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Greens and Trades Unionists must work together
This is a guest post by Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, who is hosting an event today on 'Building our Green economic future', more details of which can be…
Trade Union Votes Against Supporting Abuse Survivors
Unison, the UK's largest trade union, has today voted against believing women who report violence or abuse from men within the trade union movement. The union's national delegate…
Academics and the defence of their universities
Luke Martell An inspiring Convention for Higher Education in Brighton has made an important step forward, discussing what the public university should be, and investigating the implications of its marketisation.…
This conference could establish the Greens as the party of the left
The Green Party of England and Wales’ Spring Conference looks set to be a radical one. In just a couple of weeks’ time – and on the Greens’ 40th ‘birthday’…
Scott Walker vs Ed Miliband – lessons from Wisconsin
The analogy is obvious. I suppose it isn't surprising: when an official opposition is visionless, it is the grassroots who lead. But when it comes to elections, it is still…