Wales Should Elect its Next First Minister
With Carwyn Jones standing down as Welsh Labour Leader and as First Minister of Wales, the Welsh Assembly Government needs to call a snap Welsh Assembly Election. When...
THE FUTURE OF STUDENTS’ UNIONS – BEYOND TUITION FEES #4
It is a time of extraordinary potential for change in UK Higher Education. Labour’s promise to end tuition fees has defied the critics and united many behind Corbyn’s...
To save democracy, we must end capitalism
This article is part of Bright Green’s ‘End of capitalism’ series– if you’d be interested in contributing something to this series, drop us a Facebook message or email...
Greens, pay attention: antisemitism is not just Labour’s problem
Hundreds of Jewish people gathered in Parliament Square on 26 March protesting against antisemitism, not from far-right hate-spewers, but from the Labour Party, traditional resisters of racism and reaction....
A TRULY RADICAL NUS – BEYOND TUITION FEES #2
It is a time of extraordinary potential for change in UK Higher Education. Labour’s promise to end tuition fees has defied the critics and united many behind Corbyn’s...
Iceland’s Left-Greens make progress but must be wary of coalition scandals
The Icelandic Left-Greens have entered government for only the second time in their history. They aim to implement an ecosocialist policy program and rebuild trust in a political...
Peace at any cost? The Good Friday Agreement, 20 years on
On 10th April 1998 the Great and the Good, from President Bill Clinton, to Bertie Ahearn to Bono, politicians, rock-stars, religious leaders and business people, both local...
Beyond Tuition Fees – Higher Education in a Post-Fees World
Politics is in a very different place than a few years ago. Radical change feels possible, tangible, close. The Labour Party’s pledge to scrap tuition fees is one...
Report from NUS conference, 2018
The National Union of Students conference kicked off in Glasgow last week, with delegates representing students from across the country meeting to review the work of the movement...
Brexit is too dangerous to be left in the hands of the Brexiteers
Trying to reverse a democratic decision made at the ballot box is a waste of time and resources. Worse than that, it risks handing over the negotiations to...