Author Archives: Bradley Allsop - Page 4
Green students set sights on the NUS
Education is in troubled times. From tuition fees being trebled and student support being cut, to loans and EMA being scrapped and ruthless marketisation ravishing academic rigour, students are bearing…
Dates, deals and dilemmas: what are the key factors in the EU referendum?
The hemicycle of the European Parliament. Photo: Wikimedia. We’ve finally been given a deal and a date for the EU referendum, with David Cameron firing the starting pistol on Saturday morning.…
Queen’s University Belfast students occupy for fossil fuel divestment
Queen’s University student activist group Fossil Free QUB are currently occupying the finance office at Queens University Belfast, stating that they will not leave until the university publicly commit to…
Clare Bailey in Belfast: fighting for pro-choice, gay rights, and transparency
Clare Bailey: Greens NI Deputy Leader and South Belfast Assembly candidate Deputy leader of the Northern Ireland Greens, a main driver in them both becoming a pro-choice party and in…
Queen’s University senate meeting blocked by fossil free campaigners
Fossil Free Queens University Belfast's occupation this week. Image: Divest QMU. Tuesday, 10am, and student activists at Queen’s University Belfast begin occupying the Senate Chamber, disrupting the business of the…
Beyond “arguing about flags”: a cup of tea with Councillor John Barry
The Northern Ireland Green Party's 2014 conference. Image: GPNI In England and Wales we Greens like to think of ourselves as offering something different. We often talk of 'breaking the…
Majority of Stormont votes for same-sex marriage, but will not pass into law
Belfast Pride Parade, July 2013. Photo: Wikimedia For the first time ever a majority of MLAs at Stormont voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage yesterday. No change in the…
I’ve graduated from uni, but I fear for those who come after me
View image | In July, I graduated from my university, bringing to an end the best 3 years of my life. I discovered so much about myself and fell in love…
WTF is wrong with education?
It is hard to sum up succinctly the multitude of problems facing the educational system in the UK. One need only think of trebled tuition fees, removing the caps on…
Win or lose, Corbyn poses deep questions for the Greens
View image | With thanks to Sam Mace, Labour Party member, for his excellent knowledge of Labour and electoral politics. The unexpected rise of Jeremy Corbyn poses a dilemma for…