Who exactly were the “Green surge”?
The figures are frequently thrown around Green circles – 14,000 members at the start of 2014, 67,000 by the General Election this year. The ‘Green surge’ is fairly well documented,…
Ignored, insurgent, and back again – the first study of the Green Surge
Left parties across the UK took up the mantle of progress in the last elections. The ‘Green Surge’ may seem like a distant memory to many Greens now, four months after…
The Green campaign: 8 things the party did right
Over the coming weeks and months the Green Party, like all other political parties, will go through a process of reviewing our performance in the General Election. There are, no…
Surfing the Scottish Surge
Louise Ramsay gives her experiences of being a Scottish Green Party candidate in the recent General Election in the wake of the 'Green surge' Since joining the Scottish Green Party…
Greens raise £75k to stand in most constituencies in May
The Green Party's crowdfunding campaign. Image: Green Party of England & Wales. The Green Party hit a milestone on Sunday, after raising nearly £75,000 towards standing in as many constituencies…
Left Unity to back anti-austerity Greens in General Election
In a massive step forward for the left in the UK, one of the largest left-of-Green parties, Left Unity, has today issued a statement saying it will actively campaign for…
Polling expert predicts Greens’ second seat will be Norwich South
A polling expert has predicted that the Green Party’s most likely next seat will be in Norwich South. The analysis by the University of Strathclyde’s Professor John Curtice comes in…
Green Party conference forced to change venue due to #GreenSurge
The Green Party of England & Wales' spring conference in March has been forced to change venue, in order to accommodate the thousands of new members the party has gained…
100 days to go: six thoughts on the Greens and May
Creative Commons - Flickr: DvDevious14 We are just 100 days away from the General Election. With this in mind, let's look at the Greens prospects for May and the months…
Vivienne Westwood pledges £300,000 to the Greens
Creative Commons - Southbank Centre Legendary punk fashion designer Vivienne Westwood is to donate £300,000 to the Green Party, the New Statesman's May2015 site reported today. Westwood told the site:…