Congratulations Hillary, but you can’t and won’t end sexism alone
Hillary Clinton during her first week of campaigning as a Democratic presidential candidate. Image: IPR Photo. I’m supposed to be happy. As a woman, and a woman involved in politics…
Podcast: Sarah Beattie-Smith and Adam Ramsay talk tax
Sarah Beattie-Smith, lead candidate for the Scottish Greens in the South of Scotland, and journalist Adam Ramsay discuss tax in the Scottish Parliament campaign and how green proposals fare up…
Osborne’s tampon tax windfall: disgusting, cynical and dangerous
On Wednesday, in an austerity budget designed to make the poor wince and the struggling think they were let off lightly, George Osborne announced that not only would he continue…
#SGPconf: We need more jobs and workers need more power
We need to radically rethink our relationship with work, give workers more power and end austerity - that was the message from a discussion session on jobs and austerity at…
Why politics is like particle physics
With the publication of the Scottish Government's white paper last week came the much anticipated "facts" of independence and the negotiating terms for a post-Yes vote in September, plus of…
Taking part in a good society
I gave this talk to a Compass Scotland event on what a “good society” could or should look like in Scotland. I was asked to say a few words on…
An aspiration nation
An aspiration nation. That’s how George Osborne described the UK in his fourth budget. A budget that brings some fortune to big business, home owners and tax avoiders but gives…
Radical Independence Conference: Wealth of the commons
Saturday 24th November saw the Radical Independence Conference being held in Glasgow, bringing together over 800 people from across the Scottish left. Bright Green held a workshop on the economy…
Oppression, Individual Rights and the Rights of Society
When is oppression not oppression? Well, when the rights of a society as a whole outweigh individual rights apparently. Or at least that’s what Professor Mona Siddiqui seemed to be…