Labour’s new energy policies show the party is taking climate justice seriously
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 proposal for publicly...
Corbynism 2.0: Why Momentum backing a four day week is a big deal
Momentum is getting behind a series of “radical and transformational” policies to be passed at this year’s Labour conference, including a Green New Deal, ‘Inclusive Ownership Funds’ and perhaps...
The best local election results in history – UK Green news round up week 18
Greens gain 194 council seats in England This week saw the Green Party of England and Wales experience its best set of local election results in its history. The...
Labour won’t forge a Green New Deal alone
The launch of a grassroots Labour for a Green New Deal group is the latest exciting policy development to come out of the party. It shows the incredible range...
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...
#YouthStrike4Climate tell Theresa May the Green New Deal is here to stay
On the day of the third #YouthStrike4Climate, the UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) came out in support of a Green New Deal. Demonstrations in March saw over 50,000 students...
By-elections, Green New Deals and Brexits – UK Green news round up week 13
Final push in Newport West as by-election looms This Thursday, the voters of Newport West will go to the polls in a parliamentary by-election. They are voting for the...
When it comes to public ownership nothing’s off limits
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. But the policy program,...
Building hegemony for climate justice – tales from Sheffield
Climate change is happening now. It requires urgent action. Increasingly, it is apparent that only socialists have the ideas and the organisation to lead us out of this crisis....
Hot air – the failure of the climate change debate
For the first time in two years on the 28th February 2019 Parliament debated climate change. After over 2,000 schoolchildren went on strike in Oxford, one of its two...