Reclaim Your Voice – NUS Scotland March – Pictures
On Tuesday NUS Scotland held a march and rally in Edinburgh against fees and to let students "Reclaim Voice". Your intrepid correspondent from Bright Green was there and took a…
Scottish Greens put fees and cuts centre stage
The Scottish Green Party has today launched its Scottish Parliament campaign by putting fees and cuts centre stage. The campaign launched with 3 main pledges: No fees ever - keep…
5 reasons Caroline should be speaking
Caroline Lucas hasn't been invited by the TUC to speak at the march on Saturday. If you think she should be, email 1) It's good for the message: Caroline Lucas…
For our grandparents, our children, and our friends
This post first appeared on the blog Why Trafalgar? The history of Britain is a history of struggle. The institutions which to us feel permenant are nothing of the sort.…
Jenny Jones will run for London Mayor in 2012
Three-term London Assembly Member Jenny Jones has been selected as the Green Party's candidate for Mayor of London. In a ballot of London party members, Jones received 458, or 66%,…
Edinburgh UCU strike day 1 photos
Today I took part in my first strike and my first picket. Here are a few pictures from the picket line, the rally in Bristo Square where we heard speakers…
Leslie Spoor 1910-2011
Leslie Spoor, teacher and political activist 12th October 1910 - 13th March 2011 I am sad to report that Leslie Spoor, the principal founder of the Scottish Green Party, died…
How should Greens deal with rising petrol prices?
Petrol prices are going up. This hits people in the pocket - hard. At a time when most people haven't had a pay rise in years, this is particularly tough.…
Who Can Afford to Protest?
By Ruth Cape, writing from Tromsø. With the issue of possessing a right to protest surely being fresh in our collective minds at the moment, the recent case of the…
Organising Against Austerity: Economic Power, Unions and Communities
In the UK today we no longer have mass industrial trade unions; with the possible exception of the transport unions it is hard to have an effect that can't simply…