weight on the findings of a single poll. However, there's some very interesting stuff in…
Long road to recognition
Jake Bowers, GE2015 Green Party candidate for Hastings and Rye Our political system stinks, there’s no doubt about it. Twelve weeks into being selected as the Green Party candidate for…
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Why won’t the Lib Dems rule out working with the DUP?
Nick Clegg has ruled out an SNP deal - but not one with the right-wing DUP On the 25th of April, Nick Clegg made it clear that he wouldn’t work with…
A crisis is at hand: only voting green will do
Caroline Lucas elected as the first Green MP in the UK Parliament, 2010. She couldn't have won without Brighton Pavillion residents voting Green in previous elections. Image: BBC News. The…