Why aren’t young people voting?
If young people become engaged in politics they can wield real power, argues Bradley Allsop. But what needs to change for this to happen? You are, I'm sure, familiar with the myth…
Thousands march for climate action and against dirty energy
Art Not Oil protest BP's sponsorship of the Tate Britain. Image: Art Not Oil. Thousands of people took to the streets of London today to call for action on climate…
#GPconf: Green care policies could pay for themselves
Social Work week in British Columbia. Image: BCG Photos. There has been a bit of chat on the Twitters about the Green Party of England and Wales policy relating to…
Have the Labour Party EVER supported a strike?
Rhymney Valley Women’s Support Group. Image: National Museum of Wales. Today is the 30th anniversary of the end of the miners’ strike, the climax of Margaret Thatcher’s war against trade…
Nuclear bomb factory, Berkshire, blockaded
On Monday morning police and military staff arrived to find AWE Burghfield in Berkshire, Britain's nuclear-bomb factory, blockaded. 150 campaigners from the across the UK and Belgium, Finland, France, Spain,…
Left Unity to back anti-austerity Greens in General Election
In a massive step forward for the left in the UK, one of the largest left-of-Green parties, Left Unity, has today issued a statement saying it will actively campaign for…
Polling expert predicts Greens’ second seat will be Norwich South
A polling expert has predicted that the Green Party’s most likely next seat will be in Norwich South. The analysis by the University of Strathclyde’s Professor John Curtice comes in…
Amelia Womack: ‘You might not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you’
Amelia Womack was part of Jean Lambert's successful campaign as London's Green MEP. Since September 2014, Amelia Womack has been one of the Deputy Leaders of the Green Party and has recently…
Greens must not repeat Lib Dem mistakes on race
This piece has been reposted with permission from Lester Holloway's personal blog, where it first appeared on 26th December 2014. Opinion polls currently have the Greens roughly neck-and-neck with the…
Greens pass Lib Dems to become UK’s 4th biggest party
Green Member of the Scottish Parliament Alison Johnstone with Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales in September. Total UK green party membership has just passed…