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  • 18 Sep 2011
    Same-sex marriage: The government should go further

    When I first heard that the news that the government is planning to legislate for same-sex marriage, I was very pleased. Then I looked at the details. Now I'm very disappointed.

  • 9 Jun 2011
    Government 'reforms' are starting to hit the reality wall

    The ‘Big Society’ is becoming a fresh political battleground over the summer, says Simon Barrow. Shrinking the state by galvanising more money and resources from private citizens through volunteering, delegating and contracting is central to the Prime Minister’s approach – both to running the country and to keeping his own party together. But the strategy is beset with disagreement, and a huge 'reality gap'.

  • 8 Jun 2011
    Green Party in the lead in survey of women candidates

    The Green Party has welcomed a new report as evidence that they are doing more than other parties to secure equal representation for women.

  • 3 May 2011
    Greens move ahead of Lib Dems in Scottish election polling

    A YouGov poll for Scotland on Sunday over the Bank Holiday weekend suggests a breakthrough for the Greens, up to seven per cent and ahead of the Lib Dems.

  • 24 Jan 2011
    Watching the Tartan political space

    The aim of the recent Scotland Bill, says Simon Barrow, is to please the growing number of Scots who favour more powers for their own parliament, while simultaneously clawing back a large sum of money from the Westminster block grant and undermining already-waning support for the SNP ahead of the elections in May 2011.

  • 16 Dec 2010
    Sharp rise in Green Party membership after tuition fees vote

    Membership of the Young Greens increased by 10% in only one weekend after Parliament voted to treble the cap on university fees in England to £9,000 per year.

  • 15 Dec 2010
    Fears for civil liberties over threat to ban protests

    Civil liberties campaigners have condemned comments by the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, who declined to rule out a ban on protest marches in central London.

  • 10 Dec 2010
    'Too busy' Nick Clegg refused to meet with student constituents

    Student constituents from Nick Clegg’s Sheffield Hallam parliamentary seat are furious that the Deputy Prime Minister was unwilling to meet to discuss fees and cuts.

  • 9 Dec 2010
    Government has launched assault on young people, says Green leader

    The Green Party and Plaid Cymru have both repeated their calls for the abolition of tuition fees, after MPs voted to increase them.

  • 17 Nov 2010
    News you may have missed

    Since yesterday morning, the media have been preoccupied with one particular family event. So in case you haven't been able to hear anything else, here is some news from yesterday which you may have missed.