Green Party of England and Wales membership passes 20,000
* Membership passed 20,000 today * Young Greens' 100% growth this year is ‘testament to a sea-change going on in politics’ * Green candidates will be standing in 50% more…
What Winning Looks Like: Photos of Radical Meetings in Edinburgh after the Referendum
To view a complete slideshow of all the photos click here. Radical Independence moved their meeting onto the Meadows Park to accommodate over 150 folk coming on Monday. Last night…
It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to: on Greens and the referendum
I am a member of the Green Party. In fact, I am a member of two Green Parties – the Scottish Green Party, and the Green Party of England and…
Why I’ve complained to House of Commons Library
I’ve just written to the House of Commons Library over their recent publication ‘Membership of UK politics parties‘, released on Tuesday. It’s a highly interesting document that myself and other…
The Scottish left needs to talk about collaboration, not another party
Greens campaigning in Norwich. Image: Norwich Green Party. In the last week, thousands of people have joined the Scottish Green Party and the SSP. Tens of thousands have joined the…
Labour disenfranchise 60% of electorate to win Oxford seat with lowest mandate ever
Back in May, there were city council elections in Oxford. In the Carfax ward, the former Labour council leader, Alex Hollingsworth stood. He lost narrowly to the Green candidate, Ruthi…
Young Green Amelia Womack to be new GPEW Deputy Leader
Image: Harry Grindrod Environmental scientist Amelia Womack is set to become one of two deputy leaders of the Green Party of England and Wales. A recent change to the party's…
It’s time to join the Green Party
Last week, more than at any time I can remember, politically active friends from across the left - from the feminist, student, anti-austerity, environmental and democracy movements, seem to have…
Greens are now building a genuine base
Deyika Nzeribe, chair of Manchester Green Party. Greens came second across Manchester in the local elections this week. When looking at the Green Party result today, there are two important…
Nine (more) reasons to vote Green
Over on Novara, I published a list of nine of my favourite policies from the Green manifesto for the European elections. They were: Universal Basic Income, a workers' right to…