Politics

US Presidential election 2020: An uphill struggle for the Greens

Who would be a third party candidate in the US Presidential election? Green Party contributor Alan Story speaks to US Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins about the electoral mountain just to get onto the ballot with Donald Trump and Joe Biden in November and accusations that he risks letting Trump into a second term through the back door.

Norwich Council passes Green motion for universal basic income

Proposed pilot to tackle economic fallout from COVID-19 would see a fixed payment to all citizens who need it.

Bristol to hold Citizens’ Assembly on coronavirus recovery

Bristol City Council is set to form an assembly of 100 Bristolians to advise on Covid-19 recovery plans

Decolonizing the Curriculum: Why Black History matters

Navasha Wray discusses the importance of re-examining Britain’s colonial past

An image of Green Party members at the campaign launch

Green Party internal elections candidates announced

The full list of candidates for the Green Party Executive elections has been finalised

"Westminster looks dysfunctional to Scotland”

Part One of our Q&A with Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater

Greens triumph in second round of French local elections

The French Green Party swept to victory in eight out of 10 of the country’s major cities

Insulating the ‘Cold Man of Europe’

Natalie Bennett argues Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s retrofitting funding doesn’t go far enough

Shrewsbury statue of Robert Clive must fall – inaction is simply 'delaying the inevitable'

Sheffield Green Party member Alan Story calls on Shropshire Council to tear down the statue of British imperialist Robert Clive.

What has changed? Liverpool’s climate emergency progress

In the first part of Green World’s series on the progress of local authority climate emergency declarations across the country, What has changed?, Cllr Lawrence Brown, Deputy Leader of th...

Lawrence Brown |

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| Tue 28 Jul 2020

Why we need to keep talking about Brexit

“But a ‘no deal’ situation could see more companies go bust, more mass redundancies and much more hardship and poverty.” Amid the coronavirus crisis, it has been difficult to look too far...

Amelia Womack |

| Mon 27 Jul 2020

Ashford lorry park and another nail in the coffin for local democracy

Protestor's sign saying - 'Visit Kent Lorry Park of the UK'

Green Councillor for Willesborough Liz Wright criticises the government’s high-handed approach to politics, as it purchases 27 hectares of agricultural land in Ashford for the development...

Liz Wright |

| Fri 24 Jul 2020

Immigration Bill a ‘tragedy’

“We should want a world where everyone can move – make choices – as they choose.” Green Peer Natalie Bennett calls on the House of Lords to stop a tragedy and make amendments to the gover...

Natalie Bennett |

| Thu 23 Jul 2020

Nowhere near a green recovery

“This is not a green recovery. It comes nowhere near it.” Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas calls on the government to be more ambitious in its plans for a ‘green recovery’ an...

Caroline Lucas |

| Fri 10 Jul 2020

Lobby government over slavery reparations, says Bristol councillor

At a Bristol Council meeting that took place yesterday (7 July), activist and Bristol City Green Councillor Cleo Lake implored current Mayor Marvin Rees to lobby the UK Government to set ...

Lidia Creech |

| Wed 8 Jul 2020

Social security for all, Greens urge

“This is the moment for the government to raise its ambition, establish real social security and not cut support. The government’s success or failure will be judged by whether it provides...

Olivia Rutherford |

| Mon 29 Jun 2020

Opinion: A Green Brexit is possible

“Rebuilding local production is an action which will simultaneously make us less vulnerable to the ever-growing vicissitudes of the deteriorating global climate as global just-in-time sup...

Rupert Read and Emma Dawnay |

| Mon 22 Jun 2020

Calls for review into links between air pollution and Covid-19 deaths

“It is inexcusable to try and find out why the BAME community is adversely affected by Covid-19 and not consider the relationship between Covid-19 and air pollution.” Growing calls have b...

Olivia Rutherford |

| Wed 10 Jun 2020

Council of the European Green Party begins

As the 31st Council of the European Green Party (EGP) begins today (10 June), former Green Party MEP and member of the committee of the European Green Party Jean Lambert explains how the ...

Jean Lambert |

| Wed 10 Jun 2020

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