Newport to Brighton, Spalding to Holyrood – UK Green news round up week 9
Amelia Womack sets out her stall for Newport West by-election Creative Commons: Krystyna Haywood After the sad passing of longstanding Labour MP Paul Flynn, a by-election has been called in…
Arrests, defections and delivering change – UK Green news round up week 8
Molly Scott Cato arrested in Belgium Creative Commons: Ric Lander Demonstrating the Green commitment to non-violent direct action as a means of driving political change, Molly Scott Cato was arrested…
8 Things We Learnt From Green Party Conference
We’ve had some time to return, recover, and reflect on the Green Party’s Autumn Conference in Birmingham last weekend. So here’s some thoughts. The leadership’s mandate is strong. 86% of…
Natalie Bennett on her proudest achievements, progressive alliances and the future of the Green Party
Natalie Bennett, the outgoing Green Party leader As the rest of the media clamoured to interview the two newly-elected co-leaders of the Green Party, at Bright Green we thought it’d…
Nominations for next Green Party leader to open on 1st June
Nominations for the new Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales will open in less than two weeks, on the 1st of June. Natalie Bennett announced last Sunday…
Greens say #ThanksNatalie as GPEW leader announces she’s stepping down
#ThanksNatalie! | Image made by Green Party Memes Natalie Bennett has announced that she will not be seeking re-election as leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. In…
10 things we took away from Green Party Conference
There weren’t many big headlines from this Autumn Green Party conference, which drew to a languid close in sunny Bournemouth on Monday. But it was a mixed bag in the…
Greens offer hand of friendship to Labour following Jeremy Corbyn landslide
View image | Following Jeremy Corbyn's landslide victory today in the Labour leadership election, in which he won in the first round of voting with over 59% (a greater margin…
Jean Lambert MEP: the refugee crisis demands a coherent and strategic response
We can either throw our hands up at overwhelming human misery, or we can rally and do something – quickly. On Monday Britain announced meagre plans to accept refugees from…
Has Caroline Lucas just pushed Natalie Bennett out of the London Mayoral race?
Caroline Lucas has just endorsed Sian Berry for Green candidate for London Mayor. Josiah Mortimer discusses the implications for the possibility of Natalie Bennett standing for London Mayor. The campaign to become…