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‘Greens want to fundamentally and irreversibly shift wealth and power’ – Interview with Matthew Hull
Members of the Green Party of England and Wales will be electing a new executive (GPEx) this summer. As part of Bright Green's coverage of the elections, our editor Chris…
Greens must back striking British Airways workers to build the coalition we need for a just transition
A quiet revolution is underway. Across two weeks and through three days of industrial action by the RMT trade union, the British public may have rediscovered what it feels like…
Adding Momentum to the Hot Strike Summer!
Democracy is central to left politics. Socialism’s very aim is to maximise people’s freedom through the democratic control over the conditions of their lives. Democracy is the aim but it’s…
Momentum should play a leading role in advancing the cause of the working class in our age of crisis
The prerequisite to building left power within the Labour Party is building a fighting socialist movement outside of it. Protecting the internal power the left currently possesses is important. However,…
‘Democracy is not a distraction’: Interview with Your Momentum candidate Lorcan Whitehead
Members of Momentum will be electing a new National Coordinating Group (NCG) between June 28 and July 6. The NCG is responsible for the direction of the left-wing faction Momentum,…
Mick Lynch perfectly sums up the damage of rail privatisation on Peston
RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch has been getting support from across the political spectrum for his broadcast appearances in recent days. In clashes with Piers Morgan, Kay Burley, Richard Madeley…
What Momentum’s National Coordinating Group elections are really about
From 28 June, Momentum members will vote in its National Coordination Group (NCG) elections to decide who will run the organisation for the next two years. The previous NCG elections…
International union demands solidarity, better support and social dialogue on World Refugee Day
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has restated its solidarity with refugees on World Refugee Day (20 June). While praising the work of trade unions, the ITUC said that governments…
How Hackney Green Party is working in solidarity with the IWGB union
I was recently elected as a Green Party Councillor for Dalston. One of the first things I did in this new role, just over a week after the election (14…
“Absolutely nothing to celebrate”: World Day Against Child Labour marks “shocking rise” in number of working children
A major trade union federation has said there is “Absolutely nothing to celebrate” on World Day Against Child Labour (12th June), after a ‘shocking rise’ in working European Federation of…