Lessons from Ferguson and #Blacklivesmatter
Image: nefer|media We've all seen reports from Ferguson, protests, and the killing on camera of a black man in New York. The Police, far from being the servants of the…
What’s next for the student movement in 2015? 7 student leaders give their thoughts
2014 has been a big year for the student movement, potentially the turning point in the development of a radicalised, organised student culture (see my top 6 highlights of 2014 for the…
The student left: 6 highlights for 2014
What have been the highlights of the past year for the student left? So much has happened over the past year, but I think the biggest thing to take away is…
‘Politics CAN be different’ – Hungary’s Green Party shows the way
LMP on the campaign trail in Budapest. Image: Violeta Vajda Lehet Más a Politika (LMP), the name of Hungary’s Green Party, translates as ‘Politics can be Different’ or ‘Another Politics…
Assisted dying: choice for whom?
Image: Paula Peters, 2014 Choice and control are key principles of the disabled people's movement. They are also principles adopted by those campaigning for Assisted Dying legislation. But choices aren’t…
Time to change: improving support for young people affected by imprisonment
Image: flickr user Craig Sunter. This article is taken from the latest edition of Scottish Justice Matters, click the image below for more. “What could be done differently to improve…
How our education system is failing us… and our democracy
Bradley Allsop examines the psychology behind voter behaviour to argue that changes to our education system have brought about an increasingly disempowered electorate, with disastrous results for our democracy. "Schools have…
Austerity isn’t good for the economy, young people – or anyone else
Georgia Elander, a member of the Young Greens' National Executive, explains how the government's programme of austerity is hurting young and everyone else. George Osborne’s Autumn Statement was, if nothing…
Dust. Settled. Go Scotland: a 7 item to-do list
For two years up to September the country was in fever pitch with friends, colleagues, families and strangers debating and cajoling each other on every issue we have. It was…
Farage, Greens and the culture war
UKIP protestors in May 2014. Image: Gordon Maloney. “I'm not particularly bothered by it, but I know a lot of people do feel very I mean, look, it's just a…