“Some marginalised communities may find themselves criminalised simply for following their traditional way of life.” Former MEP Catherine Rowett explores the issue of criminalising trespa...
"Consequences affect both ends of the deportees’ enforced journey." Caribbean International Officer for Greens of Colour Rosemary Palmer details the damage done by deporting dual citizen...
“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...
As thousands are placed in overcrowded and unsanitary immigration detention centres during the pandemic, journalist Harriet Morphy-Morris outlines the failure of the UK Government to mana...
"We must be absolutely clear-minded and resolute about unlocking the blind-alley argument peddled by both Tories and Labour that we cannot lock down without sacrificing the economy." Chri...
"It is time to end these ‘hostile environment’ policies and ensure that our Government provides adequate support to everyone, regardless of immigration status." Immigration lawyer Lauren ...
“The Internal Market Bill is part of the government’s executive power grab and the main losers will be the devolved nations and regions.” Green Peer Jenny Jones expresses the importance o...
“The UK Government talks about a “refugee crisis”, when the real crisis is the lack of support and health emergency experienced by those applying for asylum.” Nadia Kanyange, a parliament...
“The police are paid to uphold the law; this Bill allows officers to either act illegally, or to pay others to break it.” Following the passing of the Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bi...
“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...
“The situation we’re in feels so very familiar. Giant, wealthy companies, who can employ the most expensive of lawyers, ranged against a large group of small independent owners. To say th...
“For so many people with OCD, who already live with a heightened sense of responsibility for others, to now be told by world leaders that what was once an irrational fear is now very real...
“We know that there has been a spike in domestic abuse since the lockdown began and vital services are being overwhelmed by the surge in cases.” Green Party Deputy Leader Amelia Womack ha...
The inhumane detention and deportation of people of colour highlights institutional racism in government, writes Green Party Deputy Leader Amelia Womack.
Following Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s decision to revoke the citizenship of Shamima Begum, who travelled to Syria to marry an ISIS member, Shahrar Ali, the Green Party’s Home Affairs spo...
A year on from the devastating Grenfell fire, which has seen national outrage dissolve into empty promises and indifference, Jennifer Nadel asks whether anything has actually changed
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