Sheffield, Scotland and Sultans – UK Green news round up week 14
Magid Magid enters final weeks in office Creative Commons: John Lubbock As local elections draw near, Green Lord Mayor of Sheffield Magid Magid is entering into his final weeks of…
Youth centres, climate change, trans rights: UK Green news round up week 12
Siân Berry exposes unbelievable figures on youth centre cuts Image credit: Creative Commons, Steve Eason Green Party of England and Wales co-leader Siân Berry this week revealed shocking statistics on…
Conference firsts, publicly owned trains and Young Greens campaigns – UK Green news round up week 6
Clare Bailey hosts first conference of Green Party in Northern Ireland as leader Via YouTube screen grab While Stormont is still at a standstill, the ongoing churn of the political…
Tax reform, the backstop and Churchill’s white supremacy – UK Green news round up week 5
Scottish Greens win major budget concessions from SNP Creative Commons: Ric Lander After protracted negotiations, the Scottish Government agreed a budget this week with the support of the Greens. The…
Abortion rights, budget wars and Brexit tours – UK Green news round up week 4
Green Party in Northern Ireland demand abortion law reform YouTube screen grab The Green Party in Northern Ireland called for legalisation of abortion this week. While legal in the rest…
Brexit, railways and Thatcher – UK Green news round up week 3
Caroline Lucas enters Brexit negotiations with Theresa May Creative Commons: GPEW After a week of intense political machinations, we’re still no closer to clarity on the direction of travel for…
Small sausages – Green news round up week 2
YouTube screen grab Amelia Womack 1, Piers Morgan 0 After last week's furore over Caroline Lucas' proposals on taxing meat, Green Party of England and Wales Deputy Leader Amelia Womack…
New year, new structures and new policies – Green news round up week 1
YouTube screen grab Welcome to the first of many Bright Green news round-ups. As part of the revamped and relaunched Bright Green, we'll be bringing a weekly round up of…
Patrick Harvie: ‘minority of aggressive voices’ must not dominate next referendum
Patrick Harvie, Scottish Greens co-convener and MSP. Photo credit: flickr user 'Ricjl' Creative Commons license: At the end of March, the Scottish Parliament did the political equivalent of a two-finger…
Patrick Harvie and Caroline Lucas kick off #sgpconf weekend
Last night Scottish Green Party conference weekend opened with two of the biggest names in Green politics in the UK, as Patrick Harvie and Caroline Lucas discussed defeating austerity and…