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Anyone's Child campaigners with placards reading 'No More Drug War'

Rose Humphries has been campaigning with Anyone’s Child, the international network working for drug policy reform, since she lost two sons to heroin overdoses. As a member of the Green Party’s drugs policy working group, she explains why the Greens are calling for big changes to UK laws to prevent more families being torn apart by inadequate and dangerous drug policy.

Extinction Rebellion Youth activists in San Francisco, April 2019

10 signs of hope in a dark world

It’s easy to despair at the state of the world, but Green MEP Molly Scott Cato highlights 10 reasons to be cheerful.

Rail fare increases: time for systematic change

The rising cost of rail travel is unacceptable in a time of climate chaos

Junction of drainage ditches in the peatland of A' Mhoine, Scotland.

Is your garden making the climate emergency worse?

Using peat compost can generate significant carbon emissions and contribute to global warming

Ban glyphosate for the health of our cities

City Hall has agreed a motion to cease the spraying of glyphosate weedkiller in London

The next big shift in British politics has started

Supporters from across the political spectrum are advancing the cause of proportional representation

A placard at an anti-austerity protest reading '1 million using food banks'

The case for Basic Income

What are the arguments for Universal Basic Income? Bill Shutt examines the Green Party’s policy proposal

Extinction Rebellion takes to the streets in five cities

Activists disrupt traffic in London, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds and Glasgow to urge action on the climate emergency

Universal Basic Income: Asking the right questions

The idea of a basic income is gaining traction, but we need to test the waters before we dive in

Grassroots campaign halts Kenya coal project

“We’re now old, but we inherited a healthy and clean environment from our fathers and it’s our duty to give our children a clean and healthy environment as well.” Alan Story reports on th...

Alan Story |

Climate Change

Energy

Society

Activism

| Fri 28 Jun 2019

European minimum income: Not just surviving, but thriving

The EU should provide a 'safety net' for all citizens, says German Green MEP Terry Reintke, making the case for a European Minimum Income Directive to ensure that losing your job doesn’t...

Terry Reintke |

| Thu 27 Jun 2019

Why do we feed wild birds?

From reasons of personal pleasure to ecocentric motivations of bird survival, people love feeding wild birds. Dave Clark looks back on where our motivations for feeding our avian friends ...

Dave Clark |

Wildlife

Society

| Wed 26 Jun 2019

Searching for an equaliser: How legislation boosted US women’s football

In 1972, the US Government introduced Title IX, which prohibits federally-funded institutions such as schools from discriminating against students or employees based on sex. This means an...

Alan Story |

Society

| Tue 25 Jun 2019

Cultural institutions must walk away from fossil fuel giants

‘Big oil is literally throwing fuel on the raging fire that is our planet. Mark Rylance is right to walk away from an institution providing cover for one of the world’s most dangerous com...

Gina Dowding |

Climate Change

Economics

Society

| Mon 24 Jun 2019

Realising the vision for a UK Green New Deal

11 years after the concept first emerged, with Greens at the heart of its conception in the UK, what is the Green New Deal and how can we make it a reality? A panel at the Green Party’s S...

Aditi Bhonagiri |

| Tue 18 Jun 2019

Trump's visit and the ‘torture’ of US and UK women

“This is a chance to send support and acknowledgement to the women and men in the US fighting against Trumpist attempts to take control of women’s bodies.” Donald Trump’s state visit to t...

Amelia Womack |

| Tue 4 Jun 2019

Green spaces, healthier cities

The view from Greenwich Park into London

“Tackling the anxiety associated with living in cities is an issue becoming only more pressing.” Green Party Deputy Leader Amelia Womack makes the case for more green spaces in cities, so...

Amelia Womack |

Society

Health

Environment

| Thu 30 May 2019

Why we need to 'mainstream' the environment

Port Arthur, Texas, under water in 2017 in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

Natalie Bennett argues that the environment should be considered at the heart of all political and economic discussions and decisions – recognising how the consequences of climate change ...

Natalie Bennett |

| Tue 7 May 2019

Celebrating the 1932 Kinder Scout mass trespass

On Sunday 24 April 1932, Benny Rothman and 400 young men and women set out to trespass on Kinder Scout, a protest against the way the general public were denied access to the UK countrysi...

Alan Story |

| Wed 24 Apr 2019

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