Iceland’s Left-Greens make progress but must be wary of coalition scandals
Katrín Jakobsdóttir. Photo credit: flickr user 'NordForsk', Creative Commons license. The Icelandic Left-Greens have entered government for only the second time in their history. They aim to implement an…
Stasis at Stormont: Why Northern Ireland needs Green politics more than ever
Tanya Jones, Deputy Leader, GPNI. Photo credit: GPNI As I write this, it is a year since the late Martin McGuinness resigned as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister, leading…
Greens lead fight against London Arms Fair
Photo: Campaign Against the Arms Trade As one of the world’s biggest weapons fairs sets up in the East End of London, Greens have been at the forefront of the…
‘We are the opposition’ after Brexit: Amelia Womack’s re-election speech in full
Amelia Womack, re-elected Green Party of England and Wales deputy leader Amelia Womack has been re-elected as the Deputy Leader of the Green Party. The text below is the full transcript…
Only by citizens “taking back control” can public confidence be restored in politics
Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series British politics in 2016 is in a peculiar state. Our society is recovering from the recent EU referendum in which the…
Voters think the Greens are here to stay
A poll has shown that 37% of British voters think the Greens will be an important part of British politics in the future, against just 31% who think the opposite. Polling…
Bartley claims electoral pact with Labour still possible
Jonathan Bartley has responded to Jeremy Corbyn's apparent rejection of an electoral pact between Labour and the Greens by saying that Corbyn's words were "dissapointing" but that an electoral pact…
Corbyn rejects electoral pact with Greens
Jeremy Corbyn has said that he does not currently want an electoral pact with the Greens. When asked if he was in favour of an electoral pact to stop the…
Q&A – Deputy leader candidate Störm Poorun: ‘the Greens are entirely distinct from the left’
In the latest of Bright Green's coverage of the Green Party of England and Wales' leadership election, we've interviewed the Deputy Leadership candidates. Voting is now open (check your inbox…
Who I’m hoping people vote for in the 2016 GPEx Election
The campaigning period for the Green Party of England and Wales internal elections is now upon us. The campaign period will be running throughout July, with the vote being conducted…