Sandhurst continued training Bahraini officers despite protest crackdown
By Nishma Doshi and Adam Ramsay British Military Academy Sandhurst continued to train 5 Bahraini Officers throughout the ongoing murder and abuse of democracy protesters, Bright Green and Topsoil can…
Photos: Spanish revolution
Spain's jilted generation has found its voice. After a year of austerity has driven the country to its knees, the people, it seems, have started to rise up. Much solidarity…
Officer A3002 is Guilty of Misuse of Law
2009. The year the police became anonymous. The year terrorism meant that pub lic accountability went down the drain. The year they brought in Section 76 of the Counter Terrorism…
Men blogging about feminism
I'm often embarrassed by how little I write about feminism. I am more than happy to give my opinions here on Bright Green about a whole range of subjects. Clearly…
Video: Steve Agnew: I’ve been knocking on doors since 2003
On Saturday, the people of North Down elected Green Party leader Steve Agnew an Assembly member. After a grueling 2 day, 11 round Single Transferable Vote count, Steve squeezed in…
Northern Irish Greens – a count to remember
Adam McGibbon is a key activist for the Green Party in Northern Ireland, he writes for Bright Green fresh from a gruelling campaign, and even more gruelling It’s Sunday and…
2011 Election Night Liveblog
Tonight we’re going to try something different (well, for us) here at Bright Green and attempt to live blog the results of today’s elections as they come in. It’s not…
Will high student turnout deliver new Green seats?
Today is polling day in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. All three devolved nations see crucial elections for Greens. In Scotland, we are hoping to make significant gains, and possibly…
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish elections – a guide for Greens
By Adam Ramsay and Peter McColl This Thursday, 3 new Governments will be elected in the UK. Yes, you read right, 3 countries in Britain are electing their governments this…
Fire Brigades Union funds Green Party MSP’s campaign
The following press release has just come from the Scottish Green Party election campaign: The FBU today confirmed a donation of £500 to Patrick Harvie's campaign for re-election as Glasgow's…