Education Inc – Universities are entering the fray
GAs the guardian reported, free school applications are open again. An ever more diverse range of groups are entering the fray for what is becoming a market in primary, secondary…
The petition on hanging shows how the right’s willingness to fail allows it to succeed
I read with some delight that the petition lodged by scurrilous hate-monger Paul Staines to have a debate in Parliament to ‘bring back hanging’ is set to be struck off.…
Colombia, fuck yeah!
Over on the MSNBC photoblog there are some enlightening shots from the frontline of the war on drugs. But they tell us the opposite of what they're meant to. Look…
The bill is gone but the fight is on
We need to step up our game on the White Paper; the government is no longer going to do the work of defeating it for us. They were about to…
The Scottish Independence Debate and England
I’ve just finished listening to a particularly unenlightening discussion of the UK’s constitutional future on BBC Radio 4 and, once again, I’m left despairing at the shallowness of the analysis.…
The Idea of Communism
"From Plato onwards, Communism is the only political idea worthy of a philosopher" - Alain Badiou "Do not be afraid, join us, come back! You've had your anti-communist fun, and…
Gender, Privilege, and Political Blogging
In recent months it has become popular to gather statistics on the lack of diversity of people working in the media. Feminists started using the #diversityaudit hashtag to record information…
Don't worry Cameron, I can see your Big Society on the distant horizon – even if you can't
By Alex Murray The New Year. A time for sharing. A time for caring. The perfect time for a Big Society. People heading to soup kitchens. A goat for a…
Building to Win: Reaching Beyond the International Anti-Capitalist Elite
I was recently asked to speak about the infrastructure of progressive movements at the Bank of Ideas - part of Occupy London. This is roughly what I said. This piece…
What’s bigger, “peanuts” or “chicken feed”?
I know that Bright Green readers are also avid fans of the Daily Telegraph, so you have no doubt seen the page 16 story that suggests this knotty arithmetical conundrum.…