Even Greens are shunning Stonewall

An earlier version of this article suggested that the Green party has left the Stonewall Diversity Champions scheme. We are happy to make clear that this is not the case.

Not one major UK government department is still signed up to Stonewall’s Diversity Champions Programme. At long last, Stonewall’s toxic influence on free speech, equality law and government policy is coming to an end. 

But the final nail in the coffin will be the exit of the Green party – which several senior members have been pushing for some time. Party insiders were recently given hope that the Greens had left the Diversity Champions scheme, with the party’s membership appearing to lapse for a significant portion of last year. A green party spokesperson has since confirmed that an invoicing error caused a delay in payment but this has now been resolved and the party remains committed to the scheme.

Shahrar Ali recently won his legal case against the Green party for dismissing him as a spokesperson following allegations of transphobia against him.