Northern Ireland’s stake in the EU debate
The Northern Ireland media has been busy over the past couple of weeks speculating as to the composition of our new Executive. Now that is settled, for a while at…
So… What would a reformed EU actually look like?
The EU referendum was, perhaps understandably, at the top of the agenda at Green Party conference in Harrogate this weekend. Greens often talk about the need for democratic reform of…
Dates, deals and dilemmas: what are the key factors in the EU referendum?
The hemicycle of the European Parliament. Photo: Wikimedia. We’ve finally been given a deal and a date for the EU referendum, with David Cameron firing the starting pistol on Saturday morning.…
Fighting for a progressive Europe – two perspectives on Another Europe is Possible
Photo: Another Europe is Possible Bright Green correspondents Josiah Mortimer and Tom Bailey on Wednesday's launch of Another Europe is Possible, a campaign for the UK to remain in the EU…
Why young people need to start talking about Europe
Hannah Ellen Clare, Young Greens Co-Chair As David Cameron’s renegotiations come to a close, the debate on Britain’s membership of the EU is starting to begin in earnest. Disappointingly -…
Young Greens across Europe are mobilising to fight for our future
The Green Party bloc at last Sunday's climate demo in London. Photo: Green Party of England and Wales. Earlier this week, world leaders arrived in Paris for the COP21…
Convention shows Young Greens ready to focus on intersectionality, EU campaign
This weekend, I attended the annual convention of the Young Greens of England and Wales in Nottingham. The main thing I took away from the weekend was that the Young Greens have made…
Young Greens highlight ‘radical possibilities’ of UK’s EU membership as Caroline Lucas joins official ‘In’ campaign
Mini Europe. Photo by Smabs Sputzer. The Young Greens of England and Wales have called for young people to “fight for the EU” in the forthcoming referendum, saying that…
Why it’s vital that Greens make our voice heard in the EU referendum
Photo: Wikimedia At the Green Party’s Autumn Conference this past weekend, I stood up and spoke, for the first time, to a mass of assembled party members. I was proposing…
Corbyn ducks the question: On the EU referendum, Labour and the Greens
How Green is the European cake? Photo by Jeremy Corbyn, new leader of Labour and much-beloved of many bright Greens (though see this view of why we all still have…