Forcing mass academisation is an ideological assault on our schools
Twenty years ago academies were touted as the revolution in education which was going to drive up standards across the board. The shining princes of private enterprise were going to…
The Green League: Who are the Greens with the biggest social media following? – June 2022
Every month Bright Green takes a look at Greens on social media, breaking down who in the UK’s Green Parties have the most followers with a rolling league table. We…
The Green Party is the natural home of musicians and creatives
It’s fairly safe to say that most musicians and ‘creative-types’ tend to naturally gravitate towards the left of the political spectrum. Art engenders empathy, compassion and - usually - a…
Ecological action at the local level: Lessons for newly elected Councillors
Politics is often seen as exclusively about winning elections. I think a little more emphasis on the practicalities of being a Councillor would be useful. To see electoral politics as…
£28 million on the jubilee is a kick in the guts during a cost of living crisis
This week, bunting is going up, lemon and amaretti trifles are being assembled, and street parties being organised in preparation for the celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee - marking…
The Green Party needs to embrace a £15 an hour minimum wage or embrace irrelevance
To be a 27 year old hospitality worker in 2022 is to live fairly frugally. As a barista in Brighton and Hove, the phrase “London rents, Brighton wages” is fairly…
Labour should recognise that ‘red wall’ voters want more action and control over the economy – not less
Survation has spent the past few weeks running a series of polling of seats in the ‘red wall’, those 44 constituencies in the north of England and Midlands won by…
Always Learning: The programme to help you understand oppression and how we overcome it
One of my fondest memories I have during my time in the Green Party was staying at veteran member Anne Power’s house the night before an action day in Manchester.…
Why we’re campaigning to kick fossil fuels out of Pride
We love all the ways Pride brings us together for celebration and protest. The music, the crowds, the dancing, the outfits, the love and the fighting spirit. We’re also all…
Who could be the next deputy leader of the Green Party?
The Green Party of England and Wales typically elects its leadership team every two years, with members voting for both the leadership and deputy leadership concurrently. The last scheduled election…