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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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:…