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On Saturday 23 March, hundreds of thousands of people will take to the streets of London to demand a People’s Vote to break the Brexit impasse. Green Party Co-leader Jonathan Bartley explains why going back to the people is the only way to break the deadlock, and calls on all to join the march and make their voices heard.

An image of the planned mine near Whitehaven

County split over West Cumbria coal mine

Councillors voted unanimously in favour of a new deep pit coal mine, but campaigners in Cumbria say “there’ll be a fight”

What do I say to my MP about Brexit?

Natalie Bennett addresses how concerned constituents should raise Brexit with their MPs

Why water is a women’s issue

Amelia Womack explains how a lack of clean water disproportionately affects women and girls

Green pioneers: The journey of a lone councillor

Lambeth Councillor Becca Thackray shares her lessons for when it’s not easy being a lone Green

'Westminster has failed local communities'

Green Party Co-leader Jonathan Bartley outlines how Greens will keep decision-making local

Legal appeal against UK weapons sales to Saudi Arabia

Alan Story looks deeper at the arms industry supporting the war in Yemen

Green Isles Alliance: Building bridges in times of turmoil

The Green Isles Alliance seeks to coordinate the work of British Green parties in the pursuit of common goals

Alexandra Phillips with son Raphael and Caroline Lucas MP

South East: Alexandra Phillips

“People across the South East want something different – an alternative to the mess that we are in.”

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 |

Green Party

Environment

Climate Change

Economics

Society

Campaigns

| Tue 18 Jun 2019

Natism: How we discriminate against the natural world

We have words to describe discrimination based on race, sex and age, so why not have a word for prejudice against the natural world? Dave Clark explores how naming the problem could lead ...

Dave Clark |

Environment

Wildlife

| Tue 18 Jun 2019

How can we save our oceans in a time of crisis?

A just transition to a sustainable economy must cater to the people who live on the ocean shores around the world, a wide-ranging discussion at Green Party Spring Conference concluded. Ma...

Matthew Hull |

| Fri 14 Jun 2019

Climate action through a fairer voting system

An image of the MPs present during the climate emergency debate on 1 May

“Allow people to demand the climate action they want through the ballot box." Green MEP Molly Scott Cato says the time is right to move to an electoral system based on proportional repres...

Molly Scott Cato |

| Fri 7 Jun 2019

EU: Time for change

“The Leave voters of our region are expressing their exasperation at the system that has failed them over the years.” Catherine Rowett, new Green MEP for Eastern England, looks ahead to w...

Catherine Rowett |

| Thu 6 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

Poorer students remain priced out

The government’s recent report into university funding called for a £7,500 cap on annual tuition fees, but this will not ease the financial burden on those students from poorer background...

Liam McClelland |

Education

Green Party

UK Government

| Tue 4 Jun 2019

Green MEPs usher in new brand of positive politics

As one of seven recently elected Green MEPs, Alexandra Phillips is full of hope and determination ahead of taking her seat in the European Parliament, outlining how Greens will fight Brex...

Alexandra Phillips |

| Mon 3 Jun 2019

Tackling climate change: Jobs for the future

Ian Mecklenburgh of Alian Energy installing a rooftop solar thermal system

A growing number of towns, cities and districts around the UK are pledging to become carbon neutral by 2050. The UK Parliament was the first in the world to declare a Climate Emergency. S...

Anne Chapman |

| Fri 31 May 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

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