Climate campaigners demand insurance firms refuse to back the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Campaigners from the #StopEACOP campaign took their fight to the London Market Conference this week. The conference, hosted by Insurance Insider, saw insurance companies from the UK and across the…
Russian lawmakers vote to expand ‘gay propaganda’ law
Russia's State Duma this week unanimously voted to support expanding the notorious 'gay propaganda' law. The proposed legislation would prohibit sharing positive or neutral information about LGBTIQA+ people, as well…
International students: NUS slams proposals to limit access to universities
The National Union of Students (NUS) has hit out at proposals from the Westminster government to limit international students' access to UK universities. According to reports, the government is considering…
WATCH: How you can support the workers’ struggle in Myanmar – with Jay Kerr and Khaing Zar Aung
On episode 1 of #BrightGreenLive, we spoke to Jay Kerr from No Sweat and Khaing Zar Aung, president of the Industrial Workers Federation of Myanmar about the current political situation…
The role of the Young Greens in the student movement – interview with Jane Baston
On episode 1 of #BrightGreenLive, we spoke to Jane Baston - co-chair of the Young Greens - about the role of the Young Greens in the student movement. You can…
WATCH: The role of the Young Greens in the student movement – interview with Jane Baston
On episode 1 of #BrightGreenLive, we spoke to Jane Baston - co-chair of the Young Greens - about the role of the Young Greens in the student movement. You can…
My university just made history as the 100th UK university to divest from fossil fuels – now the remaining 53 must follow
Today my university made history. Coventry University became the 100th UK university to cut investment ties with the fossil fuel industry. Following a student-led campaign, Coventry joined the critical mass…
Divestment movement reaches major milestone as 100th UK university cuts ties with fossil fuel industry
Coventry University has announced it is divesting its £ investment portfolio from all fossil fuel companies. The move comes after a nine-month long student campaign. In making the decision, Coventry…
Two powerful speeches in defence of trans rights you need to see
The moral panic about trans people has continued to escalate, with the media, celebrities and politicians all piling in with increasing vitriol in the latest front in the UK's manufactured…
Liz Truss handing out more peerages would ‘further damage Westminster’s legitimacy’, political reform campaigners warn
Political reform group the Electoral Reform Society has said it would "further damage Westminster's legitimacy" if Liz Truss creates a new batch of peers. The group has also called for…