Richard Burgon presents 38k strong petition in parliament calling for wealth tax
With the chancellor Jeremy Hunt set to deliver the budget tomorrow, campaign groups and opposition MPs have been issuing calls for changes in government policy. Among those to do so…
After six years in Labour, I’ve now re-joined the Green Party
Seven years ago this month, I made the difficult decision to leave the Green Party and join Labour. Having spent five years active in the Greens, I switched parties in…
Zack Polanski slams Labour frontbench for refusing to join picket lines on LBC’s Cross Question
The deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales Zack Polanski has hit out the Labour leadership's refusal to join picket lines. Polanski made the comments on the…
WATCH: What the Labour Party’s migration policy should be – interview with Ana Oppenheim
On episode 1 of #BrightGreenLive, we spoke to Ana Oppenheim from Labour Campaign for Free Movement about the Labour Party's migration policy on Keir Starmer and what it ought to…
WATCH: Chris Saltmarsh sets out why we need a socialist Green New Deal
On episode 1 of #BrightGreenLive, we spoke to Labour for a Green New Deal co-founder and author of Burnt: Fighting for Climate Justice, Chris Saltmarsh about the Labour Party's climate…
Labour Party conference votes to support proportional representation
Members of the Labour Party are currently gathering in Liverpool for the party's annual conference. In a major shift in the party's position, delegates have voted to support scrapping the…
Why I defected from Labour to the Greens
I have recently, on 19 July, the hottest day ever recorded in the UK, defected to the Green Party and am delighted to be part of an inclusive hard working…
Adding Momentum to the Hot Strike Summer!
Democracy is central to left politics. Socialism’s very aim is to maximise people’s freedom through the democratic control over the conditions of their lives. Democracy is the aim but it’s…
Momentum should play a leading role in advancing the cause of the working class in our age of crisis
The prerequisite to building left power within the Labour Party is building a fighting socialist movement outside of it. Protecting the internal power the left currently possesses is important. However,…
What Momentum’s National Coordinating Group elections are really about
From 28 June, Momentum members will vote in its National Coordination Group (NCG) elections to decide who will run the organisation for the next two years. The previous NCG elections…