Association of Socialist Greens
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The Association of Socialist Greens was a political faction founded by Derek Wall
and others in response to attempts to organise the UK Green Party (now the Green Party of England and Wales
) on more conventional lines in the 1980s. It ran a newsletter known as The Way Ahead (Green newsletter).
It is not affiliated with the more recently-created Green Left, of which Wall is also a founding member.
Derek Wall
Derek Wall is an English politician and member of the Green Party of England and Wales. Formerly the party's Principal Speaker, he is known as a prominent ecosocialist, campaigning both for environmentalism and socialism. Alongside his political role, Wall is an academic and a writer, having...
and others in response to attempts to organise the UK Green Party (now the Green Party of England and Wales
Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
) on more conventional lines in the 1980s. It ran a newsletter known as The Way Ahead (Green newsletter).
It is not affiliated with the more recently-created Green Left, of which Wall is also a founding member.