Greens reiterate calls for Universal Basic Income – UK Green news round up issue 59
Greens reiterate calls for a Universal Basic Income Image credit: Bristol Green Party and Callum MacLellan Photography - Creative Commons With the latest government announcements providing little alleviation of lockdown,…
Labour’s failure to embrace UBI shows they haven’t grasped the scale of the crisis
You know we’re in trouble when the BBC is proposing bolder economic policy than Labour. Yesterday morning, shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds appeared on the Today programme, and was asked by…
Scottish Green Party Women’s Network hits out at Liz Truss’ comments on trans rights
Liz Truss is the UK minister for women and equalities, but her recent evidence to the Women and Equalities Select Committee suggested her government is more likely to take equal…
Greens call for a new course on social care – UK Green news round up issue 58
Greens call for new course on social care Image credit: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Creative Commons The UK government this week included deaths from coronavirus taking place outside hospitals in its national figures…
The “economy vs lives” narrative is a myth
The current crisis has upended the status quo. The ideas that we as Greens have been championing for a long time, have come to the forefront of public and political…
These secretive organisations need overhauling to enable post-covid recovery
When we talk about what is needed to recover from lockdown on Green New Deal principles, we also need to talk about the institutions that are currently positioning to drive…
Now is the time to end the shame of rough sleeping
It has been said at times of transformation that “all that is solid melts into air.” Our world is changing. After being told it would take a ten-year government plan,…
Shape the future of Bright Green
Since relaunching in January 2019, Bright Green has published 390 articles. We've covered social movements ignored by the rest of the media - from climate strikes in China to workers…
Greens say no return to “normal” after the crisis – UK Green news round up issue 57
Greens say no return to "normal" Image credit: Kaihsu Tai and Ric Lander - Creative Commons, and YouTube screengrab As another week of lockdown continued, people have begun discussing what…
We’re in a crisis – we need housing justice for all
The housing crisis in the UK has been reaching tipping point for some time, and the current crisis has laid bare the inadequacies in the system designed to support those…