Scotland’s transport system needs a radical overhaul
Radical transformation of transport will have to form the bedrock of any meaningful response to the climate emergency. Transport is the single biggest source of net carbon emissions in Scotland…
Plaid Cymru’s vision for health and social care in Wales
We all know of loved ones that have had to sell their homes to pay for their care later in life. The so-called ‘dementia tax’ is unjust and unsustainable. That’s…
This energy co-op is generating clean energy while tackling fuel poverty
Operating in the traditionally male dominated energy services arena, BHESCo (Brighton and Hove Energy Services Cooperative) is an organisation led by women bringing a new approach to the reduction of…
Economics as if the planet mattered: Ann Pettifor’s The Case for the Green New Deal
Image credit via TEDxUU, Creative Commons Having just finished Naomi Klein’s On Fire, I was left feeling slightly unsatisfied and wanted a more robust book on the Green New Deal.…
Wales’ best days are yet to come
As I write this, Westminster politics is in crisis. While much may have changed by the time of publication, a fundamental disease at the heart of the Westminster establishment will…
The Young Greens have never been more ready for a General Election
Image credit: Young Greens On Monday, parliament looks set to call a snap General Election - and as the Young Greens, we've never been more ready for it. Across the…
Plaid Cymru’s 10 point plan for education
According to Estyn, pupils at half of Wales’ secondary schools don’t meet their full potential by the time they leave school. Thousands of young people are being let down by the…
I was arrested fighting for the right to protest – a fight that matters to us all
On the evening of Monday October 14 I was arrested in Trafalgar Square, while defending the right of Extinction Rebellion to peaceful assembly and public protest. I happened to be…
Northern Ireland’s healthcare needs Nye Bevan’s principles
Although Northern Ireland subscribed almost immediately post-War to the Bevan principles of a Health Service accessible by all regardless of means, it is an interesting quirk that officially Northern Ireland…
Downsizing for climate change: The tiny homes movement is growing in size
Image credit: Ben Chun, Creative Commons On a one acre plot in Bristol a collection of tiny houses will soon be springing up. This looks set to be the site…