Ramsay has not signed the famous anti-women EDM. Neither has Carla Denyer but she is off work.
He has shown sign of independent thinking before though. I would not be surprised he stood for leader again though he and Ellie were decisively defeated last time. He might just do it to keep democracy functioning.
Though also he and others might find others to stand as the "sensible" Green candidates.
It looks like the Manchester Mayoralty will be a interesting fight with the Greens facing Burnham Labour and Reform. Vote on July 30 using Single Transferable Vote. So a left candidate is very likely to win but will it be Labour or Greens.
In other news Greens complaints department are overwhelmed over the racism/anti-women complaints they are getting.
Chaotic Green Party tearing itself apart over internal complaints
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/06/20/chaotic-green-party-internal-complaints/
Since Zack Polanski became leader last year, the Green Party has been consumed by factionalism, infighting and accusations of anti-Semitism.
Now the party’s own disciplinary committee is tearing itself apart as it tries to deal with a mounting backlog of complaints.
Members of the disciplinary committee, who are responsible for investigating and managing grievances within the Green Party, have published two differing reports into the group’s failings.
While both papers acknowledged that “resource constraints have limited proactive case management”, they disagreed over whether Mehmood Naqshbandi, the former chairman, should shoulder the blame for the committee’s shortcomings.
The so-called “majority report”, written by Bernard Ekbery and supposedly representing the majority view of committee members, claims that the chairman’s productivity was inhibited by “personal circumstances”.
Mr Ekbery said the former chairman had taken an “in-depth look” at procedures, but added: “Unfortunately, personal circumstances then intervened for an extended period. In addition, a number of legally complex cases merited lengthy, careful preparation.”
In response, Rachel Collinson published a “minority report”, representing the alternative view of committee members, which she felt compelled to do to provide members with “a clear and full picture of events”.
Her report claimed that Mr Naqshbandi “did not make any inquiries as to the nature of the role nor the extent of the workload involved” when he decided to stand as disciplinary chairman.
Details from these newly published files also shine a new light on the party’s buckling internal machinery.
Between July 1, 2025, and June 10, 2026, the party received 116 disciplinary cases, representing a “significant and sustained increase” in complaints.
Of those, just 18 have concluded, while seven have been paused and 74 are still active, according to the report.
‘Disciplinary process riddled with corruption’
Just six disciplinary hearings took place between July and November last year. Then, for the next six months, from December 2025 to May this year, no full hearings took place.
In May, the chairman of the committee resigned. Currently, the committee has only managed to fill 15 out of 22 seats, stalling progress.
Reacting to the report and news that the party had made almost no progress resolving complaints, one Jewish Green Party member, who wishes to remain anonymous because of fears of a backlash, told The Telegraph: “To hear there has been little to no progress with complaints is deeply concerning.
“I am aware of Jewish members who are submitting complaints about members, and there is real concern that if these complaints are delayed then these people will continue to be a threat to Jewish members.”
Dr Shahar Ali, a former deputy leader of the Green Party, added: “I can certainly attest to the fact that the Green Party disciplinary process is thoroughly broken and has been riddled with corruption.
“In particular, it has been used by fanatical ideologues to suppress debate on sex-based rights by members.
“I think it’s unlikely that the current system can be retained and needs a massive overhaul. It is simply too vulnerable to weaponisation by activists intent on using it to punish or penalise members they disagree with.”
Both reports acknowledge that there has been a significant upturn in complaints because of an influx of new members as well as greater complexity in the reported cases.
Both conclude: “Demand has increased across standing orders for party discipline, constitutional matters, and safeguarding concerns, creating backlogs and extended case timelines.
“Resource constraints have limited proactive case management, slowed progression and delayed closures.
“Existing systems rely heavily on manual processes, resulting in inconsistent data capture, limited visibility of case status and restricted reporting capability.”
The committee has also failed in its duty to report the number of censures, suspensions and expulsions, “due to complications arising from reconciling conflicts in [the disciplinary committee] and complaints staff’s records and the lateness of the submission of this report”.
To tackle the crisis, the Green Party will recruit a full-time staff member, expected to start in September, to better manage complaints. The party has been contacted for comment.