I’ve joined Labour. There’s never been a better time for Green socialists to do so too.
This article is part of Bright Green's 'Labour or Green?' series- if you'd like to contribute to this series, please send a draft to A few months ago, I resigned…
From Labour MP to Green Party activist: Tony Clarke reflects on progressive alliances, activism and Corbyn’s troubles
Tony Clarke: Once Labour MP, now Green Party activist. Credit: Tony Clarke I first met Tony Clarke when I came along to my first local Green Party meeting more…
Greens rule out Momentum chief’s call for merger with Labour
Corbyn has so far rejected the idea of a 'progressive alliance' The Greens have hit back at calls by a key Corbyn ally for a formal merger between the…
Sunday at the Labour Party conference
A labour conference isn’t just the motions, but the speeches, the fringes and the rallies too. Following Corbyn’s overwhelming victory yesterday, today’s focus outside the conference hall and sometimes…
Labour leadership: the result and future challenges
Corbyn has won a bigger mandate than the last leadership election and once again won in all 3 categories of electorate. This includes the membership of the party where…
Only connect: lessons for the Green Party from Labour’s divisions
The importance of communication. Image credit: Simon HuggIns, via flickr “Live in fragments no longer. Only connect, and the beast and the monk, robbed of the isolation that is life…
Green voters backed Sadiq over Zac by 5:1 in London Mayoral race
Sadiq Khan (left) and Zac Goldsmith (right), source photos both via Wikimedia Commons. Green voters backed Sadiq Khan over Zac Goldsmith in the London mayoral race by nearly 5:1, new…
Beckett Report: Greens didn’t cost Labour the general election
Ed Miliband unveiling the 'EdStone' ahead of the 2015 General Election. Photo: Wikimedia We’ve all seen the headlines from Labour’s inquiry into its election defeat released last week. ‘Miliband seen…
Yes, an electoral pact would benefit Labour and the Greens
Once again, talk of a Green-Labour electoral pact has come back into the public eye, thanks to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn daring to not express outright hatred for Caroline Lucas,…
A Labour/Green electoral pact would do more harm than good
Dan Johnston argues that a Labour/Green electoral pact would do more harm than good to the Green Party, Labour and the left as a whole. Recently the Telegraph published a piece saying…