As hundreds of thousands of left-wing activists are busy holding meetings up and down the country debating what best democratic structures their emerging Your Party should adopt, references to the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) model have been made here. Given that a substantial proportion of new recuits are either former Labour Party … Continue reading how democratic is the green party?
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the guidance on the equality act 2010 – gender reassignment and gender critical belief cannot be ignored
Six months before former Deputy Leader Dr Shahrar Ali and the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) court case was to be heard, members of the Executive were sufficiently concerned about the Party's vulnerability to legal action under the Equality Act that they sought legal advice from its solicitors Bates Wells. To all intent … Continue reading the guidance on the equality act 2010 – gender reassignment and gender critical belief cannot be ignored
expulsion as a means of de-platforming women in the green party
In support of women's sex based rights, a motion co-proposed by 87 members was ruled 'out of order' by the Party's Standing Orders Committee (SOC). Short of a successful challenge to that decision at the Report stage of conference business, motion A79 entitled "Establishing Women's Rights Section in PSS Following Supreme Court Judgment" will not … Continue reading expulsion as a means of de-platforming women in the green party
our top 10 motions for the 2025 autumn conference
The prioritisation ballot of motions going forward to the Green Party of England and Wales Conference is now open. It will close at midnight on 27th August. All 65000 members of the Party are entitled to vote in this ballot, regardless of whether they register to take part in the event in Bournemouth or not. … Continue reading our top 10 motions for the 2025 autumn conference
a rigged election or the identinarians’ slate
A record number of 55 candidates applying for 17 internal posts may well be interpreted by friendly observers to this newsworthy internal election as proof of a lively and healthy democracy within the Green Party of England and Wales. As our very early scrutiny of the list of candidates reveals, sadly, the very opposite seems … Continue reading a rigged election or the identinarians’ slate
zack polanski and ben foley: the toxic trans connection
Ben Foley has been a Green Party councillor since 2019, being one of the first Greens ever elected to a Bedfordshire unitary council. He stood as a Parliamentary candidate for the Party in 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019 and 2024. Foley has also served on the Green Party Regional Council to represent the Eastern Region for … Continue reading zack polanski and ben foley: the toxic trans connection
let’s talk about ‘sex’
Whilst the Green Party 's leadership contest is gathering momentum with a marked difference in style between new MPs Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns and Deputy Leader Zack Polanski's solo candidature, it is hard to find much fundamental disagreement between them in terms of policies and priorities. Key to Zack Polanski's style and campaign strategy … Continue reading let’s talk about ‘sex’
northern greens on a mission to win back control of the Green Party
By booting out extreme trans-activists Melanie Earp (12.1% of the vote) and Lindsey McTeer (7.4% of the vote), members of the North West Green Party have put a stop to having their liberal, non sectarian views on sex and gender being misrepresented on the Green Party Regional Council (GPRC). As recorded in the 131 articles … Continue reading northern greens on a mission to win back control of the Green Party
why ecology and “eco- populism” are incompatible
Ecology provides a wide ranging, cohesive and evidence based explanation of the history of our planet and all living species and, as such, qualifies as a metanarrative. The Green Party's Philosophical Basis and values are grounded in a humanist ecological metanarrative. What characterises our post modernist 'eco populism' is 'an incredulity' towards metanarratives. What is … Continue reading why ecology and “eco- populism” are incompatible
why the new leadership must address the party’s democractic deficit
Following its Autumn 2024 Conference in Manchester, the Green Party of England and Wales held its Annual General Meeting on 9 November. The number of participants to that online event fluctuated with a peak of 418. This was less than 0.8% of the membership. The highest number of votes recorded was 334 for the Leadership … Continue reading why the new leadership must address the party’s democractic deficit
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