What is the point of the Labour Party?
Let's start with this, from The Guardian: 'Labour urged the government to publish its higher-education white paper, which was due in winter, instead of revealing policy in "dribs and drabs".…
There’s more to the economy than tax and spend
There's more to the economy than fiscal policy. This government's destruction is about much more than cuts. We, the left, need to get better at challenging their economic vision, and…
On immigration
It is very tempting for the liberal left to scream "racist" every time the subject of immigration comes up. But if we do so without understanding the material problems for…
We shouldn’t be surprised that Liam Burns won
The idea that Shane Chowen was the frontrunner for NUS President always seemed dubious. Liam Burns - the eventual winner, had a huge amount on his side. On the first…
Open letter to Laurie Penny – we love you
Dear Laurie, You've had to deal with a lot of shit of late. Much of this has come from from people on the right. We hear tales of threats of…
Memo: this isn’t the Wing Wing
Dear campaigners, You don't live in the West Wing. I know that it's great. I know you like to think that you are Josh, and that your slightly grumpy mate…
NUS conference: Porter apologises for tactical mistakes
Outgoing NUS president Aaron Porter has this afternoon apologised for 'tactical' mistakes over the last year. Aaron, who was giving the opening speech at this year's NUS conference in Newcastle,…
Film: Welsh Greens election broadcast
Welsh Greens have today released an animated film explaining why Labour voters should go Green with their second ballot. The explanation in the film also applies to the Glasgow region…
Film: Scottish Greens election broadcast
The Scottish Green Party has this morning launched its party election broadcast online. The film features community campaigners from across the country, include land reform campaigner (and Bright Green contributor)…
8 things about Britain’s debt
1) How big is it? We have had a higher debt: GDP ratio for 200 out of the last 250 years - historically, our debt is very small compared to…