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9th October 2023 by Lauren James
Bore da cynhadledd. Good morning conference. Greetings from Wales It’s ten years since I attended my first Green Party conference here in Brighton , which I think it’s fair to say proved a life changing experience. I can still remember clearly how enthused and excited I felt on my train back to Wales so I’d […]
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17th March 2023 / 17th March 2023 by Lauren James
Wales Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter talks PR, the Senedd and beyond. With 2023 now well underway, and spring threatening to arrive, I am increasingly excited and inspired by the levels of activity and campaigning I am seeing in our local parties across Wales. Following our historic breakthrough last May in getting Greens elected across […]
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8th February 2023 / 1st March 2023 by Lauren James
“In the light of the recent Cop15 (2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference) and the nature crisis it’s imperative that we get this right. “There can’t be any room for slippage and misunderstanding. It’s not so much about what’s not in it – it’s about the need for it to be strengthened. We need a really […]
23rd January 2023 / 25th January 2023 by Lauren James
Anthony Slaughter will speak on behalf of Wales Green Party at Wales’ first ever independence summit later this week (28th January). Anthony said: “This moment is a crucial time for Welsh democracy. The entire devolution settlement is at risk, threatened by a UK government intent on clawing back powers from the devolved nations. The most […]
10th December 2022 / 12th December 2022 by Lauren James
The first ever LGBQ+ Champion has been appointed to Monmouthshire County Council. Cllr. Ian Chandler said: “I am delighted to be the Council’s Champion for the LGBTQ+ community in Monmouthshire. Despite the great progress that I have seen in my lifetime, LGBTQ+ people in the UK still face discrimination when accessing public services, at work […]
23rd November 2022 / 12th December 2022 by Lauren James
Reacting to the news earlier today of the Supreme Court’s decision that the Scottish Government was unable to legislate for a consultative referendum on independence for Scotland, Wales Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter said, ‘ Today’s ruling strongly underlines the essentially undemocratic nature of the constitutional relationship between the nations of the United Kingdom. While […]
1st November 2022 / 14th December 2022 by Lauren James
Wales Green Party are holding their annual conference this weekend , 5th and 6th, November in Llandrindod Wells, Powys. The conference comes following an exciting year for the Party in Wales. In May’s Local Authority elections Wales Green Party made an historic breakthrough getting Councillors elected across the country, eight Green Party Councillors around Wales […]
18th October 2022 / 12th December 2022 by Lauren James
Prynhawn da cynhadledd, Good afternoon conference, greetings from Wales. I’d like to start with a message on behalf of Wales Green Party to one of our Newport members, a member very well known to all of you, our outgoing Green Party deputy leader Amelia Womack. Amelia, Wales Green Party would like to thank you for your many […]
10th July 2022 / 12th December 2022 by Lauren James
Voting opens in the Green Party of England and Wales deputy leadership election on August 1. With three weeks for the four candidates to convince voters to get behind them, Zack Polanski’s campaign has received a major boost. All three members of the Wales Green Party leadership team have announced they are backing Polanski. On […]
28th May 2022 / 12th December 2022 by Lauren James
NEWPORT City Council now has its first Green Party councillor following the council elections earlier this month. Cllr Lauren James, who now represents Shaftesbury, said: “I’m not in politics for a career, I’m in it because I’m angry.” Read the full article in the South Wales Argus.
22nd May 2022 / 12th December 2022 by Lauren James
The Green Party has gained its very first Neath Port Talbot councillor this year, following the success of candidate Nathan Goldup-John in Coedffranc Central. The Green Party councillor, who became a member with a total of 552 votes, took one of the two seats available alongside the Labour member for the area. It followed a successful campaign […]
10th May 2022 / 12th December 2022 by Lauren James
In Wales, the Green Party celebrated wins of a total of eight seats across seven councils – Conwy, Denbighshire, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Powys and Swansea. The Greens previously held zero seats on Welsh local councils. Commenting on the success, Wales Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter said: “This election was an historic breakthrough moment […]
12th April 2022 / 12th December 2022 by Lauren James
The Green Party has said it expects its number of councillors in Wales to be in “double figures” after local elections on 5 May. The party won just one seat at the 2017 local elections in Wales. It says it is fielding “more candidates than ever before across every region of Wales” this year, 138 […]
