Linux.com have run a nice story about the Green Party of England & Wales and our position on free software.

For average hackers in their cubicles, the relation between environmental and free software issues may seem remote but the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) is working to connect the dots. Since adopting a motion in favor of free and open source software (FOSS) in 2005, party members have not only spoken frequently in favor of FOSS, but also on related issues, such as software patents and lockdown technologies in Vista.

The reasoning behind these efforts might surprise, as much as gratify, the average hacker. For now, they also leave the GPEW scrambling to live up to its own ideas.

I'm planning to get to the party conference this September and see how enthusiastic the party faithful are about free software, and copyright/patent issues more generally. If all goes well I'm going to push for better policies, more migration action in the offices and a wider understanding in local parties.