More arrests at @UKUncut actions
UK Uncut protesters have been arrested in Edinburgh and Manchester. In Manchester, 9 people were held, according to the BBC, on "suspicion of breach of the peace". In Edinburgh, 2…
Internal decisions
Marco is SNP MSP for Edinburgh Central Amongst the pronouncements of the department for stating the bleedin’ obvious must rank Alan Milburn’s observation two years ago in the Fair Access…
New Scottish Cabinet Announced
The new Scottish Cabinet was announced today: First Minister: Alex Salmond Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy: Nicola Sturgeon Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment…
After the election… where next for Scottish Politics
Just days after a watershed election many observers are struggling to understand what happened. Perhaps they need to learn about Scottish politics. Well, that certainly caught the attention… Nobody who…
My Afternoon in the Cells
It's sometime after 2pm on Sunday, I can't be sure when because the police have taken my phone, and all my effects, and there's no clock in here, and I'm…
Edinburgh Uncut Activist Arrested – A Personal Account and Video
Yesterday Edinburgh Uncut activists watched our friend Alasdair Thompson being handcuffed and bundled into a police van. His crime: holding up a banner inside the Princes Street branch of British…
The SNP won through faith; now they must make it real
I was asked to write a contribution to the Our Kingdom debate on the Scottish Spring. This piece first appeared there. If you aren't from Scotland, the scale of the…
Together we will stand
Marco was elected as the new SNP MSP for Edinburgh Central on Thursday night. When Caroline Lucas argued that instead of big tent politics she would prefer lots of little…
Independence is not the point
The debate around Scottish independence often seems to miss something: there is no such thing as an independent country. Britain, for example, is a member of the EU, the UN,…
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…