“The message is such that people are allowed to discriminate against Gypsies, Roma and Travellers because there is nobody to stand by us and there is no government or institution to repre...
“Quakers are not big on theology but do offer a few pithy bits of advice. One of my favourites is ‘Think it possible that you may be mistaken’.” MEP Molly Scott Cato considers the Green P...
“Europe is not just a threat but also an opportunity.” Ahead of the Spring Conference, former MEP Catherine Rowett considers the aspects of the Green Party’s approach to the EU that need ...
As the UK leaves the EU without new laws recognising animal sentience, James West, Senior Policy Manager of Compassion in World Farming, emphasises the importance of the UK enshrining thi...
“The UK’s seabird populations have undergone decades of decline linked to climate change and pressure from human activities.” Helen Quayle, Offshore Wind Policy Officer at the Royal Socie...
“This legislation will ensure that the future is littered with numerous examples of abuse, corruption and official cover ups.” Green Peer Jenny Jones outlines her views on the Covert Huma...
“The Domestic Abuse Bill 2020 is an important step forward; implementing the Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women would be too.” Caitlin Collins, Dawn Fu...
“The benefits of the Heathrow expansion would be felt by the privileged few who fly, yet the price paid by people across the world.” Anna Hughes, Director of Flight Free UK, considers the...
“As with all diseases, as Covid-19 has illustrated so clearly, no one is safe from an infectious disease until everyone in the world is safe.” On World AIDS Day, Green Peer Natalie Bennet...
“The Green strategy for northern renewal must authentically empower the people of the north to drive policy and strategies for themselves. This is not mysticism – it is learning the lesso...
Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) protests the new laws on Permitted Development Rights (PDR) as being detrimental to meeting underlying climate targets and wants the government to...
“Just when we need to be strengthening communities, defending the environment, and planning for our children’s futures; the new planning laws being rushed through by the Government threat...
In the third part of our series on the progress of local authority climate emergency declarations, What has changed?, Green Sheffield city councillor Douglas Johnson looks at how Sheffiel...
“Our workshops don’t aim to reject this idea, or shame young people for supporting nuclear weapon possession, rather we aim to provide alternatives, and help students think critically abo...
A flagship transport scheme designed to increase physical distancing and reduce exposure to air pollution in the post-Covid era has come under fire from campaigners who claim it is counte...
Media attention on migrants attempting to cross the Channel to reach the UK from France has ramped up in recent weeks, with the government and right-wing figures questioning why they are ...
In the second part of our series on the progress of local authority climate emergency declarations, What has changed?, Alison Hawdale, a Manchester Green Party member who heads up the cou...
Bristol City Council is moving ahead with plans to hold a Citizens’ Assembly to gauge public opinion on how the city should recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
A Green Party Freedom of Information Request has shown there is a ‘postcode lottery’ when it comes to coronavirus test result waiting times, with some parts of the country receiving test ...
With the government introducing a ‘Health and Care Visa’ as part of its new immigration system, immigration lawyer Lauren Butler looks at who will be included under the new visa, and who ...
