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The Green Party is debating how to be radical and popular. There is a strategy that can do both | Joe Todd If Zack Polanski can find the right balance – think policies like price controls to manage the cost of living – then he will have found a uniting mission www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Polanski takes combative approach as Greens enter media spotlight From legitimate scrutiny to lurid scare stories, the Green Party’s rise has brought a sudden spike in attention www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Currently - Who's Winning Muslim Voters? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Poll finds majority of Brits would vote to rejoin EU - have your say 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO Exclusive: Commission says alert would trigger coordinated international response that could help avoid millions dying www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Green card for the planet"? Fifa’s World Cup is on pace to be a climate catastrophe | Jules Boykoff The 2022 World Cup failed to deliver on its environmental promises. From air travel emissions to heat-related dangers, the 2026 edition will be even worse www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Farage’s plan to bring down radical left-wing rival – and get into No 10 (£) The Reform leader is taking the fight to the Greens' Zack Polanski inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Royal Mint launches rainbow prism coins celebrating legendary rock band Pink Floyd www.independent.co.uk/money/pink-f...

Not Newquay or St Ives - Cornwall's best seaside town is crowned www.cornwalllive.com/whats-on/not...

"They lost a historic opportunity": Ken Loach laments Your Party infighting Film-maker and longtime Corbyn ally says "poor behaviour" squandered chance to unite the left in fight against far-right www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

Olympics: North of England bid for games in 2040s being considered www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympi...

Paul Vallely: Tectonic plates of politics are shifting www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

Replica Nao Santa Maria arrives in Charlestown in Cornwall www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Lost" beauty spot Cornish footpath reopens after 70 years www.cornwalllive.com/whats-on/wha...

Andy Burnham vows to "save Labour" as Wes Streeting says he will stand for Labour leader www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...

Andalucíans to vote in election seen as gauge of Spain’s wider political change Conservatives expected to keep majority as socialists face drubbing and ballot tests trajectory of far-right Vox party www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

The Guardian view on Middlemarch: the greatest novel in the English language | Editorial George Eliot’s masterpiece of provincial life still has much to teach us about sympathy and tolerance www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Volunteers clear litter from beautiful beach in Cornwall www.voicenewspapers.co.uk/news/environ...

Consumerism is the path to planetary ruin, but there are other ways to live | Kate Soper (2023) A slower paced life with less work and more community focus – if enough people share the dream, we can make it happen www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A greener Marx? Kohei Saito on connecting communism with the climate crisis (2023) Author of surprise hit Capital in the Anthropocene has developed his arguments in a new study of Karl Marx’s ecological thinking www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Greens suggest they will properly contest by-election in blow to Burnham Statement follows speculation party would not field candidate in Makerfield or barely fight seat www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The experts’ guide to raising a bilingual child (£) With foreign language learning in decline, Anna Temkin – who is raising her son to speak his father’s native French – gets expert advice on how to foster bilingualism www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

Choughs reappear at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall after decades of absence King Arthur is said to have transformed into a chough when he died, its red feet and beak representing his bloody end www.theguardian.com/environment/...

King Charles announces UK government’s trans-inclusive conversion therapy ban www.thepinknews.com/2026/05/14/k...

Vote Green because we can't rely on the other parties to take enough action on climate. ---------- UK halves funding to flagship global climate fund Cut of more than £800mn to UN’s Green Climate Fund likely to undermine developing nations’ response to global warming www.ft.com/content/98dc...

Andy Burnham has path to challenge PM but must win by-election first Greater Manchester mayor would need to win Makerfield seat before launching campaign for Labour leadership www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

SIGN to defend UK nature from toxic chemical companies action.greenpeace.org.uk/defend-natur...

Greens plan to pressure Andy Burnham to support election reform - as they warn he "won't walk" any potential by-election news.sky.com/story/greens...

How did communism conquer China? - HistoryExtra podcast open.spotify.com/episode/1KQV...

Falmouth councillors deliver no-confidence verdict on South West Water over pollution www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/2609979...

When words look like their meaning, we process them faster, new research reveals theconversation.com/when-words-l...

Cuba has run out of diesel and oil, energy minister says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Ideology' - Billy Bragg youtu.be/idrwx2ms_BM?...

"The speech today, the agenda the government's got - it doesn't speak to the moment" - @elliechowns.bsky.social Unlike Labour, the Green Party has a clear plan to tackle the issues that people care about: cost of living, wealth inequality and action on the climate and nature emergency.

The key measures in the King's Speech www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

David Attenborough is not just a national treasure: he is also the most radical person on TV | Jonathan Liew www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Renewables now mandatory for island new builds www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What your local council can actually do to tackle the climate crisis theconversation.com/what-your-lo...

"A choice of chaos or stability" - Cornwall's Labour MPs on Prime Minister Keir Starmer's fate We ask if they back the Prime Minister or feel it's time for him to stand down www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...

"The aim was to give Kevin Costner’s version a good kicking": director John Irvin on his anti-Thatcher Robin Hood Rush-released in the same year as Prince of Thieves, this gritty British movie battled winter weather and chronic illness – and it still holds up www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

"Tough luck": landlords shouldn't profit, says Green deputy mayor www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/tough-l...

Truro College students in favour of lowering voting age to 16 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Starmer’s Resignation Is Not Enough Facing the end of his tenure, the Prime Minister claims he "got the big political decisions right". His refusal to face up to his disastrous record reflects the need for a new, transformative politics, writes Jeremy Corbyn. tribunemag.co.uk/2026/05/star...

Welsh Politics Is Entering Its Post-Britain Era | Gareth Leaman novaramedia.com/2026/05/11/w...

Miatta Fahnbulleh resigns from government and calls for Starmer to quit 'The message on the doorstep was clear: you, Prime Minister, have lost the trust and confidence of the public" leftfootforward.org/2026/05/miat...

Greens would “throw the kitchen sink” at beating Burnham (£) If Burnham is allowed to stand in a by-election, the party plans to “hit him very hard from his left” www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Investigation finds “well-organised campaign” by Israeli government used Eurovision as “soft power” tool With governments not supposed to interfere with voting, Israel's reportedly spent over $1million on marketing www.nme.com/news/music/i...

I don’t want to sound like a tub-thumping zealot … but it’s time to ban ads for gambling | Emma Beddington I’ve had it up to here with Danny Dyer’s commercials for Paddy Power. The UK needs to take a tip from Amsterdam and rein in its advertisers www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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