Internal Elections 2025

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Lots of women (and indeed men and non binary people) choose to do sex work and of course it should be their choice. But some are forced or exploited to do it. The important work is to change the material conditions or the exploitative conditions that lead people into doing something they don’t want to do – certainly not to push them into the criminal justice system. Women should always have the choice over what they do with their bodies.
Decriminalisation is important over legalisation as it puts the power in the workers hands to create their own terms and conditions rather than through government intervention.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes I support all of this because trans rights are human rights.

Important to note that although Keir Starmer says that’s the supreme courts judgement so that’s his view this is a total (wilful) misunderstanding of the role of legislators – and political parties. We are allowed to – and must – challenge the law when the law discriminates against marginalised people.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. People should have the right to choose and it’s no more complicated or simple than that.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes absolutely. Struggle recognises struggle – and we must link our struggles through intersectional justice.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Even on a superficial level, the party is not as diverse as the communities we seek to represent. There has also been concerns raised in the past by people about racism in the organisation. It shouldn’t be a surprise as racism exists in our society and unless there’s a very active movement to transform and be actively anti racist – then any organisation will inevitably replicate the problematic structures that already exist. I really want to see everyone in the party from the leadership to the membership take responsibility for fighting racism both inside and outside the organisation.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. We don’t have a member of parliament of colour nor anyone from the north not Wales. There’s a lot more to do to grow our representation. Also everyone in parliament right now has either been a leader of the party or has run for leader of the party at some point. Where is the future of skills acquisition? It’s one of the reasons I’m very keen for the leadership team to not have an MP in it – we need to use every possible platform in the party for new talent and to know that future MPs are not just found, they’re developed. That takes skills, training and investment in people to tackle the inequalities that exist in our society and exacerbated unless applied with an intersectional lens.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. And their campaigns should be codesigned by the people with the lived experience to move towards a social model of disability.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

We need a public health approach. To recognise that far too often policing is used as a punative act. We actually need to be looking at the root causes of issues – austerity, mental health crisis, lack of public services/support. There is definitely a role for something to be criminal – but our focus and funding should be on repairing what’s become a very broken society. (And legalise and regulate drugs!)

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. And I’m really proud of the piece of work i have cowrritten with UCL (university college London) and women from the global majority all around the world particularly looking at the inequalities around climate adaptation and women on the front line of the crisis.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. It’s crucial. And solidarity.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – everyone deserves dignity and we must work hard to find solutions that make everyone safer, healthier and happier. Criminalisation of sex work, just like drugs, pushes it underground and actually fosters crime.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – there is no justice without justice for all. We have no freedom or rights until everybody does. I care not just because I am member of the LGBTIQA+ community, not just because I want everyone in community to be safe, respected and protected, but because I believe that everyone – the world over – deserves to be themselves, whoever that may be.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – I believe in a healthcare system which is not just free at the point of isem but non-exclusionary. Options must be made available to all and we should always push to extend access and services. Nobody has the right to deny another treatment or tell them what they can/cannot do with their body.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – my politics is intersectional. Our rights are interconnected and therefore we must push for peace and human rights for all. We must fight to end the genocide in Gaza, alongside all war and suffering, for the sake of humanity as a whole.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – it is our moral duty. I am pleased to see progress in the party since I first joined but there is still much work to be done and I hope to contribute to that meaningfully.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – I want to be Deputy Leader to be Deputy Leader. I want to end the closed shop and empower community campaigners across England and Wales. We need candidate outreach beyond our own membership and a commitment to giving our campaigners the tools necessary to be heard, equally. My parents didn’t go to university and I was state school educated. I’ve grown up through austerity and have no idea how I will ever be able to buy a home of my own. The gap between the rich and poor is becoming ever wider and we as a party need to highlight the voices of those facing the hardships imposed by late stage capitalism – whether those be economic or social. We need to not say “we will elect our little team of 4” but “here are 40 amazingly diverse candidates who represent their communities, and we are going to get them into parliament”.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – again, I have personal experience of this as my dad is living with multiple sclerosis. His disability makes him feel like a burden on our NHS. Without the support of those around him, I fear he would be totally isolated and the shred of decent mental health he has left would be in tatters. The government should value people regardless of their ability to “contribute”. Instead we need to build compassionate systems that support everyone, especially the vulnerable.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

I look forward to hearing and perhaps even participating in those discussions. Reform or abolition? Whichever gets us where we need to be effectively. I believe in localised community infrastructure and the dismantling of distant, bureaucratic and faltering institutions – whether that be in relation to any public service. It’s less about the journey for me, and I’m very keen to hear from experts about which they feel is the best route, but the destination. The end result for me is empowered community services which are focused on rehabilitation, wellbeing, health and welfare. Services which are designed to give people a second chance, not to ruin their lives. I guess the question which remains for me is, can reform actually achieve these outcomes?

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – this is a fundamental belief of mine. We must protect the most vulnerable and acknowledge that whilst doing so we make the world healthier and fairer for all. I feel a sense of duty to communicate to the public that helping those in need helps us all.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – I’ve worked on temporary contracts and low wages all my life. I’ve been a victim of zero hours. I’ve put in the hard work on a butchers counter, supermarket, restaurants and bars, and even a bouncy castle factory. I’ve been there and grafted for absolutely no reward. This was one of the main reasons why I joined the Green Party. I refused to accept that the status quo is good enough. I fully support all of the aims stated above and look forward to making them a reality.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

In principle yes, but I have questions with regards to the impact this will have on sex trafficking and customers.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, we should all be able to live our lives with authenticity and joy, and everyone should be able to access the healthcare that they need.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, the state has no right to interfere with, or have any power over our bodies.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, my parents were born in a British colony which still operates under both the name and the borders of a British colonial construct and the effects of this are insidiously damaging both to the mindset, infrastructure, governance and economy of the lands.
My country of birth also suffers grievously from being under the chokehold of Christianity and Islam, both religions cause physical and mental harm to millions of people.
I also believe it is important that we as a party advocate loudly against all genocides and humanitarian crises.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Absolutely. I am unfortunately confronted with racism often and have and will continue to work towards making our Party anti- racist.
Racism is an issue that is close to my heart and I will always loudly speak up for myself, other people of African descent and the people of the Global Majority.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes wholeheartedly and this is one of the reasons why I – a Yoruba British woman – am running to be Deputy Leader.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, I am keen to do more for disabled people, and have been a part of the National Party’s EDI committee for two years and also one of my local Party’s EDI officers.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

Yes, I support a combination of abolition and reform.
Abolition is needed as the policing system is institutionally racist, misogynistic and prejudiced and the only way to remove that is to replace the current system with one that does not enable and encourage these traits.
Reform as it is important to get to the root causes of criminality and away from a system that can encourage it and dehumanise people.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, seeing climate activists like the Ugandan campaigner Vanessa Nakate get excluded from the climate emergency conversation highlights the importance of our Party loudly advocating for Global South countries and women.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, and I am keen to go one step further and lobby to get UBI – Universal Basic Income – in place so that people can have more freedom to choose who they work for. This would also put more pressure on employers to improve working conditions and provide not just fair, but attractive wages especially for labour that people may be less inclined to want to do.
I personally believe that key worker and menial roles should be amongst the highest earning jobs.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Criminalisation of sex workers or customers naturally leads to driving sex work underground and involvement in other crimes. The real way to protect sex workers is to provide legal and safe methods of trading, where abuse and coercion can be handled by the authorities without fear of prosecution for contacting the police in the first place.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – in my candidacy announcement video I said that trans men are men and trans women are women. No one is protected by taking away the rights of others to be their true authentic selves.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Abortion and all the rest is healthcare, and everyone has a right to healthcare.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. It is all of a piece of standing up for the rights of not just ourselves, but others who are suffering in our world too.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. The climate emergency disproportionally affects minorities, so naturally climate justice is not possible without social justice.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – we are seen, and are, as a white, middle class party of privilege; we are largely people who can afford to make changes in our own lives to reduce our carbon footprint. We need to bring in people who need for that change, but aren’t able to enact it.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – I believe society is really made up of the disabled and the not yet disabled. They are us and we are them. Everyone deserves to be able to live a full and respected life – and if monetary support is needed for some, that’s what we need to do.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

I don’t think the police as they exist today are fit for purpose. I know in Worcester our community safety team does excellent work in reducing criminalisation, and that the police are often left to pick up the pieces from a society that devalues the vulnerable and working class. Our courts take far too long to take action, leaving victims to suffer their attackers being free for years at a time. So we clearly need wholesale change and I’m open to the idea that complete abolition and replacement might be the answer.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. The patriarchy and toxic masculinity corrupts almost everything in our society. We can see this in the pushback in raising up anyone who isn’t fit their strict gender roles.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – enforcement of what poor employment rights we have in this country is only open to the privileged in our society, and unions don’t have the power they need to be able to represent workers.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – sex workers deserve our care and protection, and the same rights as the rest of us.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

100%. Trans people have always existed and always will. They cannot be eradicated. I am clear that we can’t pick and choose whose liberation we fight for. We stand together. Full support to my trans siblings.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

100%. We stand together against facism, and for freedom.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – I think we need to proactively invest in and nurture diversity – it needs to become a clear part of our strategy at every level.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I think we absolutely need proactive and strategic investment in pathways to leadership within the party. It doesn’t happen by itself. It’s a strategic choice to invest in our diverse future.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

100%. As someone with lived experience of disability, and as a former carer for disabled people, I feel this keenly. It is abhorrent that disabled people have been a target of this government’s austerity.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

Absolutely. A really important discussion. Resource is wasted on ineffective and performative policing which does not help society progress or keep us safe. There are many policy changes required that are data based that would allow authorities to work for the health, wellbeing and safety of all rather than perpetuate a deeply flawed and regressive criminal justice system.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

100%. Climate change is a social justice issue.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Absolutely! Paramount importance. Without strong protection of workers rights, what kind of country are we?!

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – the Nordic Model places sex workers in danger in a way that would be completely avoidable if sex work was fully, rather than partially, decriminalised.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – I am increasingly concerned, both as a feminist and as a trans person, that the UK is rapidly descending towards a cultural genocide against queer people.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – bodily autonomy and full and free access to healthcare – including reproductive care – are things that I would consider to be absolutely fundamental, and a foundation stone of what we fight for as greens.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – the IDF, in Gaza, is being used as the most well funded terrorist organisation on the planet.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – a huge amount of work needs to be done within the party on this front, including making more of our decisoin making processess more grassroots, and ending the internal culture within the party in which “party grandees”, who are almost always white and middle class, are able to wield enormous amounts of influence within the party. While this remains the case, I don’t think the party can really hope to become fully and meaningfully anti-racist.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – as noted above, much of the party’s governance sits in the hands of “party grandees”, who occupy positions of enormous power and influence within the party. We shouldn’t be a party where you need to accumulate support from powerful “big names” in the party to attain senior office, and we should explore more of our governance roles offering meaningful financial remuneration from the work done by those who hold governance roles, where those holding the roles are not independently wealthy or well-off. Being able to undertake an unpaid national executive role is a priveledge only realistically afforded to those who can afford to work for free.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – as a party, the assumption of able-bodiedness is pervasive, and is reflected in how little consideration is given for disabled people in our policymaking and in our organisation. We must listen to our disabled members, and champion their voices. The fact that all four of our MPs voted in favour of the assisted dying bill shows quite clearly that disabled voices are not being heard.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

We are massively over-policed, and would be far better off with socioeconomic and health interventions over policing in most cases, but I have yet to be shown and convinced by a system of outright abolition. As such, I presently support reform over abolition.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – environmental and social justice go hand in hand, and that doesn’t end at a border.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – I’m proud to be a member of the bakers, food, and allied workers union. Unions are the most effective means of achieving and maintaining workers rights.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. I work closely with sex workers in my role as an inner city councillor. One of the significant pieces of work was related to attempt to remove licenced venues in Bristol, risking the security of workers. I wrote the linked opinion piece, which swayed the licencing committee to retained the licenced venues. https://www.bristol247.com/opinion/your-say/without-safe-venues-women-will-be-forced-to-dance-in-dangerous-situations/

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes.
Trans rights are human rights, and as a queer trans person myself I understand that the attacks on trans people are the canary in the mine.

I grew up under section 28 as a Jehovah’s Witness, which is a homophobic, misogynistic cult that practices conversion therapy. I had to hide who I was a child, I couldn’t get out quickly enough and have been openly queer since I was 18. It wasn’t until my 30s that I had the language to express my trans ness, and I have been out as gender queer since 2015.

My family have moved away from the cult, but have unfortunately held on to the homophobia and misogyny. I now have a wonderful chosen family, many of which are fellow greens.

Through my years in the party, I have repeatedly demonstrated my commitment to supporting my community. Representation is important, and if I was chosen to be a deputy, then I would be the first out queer trans person in national Leadership of a mayor political party. I will always do everything in my power to stop society from removing our right to be exactly who we are. And that fight starts with our own party.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes absolutely. Bodily autonomy, especially for women and those assigned female is currently under attack and needs to be fiercely protected.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, In Gaza, in Sudan, in Rohingya, the Uyghur people in China, the violence in Ukraine, in many other places where untold violence is occurring.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. I see the struggles of my global majority colleagues with the unconscious biases of our party and society at large. That’s one of the reasons I brought a successful motion to GPEW conference, A Toolkit for Healing Divisions. The toolkit is currently being developed in conjunction with GPRC to enable the party as a whole to have a better understanding of the lived experience of others different to themselves. I also work closely with local party colleagues to ensure that they know they are values and welcome. One of our EDI leads in Bristol says it better in her own words
https://bright-green.org/2025/07/24/ani-townsend-is-the-deputy-leader-the-green-party-needs/

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes I do. People in positions of power, unaware of their own privilege in society, also employ and promote people who look and sound like themselves, further engraining the inequality. I feel the impact personally through my years struggling to be valued for being authentically the person I am, a disabled working class queer trans person. The power is in the hands of the membership through the annual ballot to proactively chose a diverse range of voices into not just the leadership positions, but into GPEx roles.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, as a disabled working class person I have seen too many of my friends and family unable to access struggle to access the health or financial support they require and should be given. I see people becoming even sicker because they have had to continue to work, because they cannot afford to rest or heal. I was the carer for my disabled father. My own condition has certainly become worse due to not receiving sick pay and having to work through the pain. Whilst we should have dignity & choice in our manner of death, we should have dignity and support in life as a priority.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

Reform as part of the pathway to abolition

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, and we need to address our internal party understanding of this urgently.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. I am a union member myself (BECTU, ACORN & UCU) and have previously been a union rep. I also am a long term advocate of Universal Basic Income, and am a founder member of UBI Lab Bristol which is part of an international network of activists and academics that recognises UBI as key to tackling the Climate & Social Emergency.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, I support the decriminalisation of sex work, provided sufficient safeguards are in place to protect sex workers from exploitation. A feminist approach surely places the voices of sex workers themselves at the heart of policy-making and how society addresses any connected issues – and undoubtedly we need to ensure sex workers have legal protections and access to health and social support without criminalisation or stigma.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, I support this view. I believe in an inclusive society where people are free to be themselves without discrimination. Trans rights are human rights, and I stand with Feminist Greens in affirming that trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people deserve full recognition, respect, and support. Bodily autonomy includes the right to live as one’s true self, access care without gatekeeping, and be free from discrimination and abuse in all contexts. I’m committed to upholding these rights within the Party and in wider society.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, I fully support the Feminist Greens’ stance. Bodily autonomy is a fundamental human right, and that includes free, safe access to the full spectrum of reproductive healthcare—abortion, contraception, IVF, surrogacy, and more. As a parent of two daughters, I’m deeply committed to ensuring they, and everyone, grow up in a society where their choices over their own bodies are protected, respected, and never politicised. These rights must be guaranteed in practice, through accessible, publicly funded services free from stigma or gatekeeping.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, I support this view. I acknowledge the legacy of past colonisation and abhor any attempts by larger nations to appropriate or annex smaller nations’ territory. We must reject all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, and systemic violence, and be willing to name atrocities wherever they occur. The horrific attacks by Hamas on October 7th were abhorrent and caused immense human suffering—but they do not justify the scale of collective punishment, displacement, and destruction that has followed. The ongoing bombardment and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza must be recognised as a genocide. As Greens, we have a duty to speak out for justice, international law, and the dignity of all people, without exception.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, I share this view. The Green Party must go beyond statements of solidarity to become a meaningfully anti-racist organisation. That means listening deeply to racialised members, addressing structural barriers within our own systems, and embedding anti-racist practice into everything—from candidate selection to policy to everyday culture. This work is ongoing, and I’m committed to ensuring it’s resourced, prioritised, and led with humility and accountability. It’s a wider societal issue as well as an institutional one.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, I support this view. Our party cannot claim to speak for justice or sustainability while replicating structural inequalities in who holds power. We need to actively dismantle barriers—visible and invisible—that exclude people from racialised, marginalised, and underrepresented communities. That includes resourcing pathways to leadership, creating safer spaces for participation, and confronting bias within our systems. Representation is foundational to the Green vision of equity and collective liberation. I’d be happy to discuss with members the best ways to achieve this aim.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, I strongly support this. Inclusion and equality must be more than intentions—they must shape how we build policy, culture, and systems. I align with the social model of disability: people are not inherently limited, but are disabled by the barriers society creates. That’s why we must campaign for stronger rights, fully funded support, and the transformation of inaccessible systems—from housing to transport to social security—so all people can participate fully, with dignity and autonomy. I am a strong supporter of local charities that advocate for and support disabled people.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

I agree that the current legal and policing system is not working—particularly for marginalised communities—and is in need of reform. While I don’t support full abolition, I do believe in radically reallocating resources toward prevention, social support and interventions that do not involve incarceration. We must invest in diversion and restorative justice. We must ensure that policing is accountable, community-informed, and focused on genuine public safety. Feminist perspectives on this are essential, and I support a pragmatic path that reduces harm while protecting rights.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

The climate emergency requires a multi-faceted approach to provide environmental and social justice. This involves supporting global majority people, especially women, to achieve those aims. The UK should maintain its levels of overseas development assistance, focusing on co-creating and co-managing development initiatives so that they meet the needs of people in developing countries. Any serious climate action must focus on those most affected, including global-majority women and gender-marginalised communities. That means funding frontline resilience, supporting climate migration justice, and ensuring gender equity is built into every level of climate policy—locally and globally.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, I fully support this. Every worker deserves a liveable wage, safe conditions, and the right to organise without fear. Unionisation and democratic strike action are essential tools for economic justice and workplace democracy. Feminist politics must include labour rights, especially for those in precarious, low-paid, and gendered sectors. I’m committed to working alongside unions to build a fairer, more dignified world of work.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Sexwork is exploitative, and is the very essence of male domination over women. Supporting sexwork is the antithesis of feminism. Sex workers are driven to their industry often by abusive male gangs or because they have no better way of I supporting themselves. I support the decriminalisation of sex workers but not the abusive industry or the system put them there.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I agree that the EHRC guidance is regressive and impractical. Of course, all people must be free to live their lives with dignity and respect and, so long as it doesn’t intrude on the rights of others, they must be aided by society to do so.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

If you hadn’t specified ‘free’ I might have supported this.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I have seen no evidence that the Green Party is racist, but if so it needs to be wiped out instantly.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

No, I don’t agree with your hypothesis

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

This is a very complex and specialist topic. Your brief explanation is too simplistic, and I’m not qualified to comment.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I support harm-reduction policies that ensure safety, rights, and health support for sex workers while respecting diverse views within the party.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

Yes

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes.

Firstly, criminalisation of sex work is a clear infringement on the rights of consenting adults to have autonomy over their body and maintain consensual sexual relations under any terms they decide upon.

Secondly, criminalisation of sex work has often led to abuse of sex workers by police, and also a lack of justice for sex workers in the criminal justice system as they are more likely to be profiled due to the stigmatised view of sex work in society.

Finally, criminalisation of sex work has also led to some sex workers not practicing safe sex as possession of contraception has often been used as a method of proving sex work has occured by police. This is a risk towards the health of sex workers.

These are just a few problems which show just why sex work should be decriminalised, and that’s why I absolutely support the Feminist Greens’ views on this. I have also noticed some of my fellow Young Greens have been campaigning on this recently and I’m excited to see how their campaign goes.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Absolutely. I have been disgusted by the rise in transphobia we’ve witnessed in recent times, and the Supreme Court ruling was completely unjust and prejudiced.

I will always support the rights of trans people and will campaign for that as I have before, alongside the wider rights of LGBTIQA+ people.

Trans rights are human rights, trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary people are non-binary. 🏳️‍⚧️

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. All of the reproductive rights listed above are key to ensuring full bodily autonomy which is an essential human right, and it is extremely important that those who need it have access to reproductive healthcare whenever they feel they need it, rather than having to go through lengthy, unnecessary, and sometimes costly processes to access it.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Let me be absolutely clear – the actions of Israel and the IDF are very obviously a disgusting breach of international law, and are absolutely a genocide. I will always oppose ethnic cleansing and settler violence. The Green Party must continue to be extremely vocal against this genocide, and I will continue to be vocal about it as well.

I am also opposed to all forms of colonialisation, and I believe decolonialisation is a very important step for us to take to allow for justice in the international community.

I also firmly agree that no religious belief or race can be superior to any other in any way, and people should not be discriminated against for either of these characteristics. Freedom of religion is also essential.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. I have heard from Global Majority members of the party that they do not feel we have done enough to become a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation, and therefore we should absolutely listen to their concerns and voices and work towards a solution.
I have also heard complaints about our electoral strategies not being inclusive enough of global majority members and I believe this should be addressed and looked into.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. It’s clear that our leadership is mostly full of middle class white people. This lack of diversity in our public facing figures is definitely an issue, however we can’t simply wait for people from racialised, minoritised, and marginalised groups to step up for roles or join the party, instead we need to actively encourage people from a diverse background to stand for roles and actually go out to diverse communities, listen to their concerns, and meet them where they are rather than expecting them to come to us. We can then engage people from marginalised groups more and get them involved.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. The recent disability cuts have been appalling and have shown this Labour government is willing to attack the poorest in society rather than taxing wealth. I will always speak up for the disabled community and firmly believe in more funding towards fairer disability social security payments.
I also believe as a society we need to focus on building in accessibility to everything – such as wider doors on new builds to accommodate wheelchairs, etc. – rather than seeing it as a secondary thing to be done later. Accessibility should always be considered in the party, and outside of it, and disabled people’s voices should be at the heart of that.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

I think we need to abolish policing of certain crimes, such as drug ownership/use, as they are health issues and not criminal issues. However, for higher level crimes we should try our best to reform policing in a way that tackles the many problems we have seen in the policing system before, such as systemic racism.
The criminal justice system should also focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. As someone who comes from a background of moderate privilege I feel it is so important that I use that privilege to stand up for those who do not have it, particularly those who are disproportionately affected by a number of issues, such as climate change.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Unions have been so essential to protecting and building on worker’s rights throughout history. As a party we have always stood up for better wages, and safer working conditions, alongside the right to strike and unionise, and we must continue to do that. We also need to build closer ties with unions in order to engage the working class more, and this can be done through more of a focus on economic justice and the economics benefits of our policies, alongside meeting unions and their members where they are by encouraging Greens to be actively involved in their unions.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – I believe this approach much better supports the safety of all sex workers.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. The overwhelming anti-trans propaganda of our national media and much of the political establishment appalls me. I’m proud of the Green Party’s stance on this issue.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, I support this as a basic human right

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes,

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, I think we have been too white for too long.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, as someone who is highly privileged myself (cis straight white male) I am very keen that we need to improve diversity, particularly amongst our elected representatives.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, our society needs considerable improvement on this. The current government has let people down badly.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

I agree that the current system isn’t working; I think both approaches would help improve the situation, with abolition most effective in areas such as drug use.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, very much so. I think this is often overlooked in the fight against climate change.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

We support the Feminist Greens’ views on this. Both of us strongly support the decriminalisation of sex work because we believe that criminalisation only pushes this work underground, making it more dangerous for those involved. We need real, practical solutions that put health, rights, and wellbeing at the centre. This means providing sex workers with legal protections, access to healthcare, and social support without stigma or fear of punishment. By respecting their autonomy and prioritising their safety, we can create a society that upholds dignity and justice for everyone.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

We support Feminist Greens’ views on this. Both of us have been actively campaigning within the Young Greens and beyond, with a strong focus on LGBTQIA+ rights. As members of the LGBTQIA+ community, we believe that everyone deserves the freedom and support to live as their full, authentic self. Luanne leads her workplace’s LGBTQIA+ staff network and sits on its Equality and Diversity Steering Group, helping to shape inclusive policy and drive real change. Both of us have been involved in queer community organising — because visibility, solidarity, and action matter.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

We believe healthcare should be accessible to everyone — free from barriers, judgment, or shame. Everyone has the right to make their own choices about their body, whether that’s accessing abortion, IVF, contraception, or any other form of reproductive care. No one gets to decide that for you. Bodily autonomy is a basic human right and we will always fight to support this.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Both of us believe in intersectional politics, which means standing up against injustice wherever it happens. We all have a duty to speak out and take action. We must fight to end the genocides across the globe including in Gaza, Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo alongside all war and suffering, for the sake of humanity. Our struggles are linked — none of us are truly free until we all are. Rosa has already been doing important work on this with the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG).

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes much more needs to be done. We would like to run internal education sessions within the party. Rosa has recently contributed to the organisation and delivery of decentralised training revolving around speciesism, racism and misogyny. We want to use this experience to make this type of training readily available within the Green Party of England and Wales.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, we need to do much more to tackle the deep inequality in the party, where leadership is dominated by privileged backgrounds. Too many voices from our communities remain unheard.
We’ve worked within the Young Greens to help create one of the most diverse 30 Under 30 cohorts, supporting representation and empowerment.
By investing in outreach, mentoring and leadership training we can build a leadership that truly reflects our diverse membership and strengthens the Green movement.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, we agree with Feminist Greens’ views on this. Rosa and Luanne are deeply committed to disability rights. Luanne, a Disability Advisor accredited by the National Association of Disability Practitioners, is already doing important work in this area through her profession. She has also taken a leadership role within the Young Greens, campaigning for reform of Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA) and advocating for better support around neurodiversity.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

Both of us agree that the current legal and policing system does not work and we need to see systematic change.
Both of us would like to see safer, healthier communities that truly care for people. We believe in strong local infrastructure and support systems focused on rehabilitation rather than punishment.
What matters most to us is finding the approach that works — and we’re eager to learn from those already leading this important work.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

We know the climate crisis is currently and will continue to impact global majority communities hardest despite these communities not contributing in the same way to mass consumption. That’s why climate justice and social justice have to go hand-in-hand.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Having both worked minimum wage jobs, we’ve experienced firsthand how exhausting and undervalued that labour can feel. Lu, in particular, has spent years working with younger-generation students and has seen how many are juggling studies, part-time work, and mounting financial stress — often just to cover basic living costs. We’ve also seen families surviving on minimum wage, doing everything they can to provide, yet still struggling to make ends meet.
We understand how hard people are working just to stay afloat. That’s why we’re passionate about fighting for fair wages, safe working conditions, and the right to organise and strike. These aren’t just policies to us — they’re about dignity, justice, and building a future where no one is left behind. It’s one of the core reasons we joined the Greens, and it’s a fight we’ll never stop showing up for.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Absolutely. Sex work is work. All sex workers deserve the ability to work without fear of reprisal from the government or from abusive customers.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, completely. As a trans masculine non-binary person myself, I was previously the co-chair of the LGBTIQA+ Greens and am bringing a policy motion on reforming trans related healthcare to conference.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Absolutely. Control of reproductive rights has been a tool used by the kyriarchy against women, the LGBTIQA+ community, disabled people, and members of the global majority to horrifying success, and that needs to fundamentally change.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

My first Green Party conference, I walked in and saw a banner saying BDS. No clue what it was – I asked, and the situation was explained to me. It is abhorrent now and it was abhorrent then. Imperialism and colonialism, any form of supremacy, we have to stand against it. As a white British person, I must platform the voices and stories of those who are silenced by a racist society.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. As a party we seem to flit between tokenism – for most marginalised communities – and flat out ignorance. I would seek to push GPEx to fully fund training for all national and regional committees in unconscious bias and anti-racist activism, and would want to support all relevant SIGs to make sure we were providing the best support we could be,

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. GPEx makes the decisions on funding. If every person on GPEx is approaching the budget from a position of (relative) privilege there is too much of a chance something will be forgotten about, not considered, or not considered important enough to fund. Members of the global majority, disabled people, trans people, people from marginalised religious backgrounds – we need to have as diverse a GPEx and leadership team to prove to members, voters, and potential candidates alike that we know how best to support them.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Absolutely. As a disabled person unable to work with care needs, volunteering for the party brings me a great deal of satisfaction. But even within the party, our needs are often overlooked – almost always supported when we bring them up, but we have to bring them up. I want to build a foundation for the party where we don’t need to, because we have internal procedures in place to support members, candidates, and elected representatives. I want to see at least one of our next target MPs be a person with a disability, and I want to continue my work on our Disability policy, making it ingrained in every part of our policy, so there isn’t even a need for a separate chapter. It shouldn’t need to be – it should be baked in.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

A huge component of crime is poverty. Right now, the system usually punishes the poorest and most marginalised communities, while not just letting the rich and privileged get off scot free, but even benefiting from situations.

I think it isn’t as simple as Reform OR Abolition, personally – some forces might only need reform, training, and funding for actual community support, while others are rotten to the core and could never be reformed into a positive for the community.

In line with my first sentence, the most disadvantaged communities are often policed by the worst forces. They are the ones that need urgent and substantial change- foundations included.

I would support members in those areas, or who are personally affected by the violence of current policing, in whatever way I could.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Absolutely. In the UK, Western Europe, and the USA, we pour emissions into the world and then blame people living in Africa for having too many babies – it’s both disgusting and entirely wrong.

Rich and privileged people can flee from devastating climate-based tragedies in a way the poor and marginalised cannot, they can rebuild, they can climate proof their homes. The threat of a wildfire to your rented mansion compared to the small home your whole family lives in is not the same. Saltwater flooding farmland impacts the farmers, not the people they pay rent to.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I was incredibly proud to support Alexander Sallons policy motion to raise the minimum wage to £15/hour a couple of years ago – especially because it would do away with the tiered aspect. Being 19 doesn’t mean your shopping costs less or your landlord will let you off a bit of rent. I have annoyed many friends pestering them to join their respective unions. They are absolutely vital to the working class struggle.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – sex workers know best what they need to be safe and healthy. The Nordic Model, and all other forms of sex work prohibition, do not prevent sex work from taking place they just make it less safe. Decriminalisation with effective support networks is the best way to a safer life for sex workers.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – trans women are women, trans men are men and we must protect the rights of all people to live in the way that makes them the most safe and comfortable. I have people very close to me who are already suffering as a result of the ongoing attacks on LGBTQIA+ rights and the constant demonisation by Labour, Reform, the Conservatives and the mainstream media. We in the Green Party cannot allow our friends and siblings to go undefended and unprotected any longer. As a voting member of GPEX, I would absolutely use my voice to protect & enhance the rights of LGBTQIA+ people whenever possible.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – I am pro-choice, and I do believe there is a need to improve access to reproductive healthcare more generally. The provision of healthcare in this country is very much still stuck with the idea of the “nuclear family” – something we need to overcome to make sure everyone has access to the healthcare they need.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – I believe in peace above all else, and the right to self-determination of peoples everywhere. What the Israeli government is doing to Gaza – with the aid of British arms and intelligence – is a crime against humanity that shames us all. The Green Party should absolutely be vocal and active in a variety of forms of protest to bring about peace in Gaza as soon as possible.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, of course being anti-racist is not a final state you achieve, it’s an ongoing process of awareness & action. The situation in British politics with regards to race, nationality and immigration is ever-changing and, at the moment, only for the worse. The Green Party must lead the resistance not only outwardly, but also by growing our membership to be more inclusive and diverse, and ensuring that voices within the party from different backgrounds are truly heard.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, I note that all three candidates for the role I’m standing for in this election appear to be White-British, and this appears to be true of 5 of the other roles up for election as well. Getting people into positions of power – or to stand in elections – to improve the diversity of voices in leadership roles is essential. As External Communications Coordinator, I would seek to work with Global Majority Greens and other groups to improve our messaging to be more inclusive and encourage more participation in leadership roles for people from minority ethnic backgrounds, as well as promoting more of the work those people are already doing in the party which so often gets overlooked.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes – disability provision was already lacking in this country way back in 2010 when the Conservatives started cutting it, and now 15 years later Labour continue the regime of punishment. Our aging population and the existence of Long Covid and other novel health issues means that more funding will be critical to ensure a safe and fair society for even more people over the coming years – this is an issue on which the Green Party should lead the way.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

More money and resources absolutely must be channelled into crime prevention, health and social care, education, youth services, mental health provision and other community-based solutions to reduce the criminalisation and law enforcement. It is absolutely the case that far too many people are fined or imprisoned for offences that A) should not be illegal in the first place, or B) could have been prevented if circumstances were improved in the offender’s life before the crime took place.

Non-violent offences related to sex work, personal use of drugs and other issues of conscience should absolutely be decriminalised too – and we also must win back our right to peaceful protest which has also been effectively criminalised in recent years.

However, I am not in favour of the total abolition of some kind of police or security organisation. We do not live in a perfect world, and there will always be a need to protect peaceful residents from violence, sex crimes, intimidation, hate crimes and other serious offences. The police as currently organised do a poor job of protecting the public from these crimes, but I think some kind of protective body is required into the future.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, these aren’t just views but facts. The climate emergency is perpetrated largely by wealthy men from the global north, and the effects are disproportionately felt by marginalised genders and races. At this point we have missed our chance to prevent climate change entirely – it’s already happening – and so any actions we take must include justice for the damage already inflicted on the marginalised by the powerful.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, and I believe the Green Party already has a fantastic range of policies on these issues that we don’t talk about enough in public. From a decent living wage, to supporting workers in creating worker-owned cooperatives, I would use my role as External Communications Coordinator to promote these policies to the public and shift the balance of power back to workers.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I DO. Because women should have the right to make decisions about their own bodies.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

100% Because trans people and those who are gender-diverse should not be marginalised. Social justice means justice for all.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

YES. Because it’s the right thing to do!

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

ABSOLUTELY. We must not look away whilst our neighbours are slaughtered. Our silence makes us complicit. We must use every peaceful tool available to us to end the genocide in Gaza and wherever else we see such horrific acts against humanity.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

YES. Because not being racist isn’t enough. We need to lead by example and demonstrate anti-racist behaviours such as candidate diversity.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

YES. I believe that much of this is due to the political system we operate in which, for example, doesn’t pay a living wage. However, there is certainly a lot more we could be doing to combat this.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

ABSOLUTELY. Inclusion and equality are at the core of Green Party values and must be applied to all our work. Cross working between liberation groups also helps strengthen each group independently as well as creating a stronger collective.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

I welcome dialogue on all contentious issues like this. It’s the democratic way to reach consensus and form our party policy. Fundamentally, I believe that our legal and policing system could work if it was properly funded and reformed. If pushed, that would be my preference. However, the time and money required would be vast so I can see the argument for abolition. I think it’s hard to imagine our society being responsible enough to self-govern for many years to come but it’s a beautiful long term dream!

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

ABSOLUTELY. Those who are being harmed the most are least able to do anything about it. Those who are privileged to be able to act have a duty to do so.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

YES. Workers’ rights are paramount and need strengthening. We stand up for working class people and all the items listed should be basic workers’ rights.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I support Feminist Greens’ views on this.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I support Feminist Greens’ views on this

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I support Feminist Greens’ views on this

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I support Feminist Greens’ views on this

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I think the GPEW makes a real effort to be an anti-racist organisation. This effort must continue. The GPEW should involve groups such as Feminist Greens’ to enhance this effort

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I believe that there is a genuine desire within the party to make it more representative of racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities but that it continues to fall short in this respect. It should involve groups such as Feminist Greens’ to improve its success in relation to this issue.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I support Feminist Greens’ views on this.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

Whilst being of the opinion that the slogan ‘ Defund the Police’ was unwise both in the USA and here ( there will have to be a funded Police Service this side of utopia) I think there is much that could be done to reform policing and criminal justice. Both perpetrators and victims of crime are over represented in disadvantaged communities. A more equal society is likely to reduce crime and this would involve a fairer wage and taxation system and properly funded public services.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I fully support Feminist Greens’ views on this and my candidacy for International Co-ordinator and my accompanying motion to Conference ( A43) are based on an assumption that the climate and ecological emergency need to be addressed globally and that global action will involve a redistribution of resources to the world’s poor.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I have been a trade union activist all of my working life and fully support Feminist Greens’ views on this

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, Sex Workers rights are vital, decriminalisation allows them to come forward if they are abused, get tested for STIs and prevents some victimisation by the police.

It is vital as a green movement we oppose the Nordic Model

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, Trans Men are Men, Trans Women are Women, Non-Binary People are non-binary

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, Abortion Rights, and Reproductive rights generally, are human rights. Abortion needs to be fully legalised, not just decriminalised, and IVF, Contraception and fertility treatments must be available to all on the NHS

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, what is happening in Gaza is a Genocide, and we must actively aim to prevent genocide, as required by International Law

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, for too long the Green Party has been too Stale, pale, posh and male, and this needs to change. We see racism in our local parties and in our national party, and we must do whatever it takes to eradicate it

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, for too long those with privilege have held vast amounts of power in our party, and it must end

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, I am disabled, and it is vital we do more for disabled people in our party and in society

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

I don’t fall neatly into one camp or the other. I believe abolition has its role to play, especially for lower level crimes, but for where it can’t, reform needs to happen, from focusing on a model of rehabilitation rather than punishment to treating crime as a symptom of wider problems in our society

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, the climate emergency disproportionately harms women and gender diverse people, and we must protect those on the frontline of the crisis

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, while unions aren’t perfect (cough GMB cough), they are vital under our profit driven and unequal system.

We need a livable wage of at least £15 an hour, an end to union busting and the legalisation of solidarity strikes

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Sex workers should not have to live outside the law. A ban on this activity only leads to greater vulnerability while decriminalisation allows for sex workers to be free from fear of arrest and collectively organise for their rights as workers. I’ve been committed to this principle for a long time, and as Young Greens Co-Chair, worked with the English Collective of Prostitutes to deliver political education on this issue in our network.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. I have for many years actively campaigned on these issues in a range of roles I’ve held across the party. As Young Greens Co-Chair, I coordinated the delivery of a Youth Trans Rights Manifesto for the General Election. In 2022, I organised and drafted a pledge for Green Party members to stand up for trans rights. This generated the mailing list for and led to the establishment of Feminist Greens! On GPEx, I’ve consistently stood up for trans inclusive approaches to operations, including protecting our subscription to the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme which seeks to ensure all LGBTIQA+ staff are accepted without exception in the workplace. As a city councillor in Oxford, I’ve driven through a policy that has secured the provision of free period products and sanitary bins in all public toilets and community centres across Oxford – including men’s and gender neutral toilets. Our team has also very recently put forward a motion that called out the problems with the Supreme Court ruling and asks the council leader to lobby for new trans rights legislation to publicly set out how the city council intends to ensure that its provision of services remain trans inclusive.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Reproductive rights are freedoms we should all have. Across the world, rising fundamentalisms, increased militarism and securitisation, authoritarian rule and attacks on civil society institutions threaten the rights of women, girls and LGBTIQA+ people. It shouldn’t be a privilege to access reproductive healthcare, information and services. I’ve studied these issues through my academic work in the field of international development, supported related campaigns and remain committed to these principles.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Fighting injustices across the world today requires an understanding of colonial history and how imperialist capitalist forces have continued to extract value and profit from specific parts of the world. I’m proud of the Green Party’s long history of global solidarity campaigning and for continuing to do so now. On Gaza in particular, I have supported grassroots solidarity campaigns locally, and as councillor, helped secure a commitment from Oxford City Council to call for a ceasefire, and commit to the boycott, divestment and sanctions of companies complicit in violations of international and humanitarian law.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I agree. The Green Party should be at the forefront of anti-racist campaigns and living its values. While our government panders to the toxic hate of the far-right, we are the only party that offers a transformative vision for the alternative. As Local Party Support Coordinator, I would be especially keen to work with liberation and special interest groups to see how the party can deliver the support and resources needed for local parties to fight racism and build movements of solidarity in their communities.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. I’d be keen to work with the field team on this if re-elected. Understanding the barriers to inclusion is crucial, but so is committing to a material plan and I’d be eager to support this kind of work. In my current professional role, I lead on the democracy and election processes coordinated across a nation-wide campaign network and would be keen to bring this experience and skills to this space too.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Disabled people have been treated appallingly by successive governments. As a National Organiser at the People’s Assembly Against Austerity, I worked closely with Disabled People Against Cuts to fight back against the stripping of financial support and services by the coalition government. Since that time, I’ve continued to support local campaigns against cuts and as a City Councillor helped to secure amendments to the annual budget which have protected services and put money back into the pockets of the most vulnerable people in our city.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

I believe the current policing system needs an overhaul and I strongly believe in the principles that we have in Green Party policy on this issue. “Crime reduction” plans should look at the root causes of crime. This means redirecting focus and redistributing funding from prisons and policing to the social policies and services that provide real public safety – decent housing, employment, community health, education and public programs.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Driving the climate crisis are same capitalist structures, forces and actors that seek to divide, manipulate and exploit minority groups in our society – including those of marginalised genders. Most recently we’ve seen how fossil fuel billionaires have been revealed to be bankrolling anti-trans advocacy efforts. To dismantle these systems that put profit before people and planet, we must be united in our struggles and the fight for collective liberation.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Absolutely. The fight for workers rights has been the thread that runs through my politics, my academic research and my activism. I am just about to complete a PhD in the study of worker rights and working conditions in international supply chains. As a senior campaign officer at ShareAction, I led on our campaign to push FTSE 350 companies – including major high street stores and brands – to guarantee their workers a living wage and living hours. As a city councillor, I’ve supported local strike action and backed worker-led campaigns initiatives to secure better pay and conditions for workers across the city.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, and I am continuing to learn more about this from organisations that are sex worker led/focussed. Our current system is outdated, and has never worked. I support a full change to the way this works across England and Wales, and I believe sex work should not be criminalised.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I wholeheartedly support this position as my own and I am proud that us as Greens are a place of refuge and solidarity for our LGBTQIA+ siblings. We cannot ever see progress towards an equal world if we watch people’s rights be removed. I believe everyone should be able to live as themselves, in peace and in dignity.

Alongside this, I am appalled at the idea that Trans people in particular hold any responsibility for the real dangers that women and girls live with every day in our society. To see them used as scapegoats in this way is cruel, and also detracts from the actual threat of gender based violence. I always try to use my voice in Council to highlight this and I repeatedly did this during the hustings I attended as part of the campaign for Mayor of Greater Manchester. I will always try and use my platform to call out the politicisation of human beings.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, I view all of the above as healthcare which should be available to anyone.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I do, and I always admit that I am still learning about this. I will always be learning, but especially as situations in parts of the world develop and escalate. On Gaza in particular, many of the residents I was elected to represent have family who are directly affected and so I know that this is affecting our communities too. I raise this in council whenever I can, a lot of the issues we face in my borough link to it and I always try and hold the other political parties to account for their lack of action.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I do, and whilst I’m grateful Feminist Greens has been a great source of learning for me, I know it can’t always fall on people directly affected by racism to drive change. It relies on every member of the party acknowledging the role we play in addressing inequality. I would like to see more meaningful diversity in those elected to represent us, at all levels.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

I do and I’ve struggled with this personally, because I do feel that some of the systems in place are hard to access and understand unless you already have a high level of education or a deep understanding of how politics works. I’d like to see some of our processes simplified or made easier to understand. Decisions are made better when they truly include everyone.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes, and the attacks we have seen on our Disabled siblings from the Labour government show how vital it is to offer people political hope, and genuine positive change. One of the many reasons I joined the Green Party is because of our firm belief that we have to fix the systems that oppress people, rather than continue to prop up the belief that people themselves are to blame.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

I’d support reforming the system first, because I don’t believe we’ve ever seen anything close to decent and proper reform. That said, I’m really open to hearing and learning more about people’s calls for abolition.

In Greater Manchester, we’ve experienced high profile police injustices against women and girls in our communities and the lack of accountability and oversight is part of the problem. I really do believe that reform is possible, but we need brave leaders to step up and take it on, people who listen to those harmed and speak up for them.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes- ultimately we do have a responsibility to acknowledge how our actions affect others globally, and to take steps to address this harm.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

YES! I’m always proud of my Greater Manchester roots and the role our region has played in protests and strikes that then led to more rights for us all. But actually, this has happened in all of our communities, across England and Wales- we have a strong history of fighting for better. We owe a lot to those who fought before us, and we must continue to recognise our strength in our communities.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

We support the view of the Feminist Greens on the decriminalisation of sex work, and we believe that all workers (including sex workers) deserve protection and the ability to feel safe at work. The current model leaves sex workers vulnerable to exploitation, as laws surrounding sex work make it very difficult for others to provide support and community to sex workers, exacerbating further discrimination and violence.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

We both fully support the view of Feminist Greens on all LGBTIQA+ rights, and have both worked tirelessly in the past to support all LGBTIQA+ people from discrimination both within and outside of the party. Dylan is the former co-chair of the LGBTIQA+ Greens, and worked on their campaigns regarding banning conversion therapy, standing against the UK government blocking the Scottish Gender Recognition Act. Melanie has been a consistent advocate for inclusive policy and processes throughout the party, and worked on GPRC to advance inclusive governance practices. This is something that we both would commit to as Management Coordinator.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Absolutely we do! We believe that when those marginalised by a patriarchal society have body autonomy, which is an essential consideration when discussing reproductive healthcare and abortion, they are a step closer to achieving gender equality. Restrictions on reproductive rights disproportionately impact our marginalised communities, especially global majority women and those on low-income, where the issues of intersectionality and oppression can be felt for many more keenly. Reproductive rights are an essential part of the fight to address systematic inequalities. This issue cannot be considered in isolation, and it is essential that this fight is part of the need for recognition in society as a key element of the fight for gender equality.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

We support the view of Feminist Greens on this. It is the responsibility of all people to speak up against atrocities occurring around the world, and we are proud that the Green Party has been vocal in condemning the actions of the Israeli government in Palestine.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

We agree with the view of Feminist Greens on this. We will always listen to the voices of people of colour on how we can make processes meaningfully anti-racist within the Green Party. As Management Coordinator, it would be our role to act as an advisor to the CEO on management and governance issues, and we will push for anti-racist and pro-liberation HR and governance policies throughout the party, as well as implementing the recommendations of the report by Diverse Matters.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

We agree with the position of Feminist Greens on this. It is vital that the Green Party works with our Special Interest Groups, as the groups representing many members that are often marginalised and excluded from power, to make processes that facilitate our anti-racist, anti-ableist and otherwise pro-liberation views.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

We agree with the view of Feminist Greens on this, because we know that making processes within the party that support people’s needs in a society that deems them disabled is of vital importance to both dignity and the long-term wellbeing of the party.

As with other policies passed by conference, we think it is vital that the GPEW should be serious about our policies and live them not just advocate them for others. Fairness and equality are at the heart of our policies and should be at the heart of our internal practices as well. We need to do better.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

Melanie started her legal career as a criminal defence lawyer, progressing to be a senior lawyer with the Independent Police Complaints Commission. She has a unique insight into the criminal justice system and sees the flaws. Justice has been seriously underfunded for years, resulting in delays to trials of the most serious of crimes, often listed for trial years after the incident. Conversely other crime is politicised and fast tracked unnecessarily leading to delays in the system being pushed elsewhere. The underfunding has most his the very solutions to a lot of crime, drug and alcohol treatment has been slashed, and the other societal protections of welfare, health, support are almost all gone. Without these societal supports, many root causes of crime cannot be addressed, and removed. In an underfunded system, with the backlogs the impacts are devastating, on victims of crime, on those accused of crime and on wider society. A holistic approach to the system is needed, with the police not being the last resort to deal with every concern as there is simply no-one else to call.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Of course we do! We recognise the reality of this concern by Feminist Greens and share it. Women and other genders oppressed by the patriarchy are already struggling to survive in their world dominated by Patriarchal constraints we are familiar with, but we know that studies have shown that climate related stress can make gender-based violence worse.
We also believe that often women can lead community based mitigation and climate change adaptation projects. As much as we must protect these women, we must act to ensure they are empowered and supported, ensuring they are able to fully participate in such projects and through that work towards a more equitable society.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

We agree with the position of Feminist Greens. As proud trade unionists, we will ensure that, as Management Coordinator, we stand up and advocate for our members of staff (including those who are in trade unions) to receive the fair treatment and pay they (and all workers) deserve.

Feminist Greens believes in the decriminalisation of sex work, opposes the Nordic Model, and will continue to campaign for sex workers’ rights as well as legal and health support for all sex workers.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. I support the full decriminalisation of sex work and oppose the Nordic Model, which harms the people it claims to protect. Sex workers are workers, and policy must be shaped by those with lived experience. Criminalisation increases stigma, violence, and marginalisation. We need a rights-based approach that centres autonomy, labour rights, and access to health and legal support.

Despite the recent regressive and unjust Supreme Court ruling which undermines the rights and dignity of trans people, and the anti-feminist and possibly illegal position taken by the EHRC, Feminist Greens remain committed to the Party’s policy: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary and gender-diverse people must have their identities and lived realities fully recognised and respected.

We will continue to fight against the ongoing dismantling of LGBTQIA+ rights in society. We resolutely recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people of all ages, including the right of an individual to live their life as they know themselves to be, and the right to be fully supported by a desegregated healthcare system free from gatekeeping , LGBTIQA+ conversion therapy abuse practices, and clinical discrimination.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Trans liberation is feminist. The Supreme Court ruling harms the rights of all marginalised genders — and men too — by asserting control over how we define ourselves. It sets back years of progress in feminist and liberation movements. I reject the EHRC’s anti-trans positioning and stand firmly behind Green Party policy. Bodily autonomy must include the right to transition, to access affirming healthcare, and to live free from state surveillance, gatekeeping, or segregation. I also support the demedicalisation of legal gender recognition. No one should have to change their body, pursue a diagnosis, or justify who they are in order to be recognised. Feminism means defending everyone’s right to live and thrive as who they are, on their own terms.

Feminist Greens believes that everyone should have free, safe, and easy access to reproductive rights – abortion, surrogacy, IVF, contraception, gamete storage, etc.

We recognise bodily autonomy as a human right for all people, which includes reproductive rights and reproductive healthcare.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Everyone deserves full reproductive autonomy. That includes free, publicly funded, and barrier-free access to abortion, contraception, IVF, and surrogacy etc. It must also mean support, rights, and resources for all family structures — including queer, chosen, non-nuclear, co-parenting, and kinship families. Reproductive autonomy means being able to decide if, when, and how to have children — and being fully supported, no matter what.

Feminist Greens rejects all forms of colonisation, ethnic cleansing, religious and racial supremacy, and settler violence. We believe it is important to be vocal on genocides happening across the globe, including the genocide in Gaza.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Feminism must be anti-colonial and rooted in global solidarity. I stand against all forms of ethnic cleansing, settler violence, and supremacy — including the ongoing genocide in Gaza. We must centre and amplify Palestinian feminists and actively resist the suppression and silencing of anti-racist, anti-colonial voices — both within our party and across wider institutions.

Feminist Greens believes that more work needs to be done to make the Green Party a fully and meaningfully anti-racist organisation.

Do you share Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. We are not yet an anti-racist party. Too often, the labour of Global Majority and racialised members is undervalued, unpaid, unsupported, or resisted. It’s not just about policy or training — it’s about changing the culture and the processes that shape who is heard, who is valued, and who gets to lead. Being anti-racist means challenging the status quo, not just including people in it (and we barely even offer inclusion right now as a party). We need to centre and uplift those who are usually spoken over, excluded, or treated as an afterthought — and that means creating space for Global Majority members to shape decisions, not just respond to them.

Feminist Greens believes that there is a deeply engrained inequality crisis within the Party with the majority of leadership and internal/external roles held by those in positions of privilege. We believe that more should be done to support members and candidates from racialised, minioritised and marginalised communities.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Structural privilege still shapes who ends up in leadership roles in our party. That won’t change without deliberate work to remove barriers and share responsibility more fairly. We need to support those most excluded from leadership and centre lived experience in how we fund, support, and run things.

Feminist Greens believes that inclusion and equality is core to everything we do. We therefore make it a priority to campaign for greater disability rights and provision, more funding towards fairer disability social security payments, and a society where all people are not made disabled by the society they live in.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Disabled people are excluded and marginalised by inaccessible systems — including how services are designed, delivered, and justified. There should be clear pathways, no unnecessary barriers, and space for neurodivergent and disabled contributors to take part — and to lead. Disability justice means changing systems so people aren’t forced to fight to participate, and aren’t excluded. Accessibility benefits everyone.

Feminist Greens believes that the current legal and policing system is not working. There are ongoing discussions regarding reform vs abolition in the feminist movement.

Abolition can refer to the replacement of policing with health and socioeconomic interventions. It can also refer to communities’ self-governance instead of governmental intervention. 

Reform can refer to top to bottom re-allocation of resources to focus on serious crime, diversion from the criminal justice system, reducing levels of criminalisation and lowering crime.

What are your views on this?

Yes. I believe in abolition as a long-term goal. Policing and prisons do not keep marginalised communities safe. We need to shift resources into housing, mental health, education, and community-led responses. We must also support survivors and tackle violence. The people most affected by the system should be the ones shaping how we change it.

Feminist Greens knows that the climate emergency is currently disproportionately harming people of genders marginalised by the patriarchy, including global-majority women.

We recognise that more must be done to protect those who are harmed the most. 

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. The climate crisis is deeply gendered. People of the global majority, disabled people, and those marginalised by patriarchy face the greatest risks and the least protection. Our response must be feminist, anti-racist, and anti-colonial. It must centre those most affected.

Feminist Greens believes in the right of all workers to a liveable wage and safe working conditions, as well as the right to uninhibited unionisation and democratic strike action. We will continue to work with unions to achieve these goals.

Do you support Feminist Greens’ views on this, and why/why not?

Yes. Every worker deserves a liveable wage, safety, autonomy, and a say in how they work. This includes those in unpaid, informal, or marginalised roles who are so often overlooked. I support unionisation and democratic strike action, and believe the Green Party must work more closely with grassroots trade unionists and organisers working to make the labour movement more inclusive and representative.