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’
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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
A ray of hope for ‘greens in exile’?
The Supreme High Court is to finally decide on "what is a woman ? " As long as the Equality Act of 2010 remains unclear as to its definition of a "woman", trans activists and gender ideologues in the Green Party will continue to feel justified and at liberty to discriminate against members who hold … Continue reading A ray of hope for ‘greens in exile’?
why “reviewing” the disciplinary procedure is missing the point
At the June 2022 Green Party Executive meeting, two LGBTIQA+ Greens serving on the Executive - Rosie Rawle and Matt Browne - likened a suggestion for mediation between Green Party members who disagreed with their Stonewall's views of sex and gender to asking black people to sit down with the Ku Klux Klan or white … Continue reading why “reviewing” the disciplinary procedure is missing the point
a new record for the greens in the 2024 local and mayoral elections
On 2 May voters in England elected more than 2,500 councillors in 14 unitary authorities, 28 metropolitan boroughs and 34 district councils. Fielding 1700 candidates with a gain of 74, the number of Green councillors is now 812, that is 5% out of a total of approximately 17,000. 181 seats were either held or gained … Continue reading a new record for the greens in the 2024 local and mayoral elections
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