Abortion rights, budget wars and Brexit tours – UK Green news round up week 4
Green Party in Northern Ireland demand abortion law reform YouTube screen grab The Green Party in Northern Ireland called for legalisation of abortion this week. While legal in the rest…
Brexit, railways and Thatcher – UK Green news round up week 3
Caroline Lucas enters Brexit negotiations with Theresa May Creative Commons: GPEW After a week of intense political machinations, we’re still no closer to clarity on the direction of travel for…
Small sausages – Green news round up week 2
YouTube screen grab Amelia Womack 1, Piers Morgan 0 After last week's furore over Caroline Lucas' proposals on taxing meat, Green Party of England and Wales Deputy Leader Amelia Womack…
Greens must be big, disruptive and transformative: Benali Hamdache, candidate for Green London Assembly list
Benali Hamdache with other campaigners fighting for action on air pollution. In 2020, London will go to the polls to elect a new Mayor and members of the London Assembly.…
New year, new structures and new policies – Green news round up week 1
YouTube screen grab Welcome to the first of many Bright Green news round-ups. As part of the revamped and relaunched Bright Green, we'll be bringing a weekly round up of…
The UK’s 20 Most Influential Greens in 2018 – the Top 5
5. Molly Scott-Cato Creative Commons: Bristol Green Party Molly Scott Cato is the latest addition to the Greens’ MEPs. She is also the one with the highest profile. Speaking regularly…
The UK’s 20 Most Influential Greens in 2018 – Numbers 10-6
10. Andy Wightman Creative Commons: Global Justice Now Andy Wightman is perhaps less well known outside of Scotland than his MSP colleagues. But his influence in 2018 is in the…
The UK’s 20 most influential Greens in 2018 – Numbers 20-11
20. Anthony Slaughter YouTube screen grab It’s been a tumultuous year for the Wales Green Party. A bitter and divisive referendum on whether the Wales Greens should secede from the…
The Future of Bright Green
Those with eagle eyes will have noticed things have been a bit quiet at Bright Green as of late. Since July, we've been on a hiatus, reviewing what Bright Green…
England’s Detained Children – Young Greens Protest Yarl’s Wood
CN: Sexual assault and racism. We arrive after an hour and a half of driving from London and walk from the side of a narrow country road through two…