The Green Light

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 →

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 ? →

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 →

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

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” →

After years of keeping her head down and remaining silent about the suspension and expulsion of mostly women party members wrongly and illegally accused of "transphobia", and in response to a question posted on mumset dated 7th June 2023, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavillion has finally revealed her true position: " My view is … Continue reading caroline lucas is wrong to oppose amending “sex” as a protected characteristic to mean biological sex →

In her letter of resignation from the Green Party in July 2020, Beatrix Campbell could not anticipate the level of sectarianism and deep of divisions now threatening the very existence of the GPEW when she wrote: " The party is polarised and it must take a risk: acknowledge the divisions, admit that though they may … Continue reading but “be nice” is no answer →

Thirteen Brighton & Hove green councillors elected in 2020 lost their seats in May 2023. From twenty down to a mere seven, lessons have to be learnt. Or will this fiasco be quietly swept under the carpet ? The Autumn Conference is to be held in Brighton.

Concerned with potentially crippling costs of claims submitted by alleged victims of discrimination and victimisation under the Equality Act 2010, long standing members have been sending letters to their elected representatives serving on the Green Party Regional Council requesting that a breakdown of such expenditure so far be made available to members. Requests for clarification … Continue reading Officers must come clean with expenditure on legal fees →