Green Party Press Releases http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/press-releases.rss.html en Green Party 2007 120 Rupert Read - response to Madelaine Bunting in commentisfree http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/24-06-2009-response-to-madelaine-bunting.html Madeleine Bunting, on the Guardian's commentisfree website (21 June 2009), wrote about Labour's approach to the Climate Change Act.

]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:35:24 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/24-06-2009-response-to-madelaine-bunting.html Scott Redding Caroline Lucas' speech to Compass conference http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-06-18-Caroline-Lucas-speech-Compass-conference.html Compass Conference

No Turning Back, London, 13 June 2009

1. Introduction

Thank you very much for inviting me to speak.

]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:52:45 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-06-18-Caroline-Lucas-speech-Compass-conference.html Sonia Blanco Where next for British politics? http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-06-08-where-next-for-British-politics.html Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:56:55 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-06-08-where-next-for-British-politics.html Sonia Blanco UK Gay News has endorsed the Green Party for the elections to the European Parliament. http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-06-01-ukgaynews-endorses-Green-Party.html The paper cited that "The party's two current MEPs, Jean Lambert (London) and Caroline Lucas (South East) have served the European LGBT community well and their voting record is superb.

]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:25:32 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-06-01-ukgaynews-endorses-Green-Party.html Sonia Blanco Where will the protest vote go, and what will it achieve when it gets there? http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/where-will-the-protest-vote-go-and-what-will-it-achieve-when-it-gets-there.html It’s not just just about who will get the protest vote.

]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 11:05:11 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/where-will-the-protest-vote-go-and-what-will-it-achieve-when-it-gets-there.html PressOfficer An Irish Green Voice in London http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-05-23-healy-irish-voters.html Joseph Healy, an Irishman and a candidate for the Green Party in the London constituency, gives his views on the role of Irish voters in these elections and the role of the Greens in 21st century Europe

I am standing in this election to the European Parliament as a candidate for the Green Party

]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 11:13:55 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-05-23-healy-irish-voters.html Sonia Blanco Greens hail headteachers' courage in voting for boycott ballot http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-05-03-sats-boycott.html Martin Francis, Green Party parliamentary candidate for Brent North, welcomes the National Association of Headteachers' decision to ballot for a boycott of next year's primary SATs. 

Rather than create chaos and disruption in schools as some commentators have suggested, a boycott of SATs w

]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 21:21:58 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-05-03-sats-boycott.html PressOfficer Stop the War Annual Conference in London http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/26-04-2009-joseph-healy-Stop-the-War.html Joseph Healy, a London European Parliamentary Candidate for the Green Party, gave a speech to the annual conference in London of Stop the War Coalition, 25th April 2009:

Dr Healy, who is also the Green Party's delegate on the Stop the War Coalition's Steeri

]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:09:03 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/26-04-2009-joseph-healy-Stop-the-War.html Scott Redding LGBT Greens: Being LGBT is not a disease! http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/24-04-2009-Anglican-gay-lesbian-treatment.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:20:06 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/24-04-2009-Anglican-gay-lesbian-treatment.html Scott Redding Welfare reform and alcohol misuse http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/20-04-2009-purnell-alcohol-welfare-reform.html Alan Wheatley, Green Party spokeperson on Disability Issues, responds to an article in Community Care magazine:

http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/20-04-2009-purnell-alcohol-welfare-reform.html Scott Redding Policing of protests: HMIC review a step forward http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/15-04-2009-policing-of-protests-himc.html But not far enough, says Jenny Jones

As the row over Britain's increasingly aggressive policing of peaceful protests grows, the Green Party's Jenny Jones - member of the London Assembly and the Metropolitan Police Authority - commented:

"The announcement of a review by Her Maje

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:15:38 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/15-04-2009-policing-of-protests-himc.html Sonia Blanco The Green New Deal – and beyond http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/14-04-2009-beyond-green-new-deal.html Cllr.

]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:44:48 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/14-04-2009-beyond-green-new-deal.html Sonia Blanco "60 Years are more than enough: No to NATO. No to War!" http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/07-04-2009-NATO-protests-Strasbourg.html Joseph Healy, one of the Green Party's Europea

]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:08:50 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/07-04-2009-NATO-protests-Strasbourg.html Scott Redding Greens protest formally over G20 police tactics http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-04-03-jenny.html "The protesters' stories of police brutality and the police's story of complete professionalism just don't stack up," says Jenny Jones

Green Party member of the Metropolitan Police Authority Jenny Jones has written a formal letter to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to express her

]]> Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:33:44 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-04-03-jenny.html PressOfficer The G20 protestor who saw Ian Tomlinson die http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-04-03-g20-gayle.html Gayle O'Donovan is a Manchester Green Party activist who attended the G20 protests. Here she describes her experience...

I went to the G20 to see the urban eco-village being created by Climate Camp on Bishopsgate. It was inspiring. Colourful pop-up tents and flowers every where.

]]> Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:11:11 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-04-03-g20-gayle.html PressOfficer LibDems' "green" record in Clegg's Sheffield power-base needs closer inspection http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-03-29-clegg.html It is a pity that the LibDem administration in Sheffield, Nick Clegg's power base, has not shown more interest and leadership on green energy, says Cllr Jillian Creasy, leader of the Green Group on Sheffield City Council.

Sheffield has a "Kirklees-style" Affordable Warmth programme, b

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:38:31 +0100 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/2009-03-29-clegg.html PressOfficer Caroline Lucas on BBC 1's "Question Time" http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/27-03-2009-caroline-on-qtime.html Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:24:58 +0000 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/27-03-2009-caroline-on-qtime.html Scott Redding Homophobia in Eastern Europe http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/23-03-2009-easterneurope-homophobia.html Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:47:00 +0000 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/23-03-2009-easterneurope-homophobia.html Scott Redding Funding for youth crime prevention needs to stay http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/26-03-2009-jenny-jones-youth-crime.html Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:11:53 +0000 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/26-03-2009-jenny-jones-youth-crime.html Scott Redding Adrian Ramsay spring conference speech http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/23-03-2009-Ramsay-springconf-speech.html

Good morning conference.

]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:30:05 +0000 http://www.greenpartywomen.org.uk/mediacentre/releases/23-03-2009-Ramsay-springconf-speech.html Scott Redding