Saying YES to indigenous rights
Naomi Klein is not wrong when she says in her latest book, “No, is not enough!” The power of no is stifled when a community is reeling from...
DUP deal will destroy literary landscape
In June 2017 the DUP temporarily became the most powerful political party in the UK. The Tories had just lost their parliamentary majority, while the DUP had their best...
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...
Let Them Burn: The Logic of Capitalism Meets the Reality of Climate Change
In her piece titled “Let Them Drown: The Violence of Othering in a Warming World,” Naomi Klein takes aim at the handful of fossil fuel corporations who have...
Queen’s University Belfast set to divest from fossil fuels
Queen’s University Belfast last week announced their intent to end all investments in fossil fuels by 2025. The announcement on the Queen’s University website states: “Following discussions with...
Northern Ireland: The Dirtiest Corner in Europe?
If post-Brexit UK risks being known once again as the “dirty man of Europe” then Northern Ireland would be its soiled undergarments. Ours is a jurisdiction replete...
Reflections on the fight for a frack-free Lancashire
The plans were loose; we would gather for a community conversation about what next now that Westminster has seen fit to drill the democracy right out of Lancashire...
How local Greens are fighting air pollution
To a lot of people, Northampton will mean little more than a stopping off point on the way to London. Over the past 30 years, local and national...
Eco-socialism on one island: why the Isle of Eigg shows us the way forward
The sand beneath my feet is squeaking as I tread upon it. The water crashing against the shore is turquoise and clear. In the distance, to the west, the...
Victory for Caerphilly As Council Sees Green On Development Plan
There has been a call for progressive parties to work as an alliance and prepare for a tough post-Brexit future within the UK. But in the county council of...