Film: arguing against cuts
words by me, film by Miles Joseph
How should Greens deal with rising petrol prices?
Petrol prices are going up. This hits people in the pocket - hard. At a time when most people haven't had a pay rise in years, this is particularly tough.…
Climate week – brought to you by RBS, EDF, Tesco…
The week after next is climate week. This will be a chance for community groups across the country to celebrate all of the great work being done everywhere on climate…
Greens must be allowed into Scotland’s election debates
Sign the petition to get Scottish Green co-leader Patrick Harvie into the election debates. It seems odd that the Green Party has been shut out of the Scottish Parliament election…
6 Billion Ways: When did we become obsessed with monetary policy?
I'm at the "Six Billon Ways" conference this weekend, which is organised by the main NGOs campaigning for global justice - this is my thoughts on the first discussion -…
AV campaign – can we please keep to the point?
It isn't fair to compare the "air" campaigns. Yes to AV are focussing on community organising - ringing people, knocking on doors, getting out the vote. Largely staffed by pissed…
Lib Dems Scots conference – retreating to the hills?
Is treasa tuath na tighearna: "The People are mightier than a lord". This famous slogan of the 1880s Highland Land League is where, I think, you have to begin if…
6 Billion Ways and our global struggle
The struggle against neo-liberalism is global or it is nothing. It is easy to imagine that the current cocktail of poisons forced on the people of Britain is something new.…
Green Conference: Lawson’s biggest fears – Labour losing, Labour winning…
Monday at conference has focussed more on vision than on policy. First up was a panel with Compass head Neal Lawson and senior Lib Dem dissident Richard Grayson (former head…
Report back from Bright Green Live: Greens and the anti-cuts movement
Yesterday (Saturday), about 30 Young Greens took a break from conference to go and occupy a branch of NatWest in central Cardiff, as part of the international day of action…