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…
What the Greens Leadership Election Means for Wales
The current co-leaders, Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley. By Jwslubbock - Own work, CC BY-SA , The looming leadership election of the Green Party of England and Wales is…
Greens, pay attention: antisemitism is not just Labour’s problem
In 2012 Corbyn expressed concern about the removal of this East London mural, featuring antisemitic imagery. Image: Fair Use. Hundreds of Jewish people gathered in Parliament Square on 26 March…
Iceland’s Left-Greens make progress but must be wary of coalition scandals
Katrín Jakobsdóttir. Photo credit: flickr user 'NordForsk', Creative Commons license. The Icelandic Left-Greens have entered government for only the second time in their history. They aim to implement an…
Young Greens expose shocking pay disparity on UK campuses
Something transformative is happening across the UK’s universities. Branch meetings of the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) - which in the past have struggled to attract more than a handful…
The Greens will fail if we don’t empower young people
Certain sections of the Green Party are considering disempowering Young Greens. The party is currently undergoing a holistic review to improve its internal structures and some people are taking it…