
An anti-marijuana campaign in Australia featuring a human-sized lumbering stoned sloth acting foolishly has backfired and become the brunt of jokes on social media. Launched this week using the slogan “You’re worse on weed”, it attempts to warn teenagers of
by AFP23 Dec 2015, 1:32 AM PST0

“No one is illegal” runs the German Green Party’s slogan. But one of their number, Mayor Boris Palmer, is not so sure. Critics accuse him of “scaremongering,” but serving as mayor of Tübingen for the last nine years, Palmer has
by Donna Rachel Edmunds21 Oct 2015, 6:11 AM PST0

Each year for the last eight years I have convened a panel to compile a list of the Top 100 Most Influential People on the Left. This year our panel was comprised of a Member of Parliament, a local government leader,
by Iain Dale27 Sep 2015, 2:34 AM PST0

Norway’s Green Party has floated proposals to open up a migrant reception centre – in the remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, where polar bears outnumber people. The idea was first mooted by Norway’s anti-immigration People’s Party, but they quickly made
by Donna Rachel Edmunds15 Sep 2015, 8:26 AM PST0

A leading light in Europe Écologie – Les Verts, the French Green Party, has quite his political home of 20 years blaming his colleagues’ “shift to the left”. François de Rugy, French National Assembly Member for the western département of Loire-Atlantique and co-president
by Sarkis Zeronian29 Aug 2015, 7:50 AM PST0

A former Green Party councillor who was exposed as having an unexpected hobby – trophy hunting – has rebuffed his critics, defending the sport and robustly backing Walter Palmer, the man who shot Cecil the lion. For a party that claims to represent
by Liam Deacon28 Aug 2015, 12:33 AM PST0

The socialist NDP’s 2015 “Policy Book” contains a proposal to “enable all municipalities, provinces, and territories to implement a ban on handguns.” This follows many times its leader Thomas Mulcair has called for a registration of all firearms via a “gun registry,” ostensibly in the interests of public safety.
by Robert Kraychik21 Aug 2015, 2:35 PM PST0

For fifteen years now I have believed that the folly of the Euro currency would break up the European Union. It was perfectly obvious to me that economic and monetary union between Greece and Germany could never work and that
by Nigel Farage MEP13 Aug 2015, 3:01 PM PST0

Between 100 and 150 Green Party election candidates have been prevented from joining Britain’s Labour Party as it struggles to tackle infiltration by far-left activists. Labour insiders are increasingly worried that thousands of hard-left supporters may have joined in the
by Liam Deacon6 Aug 2015, 10:01 AM PST0

The Green Party has been flushed out of power in Brighton and Hove, losing more than half its seats on the south coast council. Labour now have the largest group on the council with 23 seats, but are five short
by Donna Rachel Edmunds10 May 2015, 8:23 AM PST0

The Conservative Party once claimed to stand for the defence of our green and pleasant land against the predations of environmental fanatics. How things change. Such is the current mania within the party for ‘modernisation’, the Conservative-led Malvern Hills District
by Donna Rachel Edmunds23 Apr 2015, 1:33 AM PST0

A large fire occurred yesterday at Hove Town Hall caused by a faulty solar panel on the roof of the building. No-one was hurt. Locals have been quick to take aim at the Green party with jibes over their record in office
by Donna Rachel Edmunds21 Apr 2015, 8:15 AM PST0

Sitcom heavyweight Roseanne Barr shared her thoughts on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid Monday, but don’t expect any support from the former TV mom, as she made it perfectly clear she thinks Hillary is nothing more than “the same old s—t.”
by Kipp Jones20 Apr 2015, 8:08 PM PST0

Last November, during a TV altercation with Labour Leader Ed Miliband over his proposals for a Mansion Tax, former pop star Myleene Klass raged “You may as well just tax me on this glass of water. You can’t just point at
by Donna Rachel Edmunds14 Apr 2015, 7:38 AM PST0

I never thought I would be writing this. However, having consulted both manifestos, it is only fair to admit that the Greens have spelled out a more detailed and reasonable energy policy than Labour. Labour’s stated energy policy is extremely
by Danny Lee Weston14 Apr 2015, 5:49 AM PST0

The Green Party has released its latest election advert and it may well be the worst attempt of the 2015 general election. It starts with a gap-toothed supporter talking about how the party is not a wasted vote. Then four
by Andre Walker8 Apr 2015, 7:17 AM PST0

Fashion designer and eco-activist Vivienne Westwood has been ditched by the Green Party over allegations of tax avoidance. Westwood was due to appear as the headline speaker at a number of events in support of the party, but the Young Greens
by Donna Rachel Edmunds23 Mar 2015, 8:59 AM PST0

In an apparent bid to make themselves completely unelectable, the Green Party revealed a new raft of “loony tunes” and “barmy” policy proposals at their annual conference this weekend. Their ambitions include extending human rights to animals, creating a ‘progressive’
by Donna Rachel Edmunds9 Mar 2015, 7:43 AM PST0

The Green Party Leader, Natalie Bennett, has appeared on the Nick Ferrari show on LBC to talk about her party’s policies. However, she became badly unstuck when she was asked about the Green’s policy on social housing. Bennett appeared to
by Andre Walker24 Feb 2015, 3:04 AM PST0

The story so far: devastated by universally appalling reviews of its dreadful farrago of lefty nonsense UKIP: The First Hundred Days, Channel 4 has reluctantly agreed to make another, counterbalancing political mockumentary, a much more realistic one this time, called
by James Delingpole17 Feb 2015, 9:51 AM PST0

The Green Party has dropped two key policies after they failed to stand up to scrutiny by the media following a surge in public support for the party. Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has announced that British citizens would not,
by Donna Rachel Edmunds3 Feb 2015, 8:03 AM PST0

The Greens have long been arguing that they were the fourth party in British politics above UKIP because they had had more success in domestic elections, specifically for councils. This message went into overdrive in 2010 when Caroline Lucas, former
by A.B. Sanderson31 Jan 2015, 2:46 AM PST0

Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has said that the Queen would be given a council house under a Green government, adding that she would welcome an economic recession. In an interview with The Times, the Australian politician said her party
by A.B. Sanderson24 Jan 2015, 5:49 AM PST0

Britain’s only Green Party-led city council has again been pitched into turmoil thanks to a planned referendum on raising council tax by 5.9 percent – a measure that council leader Jason Kitcat insists must be enacted in order to balance
by Donna Rachel Edmunds23 Jan 2015, 9:20 AM PST0

Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party, has told the Economist that living on benefits in the UK is worse than being poor in India, because in India everyone else is poor too. Ms Bennett has claimed that her words
by Donna Rachel Edmunds31 Dec 2014, 4:24 AM PST0