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Over 130,000 people sign petition calling for Speaker to block Donald Trump from addressing House of Commons

Chris Jarvis 8 June 2025 Over 130,000 people sign petition calling for Speaker to block Donald Trump from addressing House of Commons2025-06-08T19:38:17+01:00 News No Comment
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for Donald Trump to be blocked from speaking at the House of Commons as part of his state visit to the…
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‘In danger of being a lame duck from day one’ – Reinhard Bütikofer on Biden’s Presidency

Bright Green Editors 29 November 2020 ‘In danger of being a lame duck from day one’ – Reinhard Bütikofer on Biden’s Presidency2020-11-29T12:29:56+00:00 Comment No Comment
This interview with Reinhard Bütikofer, Green MEP and spokesperson on relations with the US and China, was first published in the Green European Journal. This US election has been a…
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Joe Biden ought to listen to the Sunrise Movement on the Green New Deal

Chris Saltmarsh 29 September 2020 Joe Biden ought to listen to the Sunrise Movement on the Green New Deal2020-09-29T18:54:25+01:00 Comment No Comment
In November 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was first elected to Congress and the Sunrise Movement thrust the Green New Deal into the mainstream by occupying Nancy Pelosi’s office. The Presidential election…
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Coronavirus is opening dangerous political windows

Rajiv Sinha 10 April 2020 Coronavirus is opening dangerous political windows2020-04-10T19:17:52+01:00 Comment No Comment
The handling of the Covid-19 pandemic by many countries has been lacklustre. The UK government’s incompetence and posturing lost us EU ventilators and its lockdown measures have been half-heaRted and…
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Who are the new Green MEPs? #4: Magid Magid

Chris Jarvis 2 June 2019 Who are the new Green MEPs? #4: Magid Magid2019-06-02T15:24:20+01:00 Comment No Comment
Image credit: YouTube screengrab In this year's European elections, the Greens won an unprecedented seven seats in the European Parliament. Among those seven was the closest thing to a Green…
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Learning to say Yes: a reflection on Naomi Klein’s No Is Not Enough

Stuart Rodger 14 August 2017 Learning to say Yes: a reflection on Naomi Klein’s No Is Not Enough2017-08-14T12:56:36+01:00 *Society* No Comment
Naomi Klein. Photo: flickr user Ilias Bartolini.  Creative Commons license   Let’s be honest. Almost 10 years on from the financial crisis – and the ensuing assault on the public…
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Are we witnessing populism, or extremism?

Joe Herbert 26 April 2017 Are we witnessing populism, or extremism?2017-07-12T20:51:22+01:00 *Rights & Democracy* 1 Comment
A Trump rally in Las credit: flickr user Gage Skidmore Creative Commons license:   Populism. You can’t get away from the term in the current climate of political commentary. At…
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American pride in the time of hubris

Charlie Baker 6 February 2017 American pride in the time of hubris2017-02-06T16:01:57+00:00 *Society* No Comment
Donald Trump, President of the US . Image by Flickr user Gage Skidmore.   My father and I were not close growing up. A middle-aged man from a poor and…
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15,000 march in London for free education

Bradley Allsop 21 November 2016 15,000 march in London for free education2016-11-24T17:52:34+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
A banner at the NUS/UCU demo- photo credit, Bradley Allsop On Saturday the National Union of Students and the University and College Union held a national demonstration for free education…
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Mockery will only make Trump and Brexit worse

Jacob Jarvis 13 November 2016 Mockery will only make Trump and Brexit worse2016-11-13T12:20:13+00:00 *Society* 1 Comment
The average Trump supporter and Brexiteer, though separated by thousands of miles and countless other cultural differences, tend to have a general feeling in common. They’re sick of not being…
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