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To truly change politics, the House of Lords has got to go
Creative Commons: vgm8383 There is “one practical question: where does power lie…how can it be attained by the workers?” Nye Bevan, 1952, ‘In Place of Fear’ For too long, Westminster’s…
5 ways the Greens should respond to the Labour Party’s split
via YouTube Screengrab Today, what many had been predicting for some time happened. The cold war in the Labour Party became hot, as seven Labour MPs resigned their membership, and…
6 things we learned at “Building a Green New Deal for the Many”
Via YouTube Screengrab The Green New Deal has taken US politics by storm, propelled into the mainstream by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Sunrise Movement. Inspired by its transatlantic traction, members…
Resisting exploitation and building power: the Deliveroo workers fighting back
Creative Commons: Steve Eason Until the mid-20th Century, workers on dockyards faced a precarious and bleak existence with no job security. Instead of being contracted for regular hours, dock workers…
Sadiq Khan’s congestion charge is disastrous. This union has an alternative.
IWGB Sadiq Khan may be a Labour Mayor of London, but his response to the capital’s crisis of air quality show that he has lacked the courage to move beyond…
Another referendum is the only way to settle Brexit
Creative Commons: Alexas Fotos The European Union. It’s always been there, gnawing away at British politics, but over the past 3 years our relationship with the EU has gone from…
The Future of Bright Green
Those with eagle eyes will have noticed things have been a bit quiet at Bright Green as of late. Since July, we've been on a hiatus, reviewing what Bright Green…