Caring isn’t enough: to engage, people need to believe they can affect political change
Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series As a psychologist, you face a unique problem: everyone and their dog thinks they know the subject as well as you, someone…
It’s human, not ‘British’, rights that we must fight for
The ECHR- by Flickr user 'Outlandos ' Creative Commons license: ’s be honest: many of us dislike the actions taken by the current Conservative government. However, nothing is more stomach…
How calamity and injustice can bring us together: Brexit’s silver lining
An activist holding a "Bregret" sign Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series On the morning of the 24th June 2016, there were waves of political change…
How digital democracy can boost political engagement
Keyboard- by Marcie Casas, Creative Commons license Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series This isn't a great time to be on the left. There can be no denying…
Only by citizens “taking back control” can public confidence be restored in politics
Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series British politics in 2016 is in a peculiar state. Our society is recovering from the recent EU referendum in which the…
Young people and political engagement
Young people and politics Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series There is one issue that always stands out when people discuss what I do as Deputy Leader. It’s…
6 reforms to revitalise our democracy
Democracy- by flicker user Sara (Creative Commons) Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series If there’s anything we can read into it, the EU referendum laid bare the…
Playing with politics: how the arts can help engage
A golden mask, by 'poropitia outside the box' on flickr Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series “The arts are inherently political” is a phrase I heard a…
Why Indy Ref 2.0 is not ‘inevitable’
Wikipedia: The Scottish Parliament from Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. The consensus is that a second independence referendum is now inevitable. The SNP assertion in its 2016 manifesto of the Scottish Parliament’s…
Congratulations Hillary, but you can’t and won’t end sexism alone
Hillary Clinton during her first week of campaigning as a Democratic presidential candidate. Image: IPR Photo. I’m supposed to be happy. As a woman, and a woman involved in politics…