A Call for Reform The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) recently held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 9, 2024, in an online format. This standalone event, separate from the Autumn Conference, serves as a platform for elected bodies to present their reports to the membership. Only members of GPEW in good … Read more
Green Party Disciplinary Process… and where it has gone wrong The Green Party disciplinary process is set out in the Standing Orders for Party Discipline (SOPD) and the Code of Conduct (CoC) and on the members-only website at my.greenparty.org.uk. Any member of the Green Party of England and Wales who believes that another member has … Read more
What is a no fault suspension? A No Fault Suspension, NFS (now renamed ‘Suspension Pending Investigation’!) is used as part of the Green Party disciplinary process. It is supposed to be used temporarily whilst an investigation is made into a complaint against a member. As the original name implies, ‘no fault’ means that the member … Read more
I joined the party in 2014. Almost immediately I was appointed to the Governance Review Working Group, which conference had voted to create to come up with changes to modernise the constitution. In 2016, a job-share and I were elected unopposed to GPEx as Management Coordinators and stayed in post for two years, although my … Read more
What is cyberstalking? The Suzy Lamplugh Trust defines stalking as: ‘A pattern of fixated and obsessive behaviour which is repeated, persistent, intrusive and causes fear of violence or engenders alarm and distress in the victim.’ Cyberstalking is the same as traditional stalking, but the harassment is conducted via the use of the internet or other digital technologies. As such, UK law … Read more