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An open letter to the labour movement: support the strike, don’t cross the climate picket line
On 15th March 2019, from Scotland to South Africa, an estimated million children and teenagers skipped school to participate in the global youth climate strikes. As the world’s youth gear…
Labour’s new energy policies show the party is taking climate justice seriously
Image credit: YouTube screengrab In just one week Labour have taken their ambitions on tackling the climate crisis to the next level. Bringing Energy Home, a new report outlining Labour’s…
Corbynism 2.0: Why Momentum backing a four day week is a big deal
Image credit: Creative Commons - Funk Dooby Momentum is getting behind a series of “radical and transformational” policies to be passed at this year’s Labour conference, including a Green New…
Labour won’t forge a Green New Deal alone
Image Credit: Creative Commons: Senate Democrats The launch of a grassroots Labour for a Green New Deal group is the latest exciting policy development to come out of the party.…
Bright Green relaunch – three months on
A little more than three months ago, Bright Green was relaunched. I wrote at the time about the need for radical media outlet that could help contribute to and steer…
From South Africa to Burundi, colonialism is alive and well in the mining industry
Image credit: Nick Werren Platinum is a white-silver metal, it’s unreactive, and rare. Because of this, you can make jewellery out of it and sell it to people who wish…
When it comes to public ownership nothing’s off limits
Image Credit: Creative Commons: Unisouth Neoliberalism is in decay. It has been since the 2008 financial crisis. The Tory-Lib Dem Coalition tried to rehabilitate it under the guise of austerity.…
Anyone seen Jeremy?
Image credit: Creative Commons: terimakasih0 Nope! You haven't heard it wrong. Over a million people have marched in London, on Saturday, March 23, to demand a people’s vote, exactly two…