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The Green Party is “ready to absolutely explode” – an interview with Sian Berry and Jonathan Bartley
Speaking to Sian Berry and Jonathan Bartley for an extended period, I notice two things above anything else. Rather than common features of interviews - the earnest flag waving around…
Beyond Politics or beyond parody?
Last week the offices of Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Amnesty International and Christian Aid were all attacked. Pink paint was thrown over their facades, with a new organisation ‘Beyond…
It’s time to defend the indigenous people defending our planet
Defend The Defenders. When you first hear this sentence, what do you think? For me, I imagine some sort of superhero series where they come together to defend their city…
Extinction Rebellion, COVID-19 and the far-right
Image Credit: Creative Commons: Julia Hawkins I’m afraid to report that an Extinction Rebellion (XR) group are allegedly at it again. Yesterday evening XR East Midlands tweeted a series of…
Breaking the law to change the law
Image Credit: Creative Commons: Julia Hawkins Last week, I appeared in court to plead not guilty to aggravated trespass, having been arrested as part of the Extinction Rebellion protests. As…
Young Greens launch “most ambitious” election campaign ever
The UK has entered the throes of a General Election. And the Young Greens - the youth and student wing of the Green Party of England & Wales - have…
How to be a climate activist with your money
From Greta Thunberg to Extinction Rebellion, over the past couple of years, it’s been difficult to avoid news stories about climate change. For every activist taking part in the protests,…
I was arrested fighting for the right to protest – a fight that matters to us all
On the evening of Monday October 14 I was arrested in Trafalgar Square, while defending the right of Extinction Rebellion to peaceful assembly and public protest. I happened to be…
Two top-flight Green Party politicians arrested
With Extinction Rebellion still undertaking mass civil disobedience across London, the number of people arrested has been increasing. Among those arrested are two top-flight Green Party politicians. On Monday, one…
Extinction Rebellion needs to shed its fear of politics
Extinction Rebellion (XR), along with the school strikes movement, has done game-changing work in putting the issue of climate change on the political agenda. For the first time it feels…