Politics

As swathes of the UK are once more submerged beneath rising flood waters, fingers are again brandished at politicians and the inadequate response to the flooding. But no amount of flood barrier can resist the rising tide of the climate crisis. Green Party Deputy Leader Amelia Womack says we need to take a more ecologically conscious approach to flood prevention, that tackles the climate emergency and restores natural flood defences.

Greens should rethink our relationship with Labour after its disastrous defeat

Green MEP Molly Scott Cato argues that Greens should challenge Labour MPs who don’t support electoral reform

Forest of Dean declares Biodiversity Emergency

Green Councillor Nicky Packer tells of how the council passed a declaration recognising the urgent need to protect biodiversity

We must adapt to climate decline

Rupert Read says that Greens must now focus on adaptation to climate degradation after Tory election win

Natalie Bennett in parliamentary office.

Making pensions transparent

Green peer Natalie Bennett explains the proposed changes to the Pensions Schemes Bill

2019 general election: Greens increase vote share by 60 per cent

The Green Party’s transformative agenda wins more than 850,000 voters

Leave a light on for us

Green MEPs reflect on their time in the European Parliament as the UK leaves the EU

Q&A: Councillor Lesley Whybrow

Green World talks with Folkestone and Hythe district councillor and leader of the council’s Green group, Lesley Whybrow

Brighton council urged to address climate emergency in budget

Green councillors have announced their proposals for the 2020/21 budget

Government’s points-based immigration system plans criticised

Plans to replace free movement with an Australian-style points-based immigration system have been unveiled today (19 February), closing the door on lower-skilled workers and non-English s...

Imogen Benson |

Immigration

Politics

Justice

UK Government

| Wed 19 Feb 2020

The double standard of deportation

“What is it if not unjust to punish a human being twice over, who had already served their sentence following conviction, by returning them to a foreign land as foreign to them as to us?”...

Shahrar Ali |

| Wed 19 Feb 2020

Calls for ‘radical shake-up’ of Treasury

Greens announce Carbon Chancellor plans outside Treasury

Following a cabinet reshuffle that saw Number 10 extend its influence over the Treasury with Chancellor Sajid Javid resigning from his role, Green peer Natalie Bennett has called for a ra...

Green World |

| Thu 13 Feb 2020

Irish Greens record best ever election result

The Green Party of Ireland has won 12 seats in the Dáil Éireann in its best ever general election result and will now have a strong hand in forthcoming coalition negotiations after no one...

Green World |

| Tue 11 Feb 2020

What now for Remain?

“I believe the best way to ensure maintaining alignment with EU standards is for all those of us who are pro-European to campaign to remain in the Single Market. Brexit isn’t done. We sti...

Molly Scott Cato |

| Fri 31 Jan 2020

HS2 must be stopped

“With the final costs now put at £106 billion, HS2 needs to be stopped and Parliament needs to get some answers about how the money might be spent more effectively, without the huge envir...

Jenny Jones |

| Thu 30 Jan 2020

Are young activists being taken seriously?

“This message is being spread loud and clear by youth activists, yet they are being completely ignored by those with the power to do something about it.” Despite the prominence of young c...

Jack Walton |

| Tue 28 Jan 2020

To change politics, we must open the conversation

“We need to change the parameters of political conversation in this country.” Marcus Cain, member of the Leeds Green Party, has called for politics to be an open discussion rather than a ...

Marcus Cain |

Politics

Society

Activism

| Mon 27 Jan 2020

Between a rock and a hard place

The decision of the Austrian Greens to enter into a governing coalition agreement with the right-wing Austrian People’s Party has been roundly condemned by Greens across Europe. In exchan...

Molly Scott Cato |

| Tue 21 Jan 2020

Australian bushfires should spur climate action

Bushfires have devastated large swathes of Australia.

As hellish bushfires rage through Australia, providing a nightmarish glimpse of the planet’s future in a climate emergency, Alexandra Phillips MEP has called for individual and government...

Alexandra Phillips |

| Thu 9 Jan 2020

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