"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
Supporter of women’s rights & trans’ rights, foRmeR Green Party Deputy leader takes his case to court
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
Green Party women to hear from 6000 members about discrimination
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
‘So-called biological women’ or the unstoppable rise of Joe Hudson-Small
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
lgbtqia+greens poised to retain control of gpex for the 4th time in a row
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 had no legal right to challenge LGB Alliance’s charitable status
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
towards a definition of Transphobia – can greens learn from the lib dems ?
No less than three motions seeking to define transphobia have reached the Conference Final Agenda over the past couple of years . None made it to a debate and Plenary session. The motions have simply be allowed to "fall off " the agenda as deemed not to be priority by those responsible for the Standing … Continue reading towards a definition of Transphobia – can greens learn from the lib dems ?
lgbtqia+greens raise funds for mermaids
In October 2022, and as a precautionary measure amid an ongoing investigation into safeguarding allegations, the Department of Education removed all Mermaids' publications from school weekly resources. The Charity Commission also opened a regulatory compliance case into the charity in September 2022 after safeguarding allegations were raised. The investigation is still on-going. On 12th April … Continue reading lgbtqia+greens raise funds for mermaids
biological seX & the Equality Act: £100,000 compensation paid out
Campaigner Maya Forstater has been awarded £100,000 compensation for loss of earnings and injury to feelings as the outcome of winning her employment tribunal case under the Equality Act for discrimination because of her belief that sex is biological. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/01/maya-forstater-woman-who-lost-job-after-tweeting-view-on-biological-sex-awarded-100000-by-tribunal
“Attack the argument, not the person”
Judging by the damning findings from the May 2022 Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) Audit report by Diverse Matters consultants, such sensible advice from the Green Party of England and Wales Code of Conduct adopted at the 2019 Spring Conference seems to have fallen on deaf ears. Paragrapah 11.3 of the Code of Conduct " … Continue reading “Attack the argument, not the person”
The Green Light 