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Now is the time for rent controls

Martin Osborne19 May 20221 Comment2022-05-19T16:47:06+01:00

House prices and rents are rising. The cost of living is soaring. And residents are already reeling from the last two years of the Covid pandemic. For many, they are…

The Green League: Who are the Greens with the biggest social media following? – May 2022

Bright Green Editors 17 May 2022 2 Comments2022-05-17T10:53:16+01:00

In a new monthly column, Bright Green will be taking a look at Greens on social media. We'll be breaking down who in the UK's Green Parties have the most followers with…

We must break the power of the rich. It’s time to #StopTheRot.

Natalie Bennett 16 May 2022 No Comment2022-05-16T10:41:38+01:00

The #StopTheRot campaign kicked off on Sunday. Organised by Open Britain and calling for an end to the rotten politics of the UK, backing a petition to rewrite the ministerial…

It’s time to back bigger wage demands

Matthew Hull 9 May 2022 2 Comments2022-05-09T17:00:52+01:00

The price of maintaining a life in Britain in 2022 – what gets termed the ‘cost of living’ – is growing day by day. This phenomenon is not new. Relative…

Freedom and security in a complex world

Dirk Holemans 14 April 2022 No Comment2022-04-14T14:30:45+01:00

People all over the world are taking their future back into their hands. Together, they are taking initiatives in the fields of renewable energy, local food production, sharing tools, and…

From Spain to Syria – a Green revolution against fascism today

Skye Pepier 10 April 2022 No Comment2022-04-10T14:22:35+01:00

The Spanish civil war (1936 to 1939) and the fight against Franco there by anti-fascists, is part of our own movement's history. Many British workers, mostly from the connections made…

Republicans plan anti-monarchy rally to coincide with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Chris Jarvis21 May 2022No Comment2022-05-21T13:28:43+01:00

Campaigners are planning a rally for a republican Scotland to coincide with the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The rally, coordinated by republican group Our Republic, will take place on Calton Hill…

Climate activists build giant oil pipeline outside Lloyds of London in protest over fossil fuel insurance

Chris Jarvis 19 May 2022 No Comment2022-05-19T14:55:11+01:00

Climate campaigners from have today built a giant fake oil pipeline outside the headquarters of insurance market Lloyd's of London. The campaigners, from Coal Action Network, are protesting Lloyd's of…

Greens and SNP forge working agreement for running Glasgow City Council

Chris Jarvis 17 May 2022 No Comment2022-05-17T16:38:43+01:00

In May's local elections, the Scottish Greens became the third largest party on Glasgow City Council. The Greens gained three seats and overtook the Tories. Now, the Green group on…

Workers relaunch the campaign to bring UCL services back in house

Will Herbert 16 May 2022 No Comment2022-05-16T20:29:06+01:00

Hundreds of cleaners, security staff, and others at University College London (UCL) signed a letter this month demanding an end to outsourcing on campus. Workers say subcontractors have abused them…

Palestine Action occupy Elbit Systems premises in Bristol

Chris Jarvis 15 May 2022 No Comment2022-05-15T23:02:49+01:00

Pro-Palestine campaigners today occupied the Bristol premises of the Israeli defence company Elbit Systems. Activists linked to the direct action network Palestine Action broke into the company's offices in Bristol,…

Workers have been handing out vital aid to people in Ukraine

Will Herbert 15 May 2022 No Comment2022-05-15T10:04:08+01:00

The Rivne Oblast is in the West of Ukraine. Rocket attacks have killed people in the area, including in the city of Rivne, yet their location has spared the region…