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I saw police aggression at fracking protests first hand. These tactics won’t silence us though

Jonathan Bartley
14 November, 2017

Jonathan Bartley, co-leader of the Green Party, was dragged away by police on Friday whilst attending a non-violent protest in North Yorkshire. Here’s what happened.

Why has Michael Gove banned some bee-killing pesticides in the UK but not others?

Molly Scott Cato
13 November, 2017

There are further tests for the secretary of state if he is to prove his environmental credentials.

A ‘tax-dodging’ fracking company is about to start drilling in Yorkshire

Oscar Webb
10 November, 2017

Third Energy Holdings is based in the Cayman Islands, meaning it’s not liable for UK corporation tax.

Why aren’t we acting on climate change? It’s simple: the power of corporate lobbying

Molly Scott Cato
6 November, 2017

The UN climate talks themselves are funded in part by corporations who have no wish to end our dependence on fossil fuels.

From Old King Coal to Carmagedon: It’s time to rethink our relationship with the car

Molly Scott Cato
2 November, 2017

With air pollution a factor in almost 40,000 UK deaths per year and 44 cities breaching air quality guidelines, we need a new Clean Air Act fit for the 21st century.

Women’s refuges are closing around the country — this is the destructive reality of austerity

Amelia Womack
26 October, 2017

England is now short of 2000 refuge beds for women who have suffered domestic violence.

We face an air pollution crisis. It’s no surprise the government spent £370k trying to hide it

Jonathan Bartley
24 October, 2017

Air pollution is fast becoming one of the biggest crises in Britain and globally, it’s not surprising the Tories tried to cover it up.

Natalie Bennett: With the right campaign, we can stop Brexit

Natalie Bennett
20 October, 2017

We have the chance to hold a second referendum and stay in the EU. But only if the campaign is led by the grassroots.

Excessive and bullying police tactics show how the fracking debate is being lost in the UK

Keith Taylor
16 October, 2017

I witnessed a 79-year-old woman being kettled by a dozen officers for making tea. Keith Taylor, Green MEP, reports from Kirby Misperton in Yorkshire.

Do we still need the Green Party?

Georgia Elander
12 October, 2017

We now have an insurgent left-wing Labour party in this country – does this make the Greens redundant?

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