Green politics is class politics
I’ve seen several tweets recently, by socialist activists on Twitter that I have a lot of time for, bemoan the fact that Labour are being outflanked on a variety of…
Greens must stick to the radicalism these times demand
The last few years have been a dizzying time for Green Party members. For most of the 2010s we took up the lonely role of opposing the ruinous austerity policy…
The next Green Party leader must embody a fresh Green class politics
The Green Party is a radical party. The nature of our dual struggles - for social justice and for climate justice - demand we stay that way. With nominations for…
Green Parties must embrace class politics
Green Parties have long championed universal provision as a means of avoiding the cruelty, waste, and coercion of means tested systems of welfare provision. Universal Basic Income, for years a…
Greens need a strategy built in class struggle
Image credit: Jurriaan Persyn - Creative Commons The Green Party of England and Wales is contesting just over 470 constituencies in this December’s General Election, with the NI and Scottish…
Elon Musk and the Bourgeois Space Adventure
This week saw the launch of the world's most powerful rocket – Falcon Heavy - into space, which is owned and operated by Elon Musk’s private space exploration company SpaceX.…
On post-Trumpism and workers’ collectives
International Trade Union Congress- Credit, flickr user 'peoples world': Creative Commons License: For a long time, until about four years ago, I worked in an organisation committed to international…
My public school days and the building of upper class solidarity
To understand the British public school system, or certainly, the part of it in which I spent my teenage years, it is crucial to get your head around three things.…
The Green Party and Class – some reflections on our leadership survey
Josiah Mortimer The response to the University of York Green Party’s leadership election survey on class has been fantastic. So far over half a thousand people have read the it,…
Green Party leadership race – Class Survey
The York Young Green Party has done a survey asking candidates for party leader or deputy various questions relating to class. The results are all interesting. However, amongst the more…