Green Party (UK) Green Party (UK) The Green Party, also known as the Green Party UK, was a Green political party in the United Kingdom. Prior to 1985 it was called the Ecology Party, and before that PEOPLE. In 1990, it separated into three political parties: Despite the UK Green Party no longer existing as an entity, "Green Party" (singular) is still used in most media to refer collectively to the three separate parties; for example, when they report opinion polls and election results. An interview with overpopulation expert Paul R. Ehrlich in "Playboy" magazine inspired a small group of professional and business
Ecology Party Election, entitling them to radio and television election broadcasts. Though many considered this a gamble, the plan, encouraged by Porritt, worked, as the Party received 39,918 votes (an average of 1.5%) and membership jumped tenfold from around 500 to 5,000 or more. This, Derek Wall notes, meant that the Ecology Party "became the fourth Party in UK politics, ahead of the National Front and Socialist Unity". Following this electoral success, the party introduced annual spring conferences to accompany autumn conferences, and a process of building up a large compendium of policies began, culminated in today’s "Policies for a Sustainable Society"