Bright Green

30/06/2024

This is why the Greens are having success in rural areas.

It’s no wonder that for the last few years, The Green Party has seen growing success in rural areas and that the polls in formerly true blue areas like Suffolk and Herefordshire are predicting Green MPs for the next election. Because when the Conservative say ‘judge us on our record,’ the hard...

30/06/2024

The Scottish Greens have released an open letter calling for disenfranchised SNP voters to back the Greens rather than Labour.

The Scottish Greens have published an open letter calling for disenfranchised SNP voters to not vote for Labour, and to instead back the Greens. In their letter, the Scottish Greens have highlighted what they describe as Labour's 'embrace of the super rich', the party's inadequate proposals on clima...

24/06/2024

Here are another 10 game-changing policies in the Green Party manifesto

The Green Party of England and Wales released its general election manifesto earlier in the campaign. Bright Green has already taken a look at some of the most eye-catching policies in it. But there were too many for one article. So here's 10 more game-changing policies in the Green Party's manifest...

20/06/2024

Is the real question in the election whether the Greens or Reform win more seats?

The phoney war is over. Voting is about to begin. At time of writing the first postal votes are literally about to hit the first doormats. Pundits often forget that postal voting starts, in large numbers, this week. Postal voters have been increasing in numbers in recent years; partly because voting...

20/06/2024

The Wales Green Party has released its general election manifesto

The Wales Green Party today published its manifesto for the 2024 general election. In the manifesto, the party is proposing to introduce a 'Just Transition' to tackle the climate and nature emergencies, through a 'Green Economic Transformation' to a 'Wellbeing Economy'. Among the policy commitments....

19/06/2024

These are the high profile figures who have endorsed the Greens

One of the regular features of elections is the flurry of endorsements from celebrities and public figures. This year's general election is no different, and they're coming in thick and fast. We're keeping track of all the big names who've backed the UK's Green Parties, either nationally or in indiv...

13/06/2024

A new poll has found that the public think the Green Party has had the second best general election campaign so far.

Polling firm WeThink has asked the public what they make of the political parties' general election campaigns. The findings will be well received by the Greens. WeThink asked people whether they thought each party's general election campaigns were going well or badly. Labour came out best, with 58%....

13/06/2024

These are 9 'non-target' constituencies where the Green Party could perform well

The Green Party has made no secret that it is targeting four seats in this year's general election. But with the party standing a record number of candidates across England and Wales, more people than ever will have the opportunity to vote Green. There are a number of seats where the Greens could pi...

13/06/2024

Paul Beswick runs down what happened at the Greens of Colour 'Race and Identity in Politics' conference

There’s an age-old piece of folk wisdom the world over that goes something like ‘You make your own luck’. In my experience, that’s as true in politics as it is anywhere; even so, Greens of Colour’s Conference at Friends of the Earth Birmingham’s Warehouse Cooperative falling on the Satur...

13/06/2024

NUS has welcomed the Green Party's general election manifesto

The National Union of Students (NUS) has 'welcomed and celebrated' the general election manifesto from the Green Party of England and Wales. The union described the manifesto as "aspirational and progressive", arguing it "contains measures which would tackle the many crises the country faces, and wo...

13/06/2024

Scottish Green Party MSP Gillian Mackay has celebrated her buffer zones bill becoming law

Scottish Green Party MSP Gillian Mackay has celebrated the passing into law of her bill to bring in buffer zones around healthcare facilities offering abortions. The bill passed by 118 votes to 1 at its final stage in the Scottish Parliament. The legislation will prohibit protests from taking place....

13/06/2024

The NEU has welcomed the Green Party's general election manifesto commitments on education

The Green Party of England and Wales has now published its general election manifesto. The document has been warmly received by the UK's largest trade union for teachers and education workers, the National Education Union (NEU). Commenting on the manifesto, Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the NE...

12/06/2024

The Scottish Greens are calling for an end to the hostile environment

The Scottish Greens have called for an end to the hostile environment policies, which they have branded 'racist'. The party has said that the hostile environment has caused 'misery' and called for what it describes as an 'open and inclusive' migration system. The Scottish Greens called for the immed...

12/06/2024

The Scottish Greens have called for a ban on fossil fuel advertising

The Scottish Green Party has called for a ban on advertising for fossil fuels. The party's co-leader Lorna Slater issued the call at their campaign launch, where she also reiterated the Greens' position that there should be no new oil and gas licenses issued. The Scottish Greens say that their counc...

12/06/2024

These are 10 game-changing policies in the Green Party's manifesto. 👇

The Green Party of England and Wales published its general election manifesto today. The document sets out the party's vision for how the country could be transformed over the next five years, with a focus on redistributing wealth and power, and protecting the environment in the face of climate and....

10/06/2024

In this interview, a Gloucestershire County Councillor explains why she defected from the Tories to the Greens.

Gloucestershire County Councillor Sue Williams created controversy when she defected from the Conservative Party to the Greens in May, putting GCC into No Overall Control. Sue’s move came less than a week after the Stroud District Council election results, which gave the Greens a record 22 seats, ...

10/06/2024

The Scottish Greens have said that drug decriminalisation will be in their general election manifesto

The Scottish Greens have today called for drugs to be decriminalised and for an end to what they call the 'failed' war on drugs. A policy of moving towards a 'public health approach' to drugs will be included in the party's general election manifesto set to be published in the coming weeks. The Scot...

10/06/2024

"As the Conservatives, flailing around for ideas, put forward a plan to conscript young people into the military, police and emergency services, the Green Party believes that this does not in any way meet the needs of young people or society as a whole."

"All nations face stark choices around where to invest their limited resources - and the UK's focus needs to be on Human Security, measuring the security of people through sustainable development, not arms; through cooperation, not confrontation. We have to improve co-operative working among states....

09/06/2024

The Green Party has defended its decision to impose candidates on local parties that wanted to stand aside in the general election.

The Green Party of England and Wales has defended its decision to impose candidates in constituencies where local parties had not intended to stand in the general election. Bright Green understands that in two constituencies - Stratford-upon-Avon and Godalming and Ash - the central Green Party impos...

09/06/2024

The Scottish Greens have pledged to introduce Universal Basic Income pilots.

The Scottish Greens have said they would introduce Universal Basic Income pilots in communities across Scotland. A Universal Basic Income is a mechanism that would provide everyone with a guaranteed income through the welfare system. Supporters of the policy argue that it would help alleviate povert...

09/06/2024

The Scottish Greens have branded Labour's commitment to nuclear weapons 'obscene and immoral'

Labour's commitment to the UK's nuclear arsenal has been branded an 'obscene and immoral waste of money' by the Scottish Green Party. The party's external affairs spokesperson Ross Greer went on to say that nuclear weapons are a 'moral evil' and urged voters who support a nuclear-free world to vote....

07/06/2024

The Scottish Greens have called for an end to minimum income requirements for migrants

The Scottish Greens have a called for an end to what they call 'punitive and cruel barriers' to migrants coming to the UK, branding minimum income requirements a 'love tax'. The Scottish Greens co-leader, Patrick Harvie, has called for an immediate removal of all income requirements on spousal visas...

06/06/2024

Clare Short said she's probably voting Green.

The general election campaign is now in full swing, and it's been a rocky start for the Labour Party. Keir Starmer's party has faced allegations of trying to purge left wing candidates from its ranks and botching an attempt to block Diane Abbott from standing in Hackney North and Stoke Newington. In...

06/06/2024

The Greens have hit out at Labour's 'divisive rhetoric' on migration

The Green Party of England and Wales has heavily criticised the Labour Party's rhetoric and policy on migration. The Greens' co-leader Adrian Ramsay accused the Labour leader Keir Starmer of 'divisive rhetoric' on the issue after he launched a manifesto commitment on migration in The Sun on Sunday.....

29/02/2024

The first people have been prosecuted after a Russian court ruled the international LGBT movement as 'extremist'

Russian courts have issued the first known convictions for 'extremism' arising from the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that designated the 'international LGBT movement' as extremist. Human Rights Watch has warned that more convictions may soon follow. Alongside that designation for the LGBT movement, the...

25/02/2024

Frank Adlington-Stringer has been selected to contest the East Midlands Mayoral election

The Green Party has selected Frank Adlington-Stringer as its candidate for the East Midlands mayoral election. The election will take place in May 2024, and will be the first time election to the newly created post. Adlington-Stringer is a councillor in North East Derbyshire, becoming the first Gree...

20/02/2024

Six major aid agencies have issued a joint statement on the situation in Rafah

Six major aid agencies have written a joint statement on the ongoing situation in Rafah. We have published the statement in full below. We are appalled by the harrowing developments in Rafah, Gaza’s most populated area where 1.5 million people are sheltering as their last resort - over half a mill...

19/02/2024

"The people of Scotland put Greens in Holyrood to oppose neoliberalism and climate change denial. Paltry reforms cannot be a fair price for our continued support of a Scottish Government which pursues those very ends."

It’s been two and a half years since the historic Bute House Agreement (BHA) was signed between the SNP-led Scottish Government and the Scottish Green Party (SGP). The agreement laid the groundwork for both parties to cooperate in parliament on delivering a shared “programme to build a greener, ...

19/02/2024

A new MRP poll suggests the Green Party is on track to win Bristol Central at the next election

A new MRP poll has indicated that the Green Party of England and Wales is on track to win Bristol Central at the next general election. The latest figures, from a Electoral Calculus/Find Out Now poll conducted for the Mirror suggests that the Green Party's co-leader Carla Denyer will become an MP by...

15/02/2024

The Green Party has selected Chloe Turner as its candidate for North Cotswolds at the next election