Tag: green party

This Must Be the ‘Green Moment’ – So Why is Caroline Lucas Rehabilitating the Failed Politics of the Establishment?
Last weekend Caroline Lucas proposed cabinet of ‘national unity’ to stop a no deal Brexit - comprised entirely of remain-voting white women. Aaron Bastani argues that by aligning themselves with remain-centrists over socialists, the Greens are providing credibility to the political establishment at a time when eco-socialism has never been more necessary.
Why Did the Greens Pick Up Votes in the Local Elections?
With all the focus on the fight between the two main parties and Ukip's demise, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that the Greens made impressive gains in last week’s local elections. Green Party Co-Leader Caroline Lucas discusses why this was the case.
“The Height of Arrogance” – Caroline Lucas on Theresa May, Brexit and the General Election

Aaron Bastani interviews Caroline Lucas, co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales.

The Fix: Brexit Britain, a Three Day Weekend and Elections in France
Michael Walker is joined by Maya Goodfellow and Tom Mills for this week's episode of the Fix.
Larry Sanders: “We Don’t Really Know Who the Labour Party Is”
Josiah Mortimer interviewed Green party candidate Larry Sanders, brother of Bernie, about his running in the Witney by-election, Jeremy Corbyn, and the possibility of a Green-Labour alliance in the next general election.
New Green Leadership: What Happens Next?
Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley are the new co-leaders of the Green party. With an overwhelming mandate, they're now tasked with making headway on their core platform: building a progressive alliance.
Amid the Turmoil, the Greens Are Upbeat
Post-Brexit and facing their own change of leadership, the Greens are turning their attention to proportional representation and the possibility of a progressive parliamentary alliance.
‘Sadiq and Zac refused to meet the Greens’ – It could cost them the London mayoralty
All London mayoral elections have been decided by second preference votes, and even Ken Livingstone's reign was kick-started by Green voters. Could the frontrunners' complacency cost them?
‘People want to see radical policies’ – Sian Berry
Aaron Bastani spoke to Green Party mayoral candidate Sian Berry about rent strikes, Uber and whether the Greens can survive Corbyn.
Interview: Caroline Lucas
The Green Party MP Caroline Lucas talks to Aaron Bastani about Corbyn, climate change and capitalism.
Red on the Inside: Are the Greens the ‘New Old Labour’?
#GreenSurge is underway, with a lot of the Greens' new support coming from former Labour supporters - but how is the Green Party positioning itself to attract these new supporters?
#GreenSurge, What Does It Mean?
On this weeks show Aaron Bastani is joined by Adam Ramsay as they discuss the Green Surge and the relationship of the Green Party to social movements.
Natalie Bennett: We Need a New Economic Model
It's conference season - and with both Labour and Conservatives promising deeper austerity, which will affect young people and children in particular, it seems any popular sense of hope or excitement towards the British political landscape has been left behind with the Scottish independence referendum. But Green leader Natalie Bennett wants to call Labour and Tories out on their defence of a broken system, advocating a new economic model.
5 Reflections on the European Election Results
The final ballots are being added to the results but the headline result is clear: Ukip have won the European elections. But what of Labour, the Lib Dems and the left?
European Elections and the Green Party, Worth Your Vote?
On this week's show Aaron Bastani discusses the forthcoming European elections with Green Party member Adam Ramsay and MEP candidate Amelia Womack.
9 Things You Might Not Expect From the Greens’ EU Manifesto
With European elections fast approaching, all the focus seems to be on a scraggly bunch of misfits. And UKIP, who have been receiving rather nasty parcels from said scraggly bunch. It seems depressing coming to terms with the fact we're still fire-fighting racist scapegoating at a parliamentary level in 2014, so is there any hope for a progressive Europe? The Green Party at least throw some interesting policies into the equation (and they're not all about the environment!)
Interview: Natalie Bennett
Aaron Bastani questions the leader of the Green Party, Natalie Bennett, on the rise of UKIP, human-made climate change and the party's proposal for a guaranteed basic income.