With Brexit looming, environmentalists must fight for a robust, codified constitution
The right to peaceful protest has been highly effective in the hands of the anti-fracking movement in both stalling the fracking plans of energy firms and in raising...
A 21st century socialism? ‘Rise’ book review
The ‘youthquake’ may be considered debunked in some quarters, but not in Liam Young’s optimistic, passionate and unapologetic defense of the Corbyn project. The central argument of his...
We Need to Free Our Education From Neoliberal Thinking
In the past couple of years, the Government has created a programme with the aim of ‘raising aspirations’ for Higher Education in young people, approaching this in various...
THOUGHTS FROM THE FRONTLINE OF MARKETISATION – BEYOND TUITION FEES #3
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...
Our views on war and terrorism need a drastic rethink
Wherever you look today there’s always a new article regarding terrorism. It’s taken hold of the public consciousness and has become a major concern for people around the...
Greens lead fight against London Arms Fair
As one of the world’s biggest weapons fairs sets up in the East End of London, Greens have been at the forefront of the campaign to shut it down....
Michael Gove’s actions are simply not enough
There’s a real environmental catastrophe happening, right now. Michael Gove’s twisted vision of a capitalistic ‘green’ future puts us all at risk from excessive pollution levels; especially children, the elderly and those with health problems. As his appointment as environmental secretary, Michael Gove has not progressed far enough to...
Youth turnout in the 2017 general election- what was going on?
While the opinion pollsters are still crunching the data, initial evidence suggests that there was a considerable increase in youth turnout in this year’s general election, which has...
The Tory/DUP partnership could be a mixed bag for Northern Ireland
If you’ve lived in Belfast as long as I have and hold any list of principles left of a century old Calvinist preacher then you’ve probably been to...
What does GE2017 mean for Northern Ireland?
To maintain even a meagre sense of optimism in Northern Irish politics one needs the patience of a particularly composed saint. But even us saints who do our...