Fortnum and Mason trial B: the farce rolls on
Westminster Magistrates Court, 12 March, 2012: Fortnum and Mason trial B. You can read my write up of 'trial A' from November. By the time I arrived at the Westminster…
Why I support independence
Governments should be closer to people. I wish politicians would stop deciding to send teenagers to kill and die in foreign adventures. But if ministers are going to launch a…
New editor at Bright Green – Alyson Macdonald
Alyson Macdonald has agreed to join the Bright Green editorial team. Alyson, who is a regular contributor to the blog, is active in feminist and tenants' rights and anti-cuts movements.…
Rebuilding society from the bottom up
This article is an excerpt from the new book 'Regeneration', which you can buy or download here. The rapid flow of money around the world is good for almost no…
Not Guilty: Bauer bridge protest case collapses
The case against Edd Bauer, Simon Furse, and Daniel Lindley - the student activists accused of traffic offenses after a banner drop - collapsed in court today. Bauer had spent…
Cameron's wee trip to Edinburgh
Cameron ended his trip to a porridge factory with a wee speech from Edinburgh's Grassmarket. Shrouded by a carefully chosen view of the castle, he launched, American tourist style, into…
Social media and the building of a radical clique
Over Christmas, I danced reels in the Airlie Village Hall with people I've known for longer than I can remember. I had my mobile phone in my sporran. After some…
News: Disabled people block Oxford Circus to protest
Oxford Circus was completely blocked today as a group of people from Disabled People Against Cuts, Disabled People’s Direct Action Network and UK Uncut came together to protest against the…
Is there for honest poverty? – happy Burns' night
- Sheena Wellington sings at the reconvening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. "The Scottish Parliament, which adjourned on March 25, 1707, is hereby reconvened" Is there for honest Poverty…
Scottish Independence: the no campaign and how to deal with it
It is becoming clear what the strategy of the 'no' to independence campaign will be: confusion. So far, we've had a few opening shots: lines which the UK nationalists presumably…