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Lucas, Balcombe and what is at stake 21 Aug 2013 | 12:50 am
I've been retweeting some of the messages from people who have joined the Green Party in the last 24 hours. Caroline Lucas and her arrest has been the inspiration. A politician with conviction who wil...
For Frack's Sake 14 Aug 2013 | 04:47 pm
So the latest polling on fracking suggests that if it is going to happen in your backyard, 40% of people will be in favour and 40% will be against. I think this is actually difficult to reconcile with...
The BNP (are unfortunately) Back 14 Aug 2013 | 02:08 am
I’ve shared a tweet earlier today that unusually does not reflect my usual positive attitude about our prospects for the Euros. It highlighted the donations received by political parties in Quarter 2 ...
Green Party: Stop Fracking Now 12 Aug 2013 | 04:36 pm
Those of us able to remember the original Battlestar Gallactica series, know that “frack” was used as a term of abuse in much the way that another word beginning with f is used commonly today. It is a...
Neven's Blog 12 Aug 2013 | 04:28 pm
Arguably, the secret is out of the bag. The Guardian has revealed the best source of information on Arctic Sea Ice on the internet, Neven’s blog. I’ll quote one of the comments below the article by L...
A Response to Bright Green's Left Unity Post 9 Aug 2013 | 04:29 pm
While I was on holiday, a very interesting article went up on Bright Green about left electoral pacts. I’d suggest reading that first, along with the comments, but then come back here afterwards. It ...
Vote for positions 3 to 8 for the NW Green Party Euro List 5 Aug 2013 | 05:59 pm
This post is being sent out because today Green World magazine and NW ballot papers for Euro candidates and a GPRC rep are being sent out. A brief disclaimer to start with. Our rules prevent candidat...
Why the Green Party is right to nominate Jenny Jones to the House of Lords 1 Aug 2013 | 05:39 pm
Firstly, congratulations to Jenny. She has stood twice in an internal democratic selection for us to choose a nominee to the Lords, and on both occasions topped the poll. In the first, both the Green ...
Electoral Reform Society European Election Poll 1 Aug 2013 | 03:07 am
I have to admit to be being pleasantly surprised by the findings of a substantial poll conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Electoral Reform Society. They asked 8000 representative people how they wou...
What I Learned About Rural Affairs on Holiday 1 Aug 2013 | 02:45 am
A week is a long time in politics. A lot has happened and there is so much to blog about. However I’ll restart my posts after my holiday with some things I have learned. We’ve been on holiday in the ...
