Tag: Green Party

Leadership in the Green Party

Carla Denyer and Zack Polanski pose together, in a photo taken in 2022. "I think much of the Green Party's refreshing distinctiveness rests on the absence of a single leader. It's one of the only parties which really looks like a party, rather than simply an apparatus of power designed to sustain those at the top. It's essential that we have alternatives to the increasingly monarchical style of Blair, Bush and the other G8 leaders and to the appalling whipping system which dominates almost all forms of party politics in Britain, crushing dissent, free speech and genuine representation.” - George Monbiot, academic and environmental campaigner, writing in 2007

Political leadership comes in different forms. Even focussing very narrowly on the American left, Elizabeth Warren has spent her career building technical regulatory solutions to consumer problems such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, whereas Bernie Sanders’ appeal has been advocating big, transformative ideas, building strong public support for policies such as a Green New... Continue Reading →

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Caroline Lucas on Brexit Voters

On Friday Green Party MP Caroline Lucas spoke at an event organised by campaigners for a second Brexit referendum. She began her speech by thanking those who had voted to leave: "I also want to say a genuine thank you to the 17.4 million people who gave the Establishment such a well-deserved kicking in 2016.... Continue Reading →

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We live in a deeply political age. Fascism is on the rise in America, Hungary, and more subtly in many other places. Political debate is increasingly post-truth, with people being manipulated by puppetmasters to disregard inconvenient facts. Global warming is reaching a critical point, possibly having major practical effects already. There is the serious possibility... Continue Reading →

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