One in four flights leave London City Airport more than half-empty, Green Party finds Nearly 3,000 flights were at less than 50 per cent capacity as they left the airport in the first half of this year Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2023
Green party candidate and his mother arrested on suspicion of stalking Tory MP Chris and Christine Hallam accused of harassing and stalking Robert Largan, the MP for High Peak in Derbyshire The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023
Soaring SUV sales in Ireland prompt calls from Green party for action Data shows proportion of new cars sold in Ireland that are sport utility vehicles is higher than EU average The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023
New Zealand election 2023: right-leaning coalition poised to form government after Labour swept from power – as it happened Christopher Luxon says National and Act on track to lead New Zealand after Labour prime minister Chris Hipkins conceded election The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2023
RFK Jr is poised for a 2024 run as an independent. Which side should be worried? Republicans reveled in the idea of Robert F Kennedy Jr weakening Biden with a Democratic bid, but the conspiracy theorist could steal supporters from the right wing The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2023
Green Party outlines ambitions to secure more seats and help cut bills The party is targeting victories in four constituencies at next year’s general election. The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023
‘There is no alternative’: Cornel West, presidential hopeful, is not backing down The 70-year-old progressive scholar says he’s not seeking to steal Joe Biden votes, but instead trying to woo alienated non-voters The Guardian - US · Oct 5, 2023
Could Antoinette Fernandez be the next Diane Abbott? The Nigerian-born activist is the first Black female Green Party candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. Hannah Ghorashi meets her and discovers a unique riches-to-rags story Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2023
NZ's Green Party is 'filling the void on the left' as voters grow frustrated with Labour's centrist shift The Green Party has run a strong campaign. With a 14.2% share in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll, up by 1.9 percentage points since the previous poll, that is more than half the Labour Party’s 26.5%. The Conversation · Sep 26, 2023
The trials of Robert Habeck: is the world’s most powerful green politician doomed to fail? The long read: A year ago, Germany’s vice-chancellor was one of the country’s best-liked public figures. Then came the tabloid-driven backlash. Now he has to win the argument all over again The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
Greens must shed ‘moral superiority’ image, says German vice-chancellor Robert Habeck said supporters of climate action must have the most compelling arguments The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
The NZ ad industry wants to clean up its climate act – but will agencies drop their fossil fuel clients? At the launch of the Auckland Climate Festival last month, Green Party Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick spoke about how building a community is the best way to avoid being overwhelmed by the scale of the climate emergency. The Conversation · Sep 13, 2023
Wales Green's leader on his party's role in the push for independence THE leader of the Wales Green Party has said it is “inevitable” his party will eventually become a standalone organisation. The National (Scotland) · Aug 31, 2023
It’s Ulez day, and to those who would thwart it I say: people are dying, this will save lives It’s time to remember why this move is practical, popular and essential, says Jenny Jones, a Green party peer and former deputy mayor of London The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Jul 28, 2023 The downfall of Kiri Allan: New Zealand wrestles with mental health debate High-profile minister’s resignation prompts questions about toll of working in parliament and how to talk about mental health struggles
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023 MPs warn Sunak not to send ‘mixed signals’ on climate change Former environment minister Lord Goldsmith is among the parliamentarians calling for Rishi Sunak to show more leadership on climate issues.
Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2023 Polls open in triple by-election contest Rishi Sunak had braced MPs at a meeting of the 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers on the eve of the polls
The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023 Siân Berry to be Green candidate for Caroline Lucas’s Brighton seat Green members select the party’s former co-leader to stand in Brighton Pavilion at next election
The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023 ‘I don’t trust any of them’: How Boris effect is hitting Tory hopes of keeping Uxbridge seat Will this Tory town change its colours after Boris Johnson’s dramatic departure from the Commons? Maryam Zakir-Hussain visits Uxbridge ahead of Thursday’s crunch by-election
Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023 Carl P. Leubsdorf: 3 possible threats to Biden campaign President Joe Biden forged a unified NATO position on ultimate membership for Ukraine and continued military help abroad last week. At home, inflation fell to the lowest level in more than two years, outpaced by wage gains.
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023 Ireland’s environment minister says 13 MEPs ‘swung vote’ to pass EU nature law ‘Those Irish votes were critical, those Irish votes swung it,’ Green Party leader and Minister Eamon Ryan said.
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023 Scottish Green ministers accused of hypocrisy over use of chauffeur-driven cars Labour peer Lord Foulkes of Cumnock has accused Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater of being hypocrites.
The Conversation · Jul 5, 2023 Not all rent control policies are the same – the Green Party proposal deserves an open-minded debate The ink was barely dry on the Green Party’s recently unveiled “Pledge to Renters” – which included annual rent increase limits, a rental warrant of fitness and a national register of landlords – before others were consigning it to the policy dustbin.
Bristol Post · Jun 30, 2023 New 'Bristol Central' election contest confirmed - and the Greens already say they can win it Will people vote the same way at a General Election as they did for their local councillor?
The National (Scotland) · Jun 28, 2023 Influential English MP says break up of Britain ‘might be good for us all’ English Green MP Caroline Lucas has called for voters south of the Border to reconsider their approach to the Union...