Green Party Spend £1m on Legal Fees In Four Years As Gender Rows Continue

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This good article summarises the crazy situation in the Greens:

The Green Party has spent £1m over four years fighting legal battles against its own members, as divisions over gender continue to threaten the party’s finances.
The Greens have faced at least four legal cases since 2022 – the majority relating to members claiming they have been discriminated against over their gender critical beliefs.

hwww.politicshome.com/news/article/green-party-spend-1m-legal-fees-four-years-gender-rows-continue

Hopefully the article will finally help spread the news on how far the Greens have got locked into a crazy situation.

More on the recent internal Green rebellion against this madness in this thread :
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5179157-fightback-nw-greens-recall-two-ta-council-reps?

Note Ali Shahrar is going back to court and is gardening again. The Greens are refusing to pay what they owe and he also is taking action over his recent suspension:

However, on 11 October 2024, the Green Party has sought to set out its position on further assessment of the costs award against them, refusing to pay the full amount after payment of an interim amount. Their position can only be described as bullish, and unreasonably so. (It's not though they are filing for bankruptcy?) There seems to be no point at which they will accept the reality of their losing, on unlawful discrimination or costs. Unfortunately, this matter will now require further legal resolution (they have given us an ultimatum).

Thanks for that, those are good achievements 👍

Other things are indeed happening besides gender/trans topics
That's true. There are a few old style Greens left who are trying their best. It's just a shame so many of them are being expelled or suspended for supporting women's rights. They've lost some amazing environmental campaigners.
And of course, they'd be able to make even more of an impact if they weren't at risk of financial collapse because of all the bullying of women that's going on. Such a shame.

I have often voted for them in the past, and the Lib Dems for that matter. I may vote Lib Dem again, but Greens, never.

But there is an actual environmental crisis going on, and they would be entirely justified in saying that they were going to concentrate on the environment. Shock collars for dogs is a niche issue.

Update- sad to say the SNP, Tories and Lib Dems voted down the Scottish Greens amendment today to ban dog shock collars. But it was worth a try.

Thanks for the update. Fuckwits in every party.