The Green surge: a history
It's always hard to look back in time and determine exactly when something started. One key date which sticks out in my mind is February 23 2013. On that day,…
Brighton Green Party votes for ‘no cuts’ budget
Pic from Red Pepper - Ed: A fascinating new development in the city of the Greens' only council, at a time when the party is surging. Update: we're now hearing that the…
The ‘Green Surge’: what’s behind it, and where next?
This article was first published here in the Green European Journal UPDATE: Ofcom's decision not to give the Greens major party status this week led to nearly 300 people joining…
4 Things the Green Party Are Not
With any success, criticism and accusations inevitably swiftly follow. The current #greensurge is no exception. Bearing this in mind, here’s a few myths surrounding the Greens cleared up: 1. ‘Vote…
Darren Hall on the three horse race in Bristol West
Many see Bristol Greens' Darren Hall as a potential winner in next year's General Election. With less than six months until the next General Election, the campaign is in full…
Rail Renationalisation: Edinburgh meeting with Christian Wolmar
While I was first becoming interested in a serious way in politics there were lots of interesting things happening. I was very interested in the peace process in the north…
Caroline Lucas’ bill to renationalise the railways published today
Green MP Caroline Lucas will table a private member's bill later today, in a bid to reverse the disastrous privatisation of the railways and bring the network back into public…
Caroline Lucas announces bill to bring railways back into public ownership
At the People's Assembly yesterday, Caroline Lucas announced that, this week, she will introduce a private members' bill to bring Britain's railways back into public ownership. Public ownership of the…
Watch the Greens’ thrillingly unapologetic, socialist broadcast
The Green Party of England and Wales has just released this quietly barnstorming broadcast for the local elections on 2 May: It's the clearest and most explicit proclamation of the…
Sussex Uni ‘Pop-Up Union’ to fight outsourcing
Workers at the University of Sussex have formed a new union in a bid to halt the outsourcing of 235 campus jobs. The initiative comes from rank-and-file members of the…