15,000 march in London for free education
A banner at the NUS/UCU demo- photo credit, Bradley Allsop On Saturday the National Union of Students and the University and College Union held a national demonstration for free education…
Young Greens join the United for Education Demo
Thousands of students and academics will be taking to the streets of London on Saturday to make their voice heard about the damaging reforms being made to higher education, with…
On post-Trumpism and workers’ collectives
International Trade Union Congress- Credit, flickr user 'peoples world': Creative Commons License: For a long time, until about four years ago, I worked in an organisation committed to international…
To defeat the Tories in 2020, we need a progressive alliance
Tories: The enemy within. This article is part of Bright Green's 'Labour or Green?' series- if you'd like to contribute to this series, please send a draft to The…
Only Pluralism Can Save Us Now
Corbyn has so far rejected the idea of a 'progressive alliance' This article is part of Bright Green's 'Labour or Green?' series- if you'd like to contribute to this series,…
The US election: where we’re at
After a surprising and emotional night of election results, the United States now knows who their 45th president will be. At the time of writing Trump is standing on 279…
25 acts of defiance: Scottish people’s 10 year war against Trump and the politicians who backed him
Protestors march on Donald Trump's half-built golf course at Menie, Aberdeenshire, 2010. Photo copyright Aaron Sneddon, used with permission. Scotland's fight against Trump wasn’t about his bulging personality, but corporate…
Brexit hurts, but don’t let it turn us away from a more direct democracy
Democracy- by flicker user Sara: Post-Brexit, trust in ‘the people’ is pretty low. Democracy seemingly let us down in the Scottish ref, the recent Columbian referendum and in the ongoing…
10,000 March for Free Education in Dublin
Photo: Union of Students in Ireland This week, between eight and twelve thousand students, teachers and union members marched through Dublin in opposition to proposed plans to raise university tuition…
Online voting is central to digital engagement
Keyboard- by Marcie Casas, Creative Commons license Digital democracy has taken centre stage of late. Indeed, Bright Green’s recent piece: How digital democracy can boost political engagement, combined with…