Author: The Green Light

Asked whether she had regrets about her pioneering Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland ) Act, former SNP First Minister Nicola Sturgeon recently declared at an Edinburgh fringe meeting: “ if I had any regret, it’s that I didn’t manage to get more people into what I think is the sensible centre ground”. Scottish Greens may well … Continue reading How identinarian Scottish Greens made a rod for their own back →

This rift is particularly damaging for the Green Party because it has partly resulted in dramatic cuts in its environmental campaigning activities since 2015 in favour of building its network of coordinators and field teams devoted to winning elections. The identity politics ethos of seeking benefits for 'people like me' has been extended into a … Continue reading why identity politics is destroying the green party – part two →

The apparently warm and cuddly image of the Green Party will be shattered later this month when it will face charges in London’s Mayor’s and City County Court of discriminating against former Deputy Leader, Shahar Ali. In open court, the public will learn of the intense, sustained campaign of harassment, abuse and oppression Ali suffered … Continue reading why identity politics is destroying the green party – part one →

In October 2018, a much loved and highly respected senior member of the Green Party  wrote a letter to the then co-leaders Sian Berry and Jonathan Bartley where she expressed her deep concern about intimidation and a bullying culture developing in the party. Not  afraid to speak truth to power, she added “ and the … Continue reading Letter from the past to Sian Berry →

"If we can continue to speak up and fight for these real Green values away from the narrow and exclusive focus on identity politics then we stand some chance of retaining voters, not driving them away". Those of you who do not live in the glorious South West region may not have come across the … Continue reading Recipe for success →

If successful, Shahrar Ali's case due to start on 21st August at the London Central Court will lay down a legal marker that discrimination against members of all political parties because of their protected belief that sex is biological can no longer be tolerated in our democracy. " Given the importance of political debate to … Continue reading Supporter of women’s rights & trans’ rights, foRmeR Green Party Deputy leader takes his case to court →

Sick of being wrongly accused of transphobia and the object of persistent bullying, harrassment, abuse and disciplinary sanctions because of their views on biological sex and gender, the elected officers of the largest Special Interest group within the Green Party are about to launch a wide-ranging listening exercise about the experience of their members regarding … Continue reading Green Party women to hear from 6000 members about discrimination →

No sooner had he been elected to represent the London Federation on the Green Party Regional Council (GPRC) in October 2022, than an urgent request was put to the next Full Council meeting for the immediate removal of Joe Hudson-Small. In a tweet dated 16th October, transactivist identinarian Joe Hudson-Small had called for the suspension … Continue reading ‘So-called biological women’ or the unstoppable rise of Joe Hudson-Small →

Nominations for 6 key positions on the Executive are now closed. The total number of candidates is 15. Nominees for 4 of the posts are job-sharers. Re-Open Nominations remains an option members can vote for. Members of the LGBTQIA+ Greens and the Young Greens, with support from the Jewish Greens, Greens of Colour and a … Continue reading lgbtqia+greens poised to retain control of gpex for the 4th time in a row →

Mermaids and the Good Law Project, forced the UK’s only charity that stands exclusively for the rights of LGB people to defend its charitable status in a six-day tribunal hearing. Today’s judgment confirmed, as LGB Alliance had argued from the start, that Mermaids had no legal basis on which to bring this challenge. Responding to … Continue reading Mermaids had no legal right to challenge LGB Alliance’s charitable status →