Politics

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The politics of paradox

"Imagine electoral politics not just affected by the agenda-shifting caused by the radical flank, but materially-altered by the presence inside it of a growing ‘moderate’ flank." Rupert Read and Laura Baldwin explore the need for a ‘moderate flank’ in climate activism, as exemplified by the Greens Climate Activist Network (GreensCAN).

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Standing up for Europe in Czechia

Michael Berg from Czech Greens speaks to the Green European Journal in the run-up to the Czech elections

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Climate activists must change their tactics

Author Alicia Hull makes the case for an alternative government of national unity to urgently address the climate crisis

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Nominations open for new Green Party leadership

Candidates are set to declare their intention to run within the next three weeks

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Analysing local by-elections in August 2021

Alan Borgars analyses the local by-elections that have taken place in England and Wales throughout August

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Call for face masks to be mandatory beyond 19 July

Responding to the Government’s ‘Freedom Day’ plans, the Green Party urges the Prime Minister to think twice about relaxing all restrictions

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Better school and public sector pay ‘the least the Government can do’

Green councillors in Brighton and Hove will back a trade union campaign for fair pay

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Analysing local by-elections in July 2021

Alan Borgars analyses the by-elections that have taken place in England and Wales throughout July

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Greens must challenge ‘false promises’ made by new Education ministers

The new Department for Education will not authentically ‘level up’ the public school system

Government’s Green Homes Grant a 'wasted opportunity'

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A recent National Audit Office report has revealed the Government’s mismanagement of its Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme, with the scheme being implemented on an ‘overly ambitious’ timel...

Green World |

| Thu 9 Sep 2021

Inside XR: Keeping up morale over a fortnight of protest

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Co-chair of Young Green Women Emily Herbert gives a first-hand, on the ground account of Extinction Rebellion’s recent ‘Impossible Rebellion’ protests, which have seen activists come toge...

Emily Herbert |

Climate Emergency

| Fri 3 Sep 2021

More is needed to make transport genuinely green

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The government recently published its Transport Decarbonisation Plan, which outlines a new strategy aimed at making transport greener. Although the policy may bring benefits for the UK, h...

Agathe de Canson |

| Mon 26 Jul 2021

Government must end Northern Ireland Protocol conflict

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Earlier today, Lord Frost outlined the Government’s intentions to renegotiate the EU Withdrawal Agreement, foregoing the Northern Ireland Protocol. The Green Party strongly criticises suc...

Emma Love |

Northern Ireland

| Thu 22 Jul 2021

From red to green on Rossendale Borough Council

Julie Adshead wearing a brown leather jacket, amidst greenery

“It seems as though the [Labour] Party machine often obstructs rather than supports its membership at all levels.” Julie Adshead, who defected from Labour to the Green Party on Rossendale...

Julie Adshead |

Local Government

| Tue 20 Jul 2021

Current UK tax policy fuels inequality

Natalie Bennett

“From the impacts of austerity that we see in potholed roads, closed libraries, inadequate social care provision, it is clear that tax is politics today.” Green Peer Natalie Bennett updat...

Natalie Bennett |

| Wed 9 Jun 2021

Police action at Sarah Everard vigil ‘shameful’

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The Green Party has condemned the harmful Metropolitan police action at a vigil in Clapham on 13 March, with spokespeople voicing opposition against the Home Secretary’s controversial pol...

Green World |

| Tue 16 Mar 2021

From a ‘culture of consensus’ to a zero-sum game

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“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...

Molly Scott Cato |

| Fri 12 Mar 2021

Why are women leaders so important in the face of Covid-19 and beyond?

Gabriella Ramos and Jacinda Ardern

“We cannot have a successful Covid strategy without the empathy and collaboration of women.” On International Women’s Day, Green Party Women consider why and how nations led by women appe...

Green Party Women |

| Mon 8 Mar 2021

Greens call for urgent government action on Dasgupta review findings

Deforestation

Caroline Lucas MP and Green Peer Natalie Bennett are among those who urged further government action on the findings of the Dasgupta review on the economics of biodiversity.

Green World |

| Wed 3 Feb 2021

Applying Green political philosophy to the Domestic Abuse Bill

Moses Room, House of Lords

Green Peer Natalie Bennett explains why she will speak against an amendment to the Domestic Abuse Bill to include ‘parental alienation’.

Natalie Bennett |

| Mon 25 Jan 2021

Isolation and alienation: how social inequality is sustained

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David Newman, environmental campaigner and author of Everything is Connected, revisits the famous speech by Scottish trade union activist Jimmy Reid in 1972, and how its message about way...

David Newman |

| Thu 21 Jan 2021

Young Greens express solidarity with the young people of Hong Kong

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“Not only has Hong Kong suffered, as we all have, from the global pandemic, but it has also been forced to fight for fundamental rights.” Natalie Bennett outlines the actions Young Greens...

Natalie Bennett |

| Fri 15 Jan 2021

Trump protests highlight ‘fallacy of equivalence’ between left and right wing demonstration

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Following the storming of the Capitol Building yesterday evening, Green Peer Jenny Jones reflects on how protest from the left and right is, and could be, handled by the US and UK governm...

Jenny Jones |

| Thu 7 Jan 2021

The Green network encouraging cross-party collaboration

Climate protest

The Compass Greens Network, founded in 2019 to explore how the Green Party can shape the UK’s approach to the climate crisis, explains its achievements to date and plans for the future an...

Compass Greens |

| Thu 7 Jan 2021

Restoring faith in democracy with Citizen Committees

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“What if every community formed a ‘Citizen Committee’, which is authentically inclusive of diverse voices and without political affiliation to any party?” Green Party member Chris Nash su...

Chris Nash |

| Wed 6 Jan 2021

Brighton’s Green-led city council advises move to remote learning

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Cllr Hannah Clare, Chair of the Children, Young People and Skills Committee on Brighton and Hove City Council, details the advice given to residents on going back to school.

Hannah Clare |

Local Government

| Mon 4 Jan 2021

What does the end of free movement mean to you?

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With the end of the Brexit transition period upon us, two Young Greens – Marie Stadtler and Eleanor Morrissey – reflect on what the end of free movement means to them.

Marie Stadtler and Eleanor Morrissey ... |

| Mon 4 Jan 2021

2020: a year of learning, a year of turmoil

Natalie Bennett in parliamentary office.

“I called my first vote on the principle of keeping freedom of movement in the EU, the event that I regard as my highlight of the year.” Green Peer Natalie Bennett reflects on 2020 as she...

Natalie Bennett |

| Tue 22 Dec 2020

Green Peers demand increased scrutiny of Trade Bill

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Green Peers Jenny Jones and Natalie Bennett cite increased parliamentary scrutiny and environmental protections as their focuses for the latest discussions on the government’s Trade Bill....

Green World |

| Mon 7 Dec 2020

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