Breaking Boris Johnson – Lessons from Brecon and Radnorshire
Image credit: Chatham House, Creative Commons We are in volatile political times; the dramatic result in the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election shows this more clearly than ever. But when co-operation…
Fighting every seat – why Greens should reject electoral alliances
Image credit, Martin Deustsch, Creative Commons When I joined the Green Party seven years ago, it was because it’s the only party which takes seriously the physical reality that infinite…
Greens hit out at Lib Dem austerity pushers and Tory bigots – UK Green news round up week 23
Siân Berry slams Liberal Democrats for their part in austerity Image credit: Rosie Rawle This weekend the Green Party of England and Wales held its Spring conference in Scarborough. One…
Milkshakes and bad mouthing: time for an Anti-Moaning Movement?
Image credit: YouTube screengrab “Nothing unites people more strongly than a common dislike. The easiest way to build friendships and communicate is through something negative,” author Trevor Blake. A harmless…
Breaking records again and again – UK Green news round up week 22
Greens celebrate best ever European election results Image credit: YouTube screengrab After all the votes had been counted last Sunday, the Green Party of England and Wales had won seven…
6 reasons Tom Watson has to go
Image credit: Creative Commons: Rwendland Hackney South & Shoreditch Constituency Labour Party (CLP) have passed a motion calling on Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, to stand down…
After the European elections, we have to stop Brexit and resist climate change
Image credit: YouTube Just two months ago, the UK was legally bound to leave the European Union and subsequently withdraw our MEPs from the European Parliament. Following the European elections,…
Green MEP candidate: There are many problems in our country, but Nigel Farage isn’t the answer
Image credit: YouTube screengrab As a Green candidate in these EU elections, I've spent the last 3 weeks travelling across the South East of England. Oxford, Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton, Dover,…
Happy Europe Day!
Image credit: Creative Commons: Bobby Hidy Today we are celebrating the European Union and all that it gives us. To me the EU means peace, guaranteed human rights, freedom of…
Will Brexit be a disaster for Scotland’s environment?
Image credit: © John MacPherson / WTML Scotland’s natural environment has benefited enormously from European environmental policies, which have helped us achieve, among other things, cleaner rivers, cleaner beaches, cleaner…