Green Party Press Releases

Police authorities ... or direct police elections?

Scott Redding — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:30:00 +0100

Ben Duncan is the Green Party's Home Affairs spokeperson, a councillor in Brighton and Hove, and a member of the Sussex Police Authority:

Home Secretary Theresa May is set to unveil her plans to replace police authorities with directly elected or police commissioners today: a move that will cost th

VAT increase is a wake-up call for Lib Dems

Claire Norman — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:56:24 +0100

Deputy leader Adrian Ramsay calls for Liberal Democrat supporters to join the Greens and campaign for fairness and progressive taxation.

The VAT increase is anything but unavoidable.

Tuition fee increase unacceptable says Lucas

Claire Norman — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:46:44 +0100

Green MP Caroline Lucas responded to the threat of increased university tuition fees in a recent letter to the Guardian:

With fees already at an eye-watering £3,225 a year, it's unacceptable for David Willetts to indicate that tuition fees may rise[1].

The real costs of nuclear power

Claire Norman — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:08:57 +0100

Earlier this week Darren Johnson AM, Green Party spokesperson on Trade and Industry, responded to the nuclear industry's "no subsidies" claim in a letter to The Guardian.

Paul Spence says the nuclear industry expects to pay the full cost of decommissioning a new generation of nuclear

Britain must take steps to reduce its nuclear weapons

Claire Norman — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:33:39 +0100

Earlier this week Caroline Lucas MP co-signed a letter in The Guardian calling for nuclear disarmament.

We welcome the recent agreement at the nuclear non-proliferation treaty review conference in New York (1) calling on the nuclear weapon states to "undertake further efforts to re

Privatisation is bad for NHS patients

Claire Norman — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:29:35 +0100

All three of the bigger parties have taken the wrong approach to healthcare, says Councillor Jason Kitcat, the Green Party's health spokesperson on Brighton and Hove City Council

Both Labour and Conservatives back the use of privatisation and market forces in the NHS - Lib Dems also want to ope

Freedom, fairness and responsibility - and it starts with £6bn worth of cuts?

PressOfficer — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:29:34 +0100

At a packed Conway Hall on Wednesday, May 26, Caroline delivered the following speech to those assembled for the 'Can't Pay, Wont Pay' rally.

Freedom, fairness and responsibility - that's what the

Housing supply under the coalition government

Scott Redding — Tue, 18 May 2010 18:32:33 +0100

Matt Sellwood is the Green Party's national spokesperson on housing issues:

While many things are unknown in the current political climate, one thing now seems certain - provision of affordable housing will shrink in the coming years, just as it should be significantly expanding.

With the announce

Greens pay tribute to councillor after tragic death

PressOfficer — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:33:18 +0100

Phil Gordon, a Green Party member of Leicester City Council, dies after accident at work

Which of these bald men would make the best advert for a comb?

PressOfficer — Sat, 01 May 2010 12:34:12 +0100

Darren Johnson looks at The Guardian’s assessment of Labour and Lib Dem eco-policy

Damian Carrington's “compare and contrast” article on Labour and Lib Dem eco-policies in today’s Guardian

The Greens, the economy and the media: is the penny beginning to drop at last?

PressOfficer — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:18:22 +0100

It's good to see the national media reporting what the Greens say about the economy, writes Spencer Fitz-Gibbon

The main thing the mass media noticed about the Green Party's election manifesto, launched yesterday, was that it was strongly focused on the economy.

Green Party wins praise from The Sanctuary Pledge

PressOfficer — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:34 +0100

Any Green MPs who get elected on 6 May will stand firmly on the side of those seeking sanctuary, and of anyone else suffering oppression, says Spencer Fitz-Gibbon

"Britain has a proud history of providing sanctuary to people fleeing from persecution and tyranny.

There's more than one election on 6 May

PressOfficer — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:20:40 +0100

Jean Lambert MEP, London's Green MEP, urges everyone with local elections this year to make sure they're registered and don't miss out on their vote

The general elections are not the only elections taking place on May 6.

Matt Sellwood - Housing - affordable, sustainable and plentiful

Scott Redding — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:47:48 +0100

Over the last three decades, successive Governments have turned housing from a human right for all into a speculative market for the rich.

Ian Davey - Voting Green, now and next time too

David Murray — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:31:28 +0100

Ian Davey, Green Party candidate for Hove, argues for a two-pronged attack on political apathy

A lot of people have been asking lately: who is there to vote for if the Conservatives, Lib Dems and Labour are all committed to spending cuts deeper than during Thatcher’s time.

Ben Duncan - Terror law review needed

Scott Redding — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:18:32 +0000

Ben Duncan is the Green Party's Home Affairs spokesperson. He is a local councillor in Brighton and Hove, and the PPC for Brighton Kemptown.

Charlotte Dingle - Lewisham Youth Question Time

Scott Redding — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:02:54 +0000

Charlotte Dingle is co-chair of the Young Greens, and a target ward candidate in local elections in Lewisham (Ladywell ward):

This past Wednesday (24th March), the Lewisham Young Citizens' Panel and the Lewisham Young Mayor held a Youth Question Time event.

Matt Sellwood - Budget ignores affordable housing

Scott Redding — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:57:40 +0000

Matt Sellwood is the Green Party's national housing spokesperson, and the Parliamentary Candidate for Hackney North & Stoke Newington.

Adrian Ramsay - British farming

Scott Redding — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:03:57 +0000

Adrian Ramsay is Deputy Leader of the Green Party, and our general election candidate for Norwich South:

This week, representatives from the Fairtrade Foundation and the Ethical Tea Partnership will discuss whether the Fairtrade Foundation has a monopoly over fair trade.

Ben Duncan - 2010 Budget

Eloise Munday — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:09:12 +0000

In this comment piece, Cllr Ben Duncan (Brighton and Hove) argues that when markets fail, you just can’t cut your way out of a recession:

Today is budget day - and perhaps this Government's last chance to get the economy back on track.

We've heard, over and over, that this won'