Small sausages – Green news round up week 2
Amelia Womack 1, Piers Morgan 0 After last week‘s furore over Caroline Lucas’ proposals on taxing meat, Green Party of England and Wales Deputy Leader Amelia Womack went head...
New year, new structures and new policies – Green news round up week 1
Welcome to the first of many Bright Green news round-ups. As part of the revamped and relaunched Bright Green, we’ll be bringing a weekly round up of news on...
Patrick Harvie: ‘minority of aggressive voices’ must not dominate next referendum
At the end of March, the Scottish Parliament did the political equivalent of a two-finger salute to Westminster – by voting for a second independence referendum. While they don’t...
Patrick Harvie and Caroline Lucas kick off #sgpconf weekend
Last night Scottish Green Party conference weekend opened with two of the biggest names in Green politics in the UK, as Patrick Harvie and Caroline Lucas discussed defeating austerity...
Greens offer hand of friendship to Labour following Jeremy Corbyn landslide
View image | Following Jeremy Corbyn’s landslide victory today in the Labour leadership election, in which he won in the first round of voting with over 59% (a...
An SNP member on the importance of the Scottish Greens
Last week, Caroline Lucas—following the position of the Scottish Green Party—voted against the Scottish National Party’s amendment for ‘full fiscal autonomy’ in the Scotland Bill, attracting the ire of...
Patrick Harvie to stand in Glasgow Kelvin in 2016
The Scottish Green Party has confirmed that Patrick Harvie, co-convener of the party and an MSP for Glasgow since 2003, will be contesting the constituency of Glasgow Kelvin in 2016. He...
Maggie Chapman is new Scottish Greens co-convenor
Edinburgh city councillor, European Parliament candidate and Bright Green editor Maggie Chapman has been elected unopposed as the new female co-convenor of the Scottish Green Party.
Patrick Harvie endorses Alex Phillips for GPEW deputy
"I'll be voting for Alex because I believe she has a terrific combination of qualities which the Deputy Leader will need - energy, creativity, political experience and the charisma...
The fight for Better Buses means a better democracy
Patrick Harvie's Better Buses campaign demonstrates the Green ideal of community decision-making in practice.