Interview: Meet the activist who brought the youth climate strike to China
The youth climate strike started when the then 15 year old Greta Thunberg decided to strike from her school in Sweden in August 2018. Since then, the movement has been…
“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…
An open letter to the labour movement: support the strike, don’t cross the climate picket line
On 15th March 2019, from Scotland to South Africa, an estimated million children and teenagers skipped school to participate in the global youth climate strikes. As the world’s youth gear…
#YouthStrike4Climate tell Theresa May the Green New Deal is here to stay
Image Credit: Chris Saltmarsh On the day of the third #YouthStrike4Climate, the UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) came out in support of a Green New Deal. Demonstrations in March saw…
A tale of two mayors – UK Green news round up week 7
Creative Commons - Rachel_H and John Lubbock Sian Berry announced as Green Party candidate for London Mayor After a long selection process, Siân Berry - the co-leader of the Green…
Schoolchildren strike for the climate
Via Rosie Rawle On Friday 15 February the UK held its first ever youth climate strikes. Thousands of children were in attendance. In over 60 cities across the UK, young…