Two powerful speeches in defence of trans rights you need to see
The moral panic about trans people has continued to escalate, with the media, celebrities and politicians all piling in with increasing vitriol in the latest front in the UK's manufactured…
Drama schools like Rose Bruford must keep our money out of the border industry
Today marks a big win for student People & Planet organisers across the country. Cardiff Metropolitan University is the first university in the UK to divest from the border industry.…
The Green League: Who are the Greens with the biggest social media following? – October 2022
Every month Bright Green takes a look at Greens on social media, breaking down who has the most followers in the UK’s Green Parties with a rolling league table. We…
The Greens must back the calls of the Scotland Demands Better campaign
This winter is looking bleak. The cost-of-living crisis is without a doubt, the worst seen in my lifetime, and make no mistake – people will die as a result. As…
The Scottish Greens must embed trade union representation into its major decision making bodies
The impacts of climate breakdown are becoming more apparent every year. In the last few months alone we have witnessed heatwaves, drought, and floods. These extreme weather events have devastated…
We will be culturally and economically poorer if we don’t protect small businesses
When Hackney Carnival was cancelled, just 48 hours before it was due to take place, Hackney Greens joined the calls from community groups and local buseinesses to reverse the cancellation.…
The labour movement must take this moment to build a powerful resistance to anti-union laws
It has become commonplace to refer to 2022 as a turning point for organised labour. The year is not out, but already it is being referred to as a year…
Green opposition to NATO is strategically and morally right
Nobody gets involved in Green politics because they want to spend time talking about the nuances of military budgets or alliances. Peace as a positive concept (rather than just the…
How we ended all fossil fuel recruitment at Birkbeck
Birkbeck, University of London’s careers department has become the first in the UK to announce their exclusion of all oil, gas and mining industries from careers recruitment. When the Birkbeck…
Understanding the four different motions on the energy crisis coming to Green Party Conference
Before the Queen died so did our energy system. The Green Party of England and Wales leadership has run ahead of the UK government on this - announcing more far-reaching…