On Friday 3 October from 10am, former members of the Green Party of England and Wales will gather outside the Bournemouth International Centre to protest unfair punishment by the party’s disciplinary committees. This is the second year that the group, calling themselves Greens in Exile, has lobbied the party’s national conference about the way they … Read more
The Green Party is at a crossroads – and so are we. As Greens in Exile, we know better than anyone how much is at stake. Many of us have been silenced, sidelined, or excluded simply for standing by the core values of free speech, ecological justice, women’s rights and genuine democracy. But now, we … Read more
Better late than never, this post is to wish Eric Walker a happy centenary year, following his 100th birthday on 6 February 2025. Probably the oldest member of the Green Party of England and Wales, Eric is one of almost sixty Greens in Exile: party members forced out through suspension or expulsion or who have resigned in … Read more
Eric Walker is counting down to his 100th birthday on 6 February 2025 with a plea to the Green Party to lift his No Fault suspension and reinstate his membership in full before then. He is the oldest member of the party and also a D-Day veteran and has been a long time member of … Read more
In 2017, I was the secretary to the Green Party executive and a Green town councillor in Padstow and the PPC for the St Austell and Newquay constituency for the local Party. By the time a year had passed I had been removed from my positions and then excluded. Ostensibly, I was suspended due to … Read more
By any measure Shahrar Ali is a significant figure in the Green Party of England and Wales. He was the deputy leader from 2014 – 2016, has stood as a parliamentary candidate many times, was recently a candidate for the London Assembly and has been the party spokesperson for policing. However he also believes in … Read more
Greens in Exile Press release Sept 5 2024 On Friday 6 September at 12:00 noon, former and suspended members of the Green Party of England and Wales will be demonstrating outside the party conference at Manchester Central. They are the Greens in Exile, a group of long-serving and loyal Green Party members forbidden to attend … Read more
Placed on ‘no-fault suspension’ in January 2024 before being expelled in April 2025, Eric’s story was published in the national news and other media: Eric was Membership Secretary of Green Party Seniors, and a frequent contributor to the Green Seniors email group (a private and informal email group for older Green Party members). In … Read more
I joined the Green Party in January 2010 and never had any problems until Autumn 2018. Until then, I was an active member and a three time local election candidate, London Social Officer, member of the conferences committee and regular leafleter in my local party. I was admired as a Jew who is very critical … Read more
Listen to Andy Healey’s experience in the Green Party by watching the interview below. Andy was suspended in 2019 and then subsequently expelled. He was one of the people who whistleblew about Aimee and David Challenor .