how democratic is the green party?

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?

smoke and mirrors at the green party conference in bournemouth

Ordinary members of the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) may one day remember Bournemouth not so much as a significant "moment of change" in the UK political landscape as a fundamental shift in the balance of power within the Party. With 1600 registered participants - a record - the new “ old guard … Continue reading smoke and mirrors at the green party conference in bournemouth

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’

muslim greens – an identinarian cautionary tale

" To imagine politics not as a means of effecting social change in more universalist terms, but as a process bound by the limits of identity, is deeply corrosive". Kenan Malick. Horrified by Israel relentless obliteration of Gaza in retaliation to the 7th October 2023 Hamas-led Nova Music festival massacre, a number of British Muslims … Continue reading muslim greens – an identinarian cautionary tale

green party to challenge supreme court ruling on the definition of a woman

Deeply worried about direct or indirect discrimination against trans women and trans men as a result of the recent Supreme Court ruling that "sex" under the Equality Act of 2010 means biological sex, non-binary Green Party co-leader and MP Carla Denyer confirmed on Sunday with Laura Kuenssbeg that she "will not hesitate to push for … Continue reading green party to challenge supreme court ruling on the definition of a woman

official: a woman is not a concept and sex is binary

Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins has praised today's Supreme Court's ruling, saying the law has finally caught up with science. "Supreme Court rules that a woman is legally defined as ... a woman," he said. "Congratulations. And 'The concept of sex is binary, a person is either a woman or a man'. Yes, the science was … Continue reading official: a woman is not a concept and sex is binary