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…
Report back from Bright Green Live: Greens and the anti-cuts movement
Yesterday (Saturday), about 30 Young Greens took a break from conference to go and occupy a branch of NatWest in central Cardiff, as part of the international day of action…
Green conference – monetary reform and citizens’ income
Green Party Spring Conference is this weekend in Cardiff. This is some continued coverage from this afternoon. The first big debate of the afternoon was between Bright Green co-editor Alasdair…
Green Party conference – Saturday morning motions
Conference opened today with one word: "bankers". And how apt. The first motion - "cuts and local public services" - committed the party to fighting public spending cuts at a…
Bright Green Live: the Green Party and the anti-cuts movement
Coming to Green Party (of England and Wales) Sping Conference this weekend? The first ever Bright Green Live event will be at the conference, this Saturday. To discuss the role…
Call to Action – US Uncut, Washington DC Chapter
Call to Action US Uncut, DC Chapter February 15, 2011 US Uncut DC is calling on you to join a series of protests that link the avoidance of taxes by…
Why I’m not a member of the Labour Party
Lefty blogger Ellie Mae has just joined the Labour Party. She explains why over at Liberal Conspiracy. So, I thought I'd follow the trend, and write about my membership status…
Green broadcast – the struggle of memory against forgetting
Is it just me or was anyone else hoping that that final Caroline Lucas speech ended with "the struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting"?…
Potential Green candidates for London announced
The Green Party has announced the candidates in the running for nomination for Mayor of London and the London-wide Assembly list. The Greens currently have two Assembly members elected from…