We Greens aren’t uniting with Labour: small parties must stand firm

We Greens aren’t uniting with Labour: small parties must stand firm

There’s been some debate recently, on these pages and elsewhere, about the Green party’s role in politics. Last week Owen Jones – a political ally of ours on many issues – suggested we should consider affiliating to the Labour party . With Labour’s membership at record levels, there are renewed calls for “one last heave” to get Jeremy Corbyn into No 10.

But we’re not going to affiliate to the Labour party. The reason is simple: ours is a different political project to theirs, and we believe in a plural, progressive politics. The Greens’ best hope is to sign up […]

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