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Why I resigned as Chair of the Green Party Executive

Clare Phipps 23 November 2017 Why I resigned as Chair of the Green Party Executive2018-01-13T19:05:39+00:00 Comment 18 Comments
I was overwhelmed with pride when I was elected as Chair of the Green Party Executive (GPEx) in September 2016. Members had a choice, and put their faith in...
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Deaf campaigner to be Green candidate for Oldham West and Royton by-election

Bright Green Editors 9 November 2015 Deaf campaigner to be Green candidate for Oldham West and Royton by-election2015-11-09T19:20:35+00:00 England & Wales 1 Comment
Simeon Hart will stand for the Green Party in the upcoming by-election in Oldham West and Royton, the seat vacated following the death of Michael Meecher. This by-election is...
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Assisted dying: choice for whom?

Deborah Fenney Salkeld 11 December 2014 Assisted dying: choice for whom?2015-04-17T15:07:13+00:00 Comment 2 Comments
Choice and control are key principles of the disabled people’s movement. They are also principles adopted by those campaigning for Assisted Dying legislation. But choices aren’t made in a...
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Daleks and Disableism: Steven Moffat on Mental Illness

AlysonMacdonald 4 September 2012 Daleks and Disableism: Steven Moffat on Mental Illness2012-09-04T08:30:08+00:00 *Uncategorized* 94 Comments
With the start of a new series of Doctor Who comes the inevitable unpicking of writer and producer Steven Moffat’s perceived attitudes and prejudices. Other feminist bloggers will no...
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Paralympic ceremony performers join disabled activists and UK Uncut to target Atos HQ in London

Bright Green Editors 31 August 2012 Paralympic ceremony performers join disabled activists and UK Uncut to target Atos HQ in London2015-04-17T15:11:24+00:00 Green Parties No Comment
Today Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) and UK Uncut will pile pressure on the controversial Paralympics sponsor Atos. Over 700 hundred protesters from across the UK are expected to...
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Scotland's GPs Call for an End to ATOS Assessments

Bright Green Editors 23 March 2012 Scotland's GPs Call for an End to ATOS Assessments2012-03-23T08:30:49+00:00 *Society* 6 Comments
Scotland’s GP’s have called for to an end to the Government’s controversial, computer-based ‘Work Capability Assessments’ carried out by French IT multinational Atos Origin for the DWP with “immediate...
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How I became Disabled

Bright Green Editors 29 July 2011 How I became Disabled2011-07-29T08:30:42+00:00 *Society* 4 Comments
By Clare Cochrane “I was like the drinker who didn’t want to admit it. That’s the first step in the AA meeting. I never wanted to admit publicly I’m...
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A year in the life of a scrounger

Bright Green Editors 25 January 2011 A year in the life of a scrounger2011-01-25T16:48:57+00:00 *Society* 3 Comments
By Beth Tichborne **Trigger warning – neglect** Imagine that you’re put into a minibus one day and moved to a new house, in a new town where you don’t...
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