The Green Party of England and Wales recently announced a list of 13 new spokespeople. Among them is Carne Ross, who has taken on the brief of ‘global solidarity’. Ross is a former diplomat who worked in the Foreign Office for 15 years before resigning to give evidence to the first inquiry into the Iraq War. But many will be surprised to learn that the new spokesperson has previously taken positions on international issues that deviate significantly from his Green colleagues. In 2013, Ross tweeted to say he was “disappointed” that MPs had voted against supporting US-led military intervention in Syria. This position is in clear contradiction to the stances taken by leading Greens at the time.