The Hounding of Shahrar Ali

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 protest at party conference in Manchester

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

Exile Eric Walker

Eric Walker 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 late 2023, Eric posted questions to the group about the identity of the GPRC reps who take the decisions to place party members on … Read more

Exile Deborah Fink

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

Exile Dawn Furness

Experience with the Green Party I stood as a Green Party candidate for the 2015, 2017 & 2019 General Elections and was the MEP candidate in 2019 EU elections, after we had already decided (through the 2016 referendum) to leave the European Union. I have sat on the Green Party International Committee and attended international … Read more

No Fault Suspension (NFS)

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