Why I left the Liberal Democrats to join the Greens
I didn’t set out to be a politician - the work I was doing led me into the role. In 2016 I founded a community interest company promoting volunteering and…
Greens making the case for progressive cross-party collaboration
The Compass Greens Network wants to help the Green Party achieve much greater political influence in the UK. We formed shortly after the 2019 general election to host an open…
International development should work for people, not profit
The UK has consistently ranked as one of the world’s largest aid donors, and we should be proud of that fact. In 2015, when in government, the Liberal Democrats made…
Unite To Remain will do more harm than good
Image credit: UK Parliament, Creative Commons I am writing this article as I get ready to contest a seat for a party I truly care about. I have been a…
The Liberal Democrat vision for defence
The men and women who serve in the Armed Forces play a vital part in improving and defending lives and while their roles may often be behind the scenes they…
Climate change needs a socialist solution. That means voting Labour.
Social media is already awash with bogus tactical voting sites, before parliament has even dissolved for the 2019 General Election. These tools cynically push voters to support the Liberal Democrats…
The new Liberal Democrat climate policies aren’t radical – they’re a recipe for disaster
In the minds of every climate activist, scientist or climate-conscious person there is an internal battle that plays out almost daily. Do we applaud the baby steps of the relevant…
“What we need is really massive radical change”: An interview with Lib Dem MP Layla Moran
Image credit: Creative Commons, UK Parliament Layla Moran has a lot of reasons to be happy. She isn’t just celebrating the Lib Dem’s recent electoral successes – last week also…
If there’s an early General Election, Greens shouldn’t rule out electoral alliances
Creative Commons: Amtec Photos Nobody has the slightest idea whether there will be a general election this year. Except perhaps Theresa May, and she will deny it right up to…
All Hail Sir Vince
So, Sir Vincent Cable has finally manipulated and schemed his way to the top of his Party, unopposed, like the king of a war-torn, pillaged and ruined land no…