Thousands of Greens join national anti-austerity demo
This Saturday saw the Green Surge made flesh as thousands of Greens joined the estimated 250,000-strong national anti-austerity demo in London. This demonstration, organised by the People's Assembly Against Austerity, occurred…
#GE2015 left you feeling: 1. dejected and disappointed? 2. exhausted? 3. relieved? Read on
Photo by Tjebbe van Tijen After such an arduous and hard-fought campaign, and such a cruelly unexpected result, we may all be forgiven for wanting nothing more fervently than to…
There’s no community without common unity
Matthew Torbitt, independent candidate for Cheadle My name is Matthew. I am a 24 year old that is very tired and fed up of the political system we have currently…
UK Uncut hit central London with DIY election ‘subvertising’ campaign
UK Uncut activists have launched a new project, 'Cut Austerity', as campaigning begins for the General Election. Bus stops in central London have been 'subvertised' with Cut Austerity posters, with…
#SGPconf: We need more jobs and workers need more power
We need to radically rethink our relationship with work, give workers more power and end austerity - that was the message from a discussion session on jobs and austerity at…
Brighton Council fails to pass cuts budget after Green rebellion
Brighton's Royal Pavillion UPDATE: The council has now passed a budget which contains cuts. It went through on the 3rd of March. See our report here. ------- Green-controlled Brighton &…
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…
NHS strike postponed
UNISON members on strike at Salford Royal hospital (Matt Hanley) With less than 48 hours before today's planned 12 hour nationwide strike of NHS nurses, porters, cleaners, ambulance staff, secretaries…
How our education system is failing us… and our democracy
Bradley Allsop examines the psychology behind voter behaviour to argue that changes to our education system have brought about an increasingly disempowered electorate, with disastrous results for our democracy. "Schools have…
Austerity isn’t good for the economy, young people – or anyone else
Georgia Elander, a member of the Young Greens' National Executive, explains how the government's programme of austerity is hurting young and everyone else. George Osborne’s Autumn Statement was, if nothing…