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Activists demand #PeacocksPayUp in global call of action
On 11 August, Oh So Ethical and No Sweat embarked on a global call of action on social media against Peacocks as part of the #PayUp campaign, which demands brands…
The next Green Party leaders must be actively anti-racist
The turbulence of 2020 has laid bare deep-rooted problems which have been ignored for far too long: the fragility of the current socio-economic system, the inequalities that constitute the core…
We need a real “roadmap” for proper support to the arts sector
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden’s so-called ‘roadmap’ to re-open English theatres has been widely criticised by many bodies within the cultural sector for its distinct lack of detail and ambition. The…
The government’s bailout won’t save the arts sector
I - like many theatre workers - welcomed the news of £ billion for the artistic sector. But several days hence it is becoming painfully apparent that this will not…
To get out of this crisis, we need a new form of globalism
On the last day of the recent European Green Party Council, Secretary General of the European Greens Mar Garcia Sanz made the call for the green movement to create a…
Electronics and extractivism during the COVID-19 pandemic
A landmark report was published in June 2020 highlighting the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on communities affected by mining. The report - Voices From the Ground:…
Ten ways Green councillors can engage the public on the climate emergency
1. Public engagement is critical to tackling the climate emergency Rising to the challenge of the climate emergency cannot be successful if it is all top-down. Councils doing it on…
Care home privatisation: the destruction of what the NHS built
Last night the House of Lords debated a “regret” motion about “the lack of a long-term plan to ensure the financial sustainability of care homes”. Such motions are part of…
Greens must fight to stop the theatre industry dying before our eyes
Sonia Friedman recently warned that British theatre is on the “Brink of total collapse”. She’s right, our biggest cultural institutions will run out of money by September. The National Theatre,…
Alex Phillips rules herself out of Green Party leadership election – UK Green news round up issue 61
Alex Phillips rules herself out of Green Party leadership election Image credit: YouTube screengrab Nominations for the Green Party of England and Wales leadership election open on June 1, as…