The government is fiddling while the planet burns
As a new MEP representing the North West, it’s been a fascinating and hugely positive start. Being part of the larger European Greens group has made so much more seem…
Goodbye Theresa: UK Green news round up week 21
Greens respond to Theresa May's resignation Image credit: YouTube Screengrab After a premiership almost unparalleled in its chaos and incompetence, Theresa May finally announced her departure date this week. In…
Brexit still poses unanswered questions for Northern Ireland
Arlene Foster, DUP Leader and Northern Ireland First Minister- credit, flicker user 'DUP Photos' I generally spend many minutes of the day in a state of deep frustration over…
Brexit and the Tory deal have only deepened Northern Ireland’s political crisis
The Irish Sea, this summer, feels a few miles wider. For me, it began at the count. My fellow Green candidate and I scarcely paid any attention to our own…
A Plea to Fellow Remainers – Our Best Chance Lies In Jeremy Corbyn
Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Photo credit: flickr Andy Miah Creative Commons license: If you are a hard-core Remainer, it might present a depressing prospect that the Labour Party…
Confirmed: Caroline Lucas WILL vote for early General Election
Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas will vote in support of Theresa May’s motion for an early General Election tomorrow. A spokesperson for the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion told Bright…
Post-Brexit, Northern Ireland is being hung out to dry over the border
Stormont- the seat of Northern Irish government The Westminster inquiry into the future of the Irish border announced last week is useless if we still don’t know what kind…
It’s human, not ‘British’, rights that we must fight for
The ECHR- by Flickr user 'Outlandos ' Creative Commons license: ’s be honest: many of us dislike the actions taken by the current Conservative government. However, nothing is more stomach…
Why Indy Ref 2.0 is not ‘inevitable’
Wikipedia: The Scottish Parliament from Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. The consensus is that a second independence referendum is now inevitable. The SNP assertion in its 2016 manifesto of the Scottish Parliament’s…
Why Theresa May's immigration proposals are a feminist issue
One of big news stories this week is that Home Secretary Theresa May has been briefing MPs on proposals to introduce a minimum income requirement for UK citizens who want…