Tag Archives: Green party

The New Bus for London is an expensive vanity project

By Guest | Published: May 29, 2013

The New Bus for London is an expensive vanity project which the next Mayor will abandon as an outdated and polluting waste of money.

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Green Party accused of ‘acting as agents’ for the Tories

By James Bloodworth | Published: May 22, 2013

Brighton and Hove’s Green-led council has been accused of “acting as agents for the Tory-led coalition” after a letter emerged which appears to contradict the council’s pledge to not evict council tenants who are unable to pay the ‘bedroom tax’.

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A mandatory living wage – the debate we need to have

By Guest | Published: May 10, 2013

If we don’t raise wages, control rents or reverse welfare cuts, we are going to completely price low paid workers out of London.

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Comment: Greens solidify their reputation as the only real alternative to Labour

By Salman Shaheen | Published: February 28, 2013

At the weekend, the Green Party took a formal step forward to solidify that position, as their spring conference in Nottingham voted with a majority of 71% to amend its constitution to commit to social justice and the “transformation of society for the benefit of the many not the few”. Their constitutional amendment should help strengthen their position as the only significant party to the left of Labour.

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The New Home Front explained, by Caroline Lucas MP

By Guest | Published: September 15, 2012

Caroline Lucas describes the work that the members of the New Home Front have been working on and solutions to the current political and social problems.

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Lib Dems must ask themselves: Do they really want to be the people that killed the NHS?

By Guest | Published: March 16, 2012

Stuart Jeffery, the Green Party’s health spokesman, explains the party’s opposition to the health and social care bill, and the consequences if it is passed.

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Where are you on the political spectrum: Red Tory, Blue Labour or Green Democrat?

By Guest | Published: March 11, 2012

The absence in Red Toryism and Blue Labour thinking around personal liberty, social mobility & environmental awareness can be filled by a Green Democrat vision.

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Durban’s a letdown, Canada’s a dropout, and Russia’s leaking methane

By Alex Hern | Published: December 13, 2011

Alex Hern rounds up the latest news from the Durban climate change sujmmit, and the latest environment news from around the world.

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Boris’s leadership is getting beyond a joke

By Guest | Published: October 6, 2011

Jenny Jones AM writes about Boris Johnson’s failures as London Mayor in response to his speech to this week’s Conservative party conference.

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Pickles’s bribe to councils is a white elephant

By Rupert Read | Published: September 30, 2011

Rupert Read discusses the flaws, in both aim and execution, of Eric Pickles’s plan to return to weekly bin collections.

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