This article was first published in Open Democracy. Last night, on September 5th, the Green Party made an historic decision. We elected our first leader. This result, achieved after years of exhaustive internal debate, cannot be underestimated, for three reasons.…
This article was first published in Open Democracy. I am a local Councillor. Green Councillors want a Party that works well, a Party that punches above its weight, a Party that will deliver the successes and the desperately-needed policy-changes nationally…
This article was first published in Open Democracy. The Green Party stood in Haltemprice and Howden on a clear platform of being ‘to the left’ of David Davis on freedom in general and on civil liberties in particular. David Davis…
This article was first published in Open Democracy. The powers that be at Our Kingdom are welcoming the way Davis has called this highly-unusual byelection. I can understand that; I can understand the desire to applaud and welcome what he…
This article was first published in Open Democracy. The amazing move that David Davis has made might just be the catalyst that we can use to turn the debate on political and civil freedoms in the correct direction. The kind…
This article was first published on the One World Column blog. If something bad happens, people who had warned that it was likely often say, “I don’t like to say it, but, I told you so!” Why is it that…
This article was first published in The Guardian. Some people think the rhetoric of climate change is too emotive. But faced with a global catastrophe it would be unwise to tone down our language. We are all familiar by now…