I was first involved with the party as a student and recently stood as the GPEW candidate for the local council. My first brush with trouble was when I supported a motion in my local party calling for tolerance and empathy around the subject of gender. For this I was placed under a disciplinary investigation. … Read more
What is the Equality Act 2010? The Equality Act 2010 is an Act of Parliament passed in the UK during the Brown government. It brought together, consolidated, updated, and supplemented the many other acts and regulations that formed the basis of UK anti discrimination laws. It affects England, Scotland and Wales and some sections of … 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 I stayed in post for two years, although … 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
“Democracy. That would be nice.” A favourite line of one of our parliamentarians, though ironically she seems unperturbed by the democratic deficit running rampant in GPEW. What conditions would we need for actual democracy to exist in any political party? The truth Firstly the truth – in order for members to participate fully and effectively, … Read more
Jude English is a former Green Party city councillor, environmental activist and an advocate for the rights of women, lesbians and gay men. For eight years, she served her constituents with distinction, embodying the Green Party’s core values of social justice and environmental protection. Jude was also elected co-chair of Green Party Women (GPW) at … Read more
I have been an on/off member of GPEW for over 20 years. I have also been a member of Green Party Women (GPW) for several years. Whilst in the party my focus was mainly on supporting and working hard in my local party to protect my local environment. I have also been a candidate in … Read more
I joined the Green Party in Sheffield in 2014 and immediately began working on the local elections. In September 2015 I was encouraged by the local party Chair to stand as a candidate to be a councillor which resulted in me becoming the first Green councillor for the Nether Edge & Sharrow ward in May … Read more