Liar Liar – anti cuts song for Christmas #1
On Monday night, a couple of your intreped Bright Green reporters went along to the launch of Captain Ska's campaign for his anti-cuts smash YouTube hit "Liar Liar". You should…
This doesn’t normally happen – Britain gets active.
A couple of weeks ago, I went into a Vodafone store. I had an awkward 3 minute conversation with some I vaguely recognised about which phones we liked best. Neither…
Edinburgh Council Moves to Shut Communities out of Planning Decisions
Edinburgh Council has had great difficulties coming to terms with the new Planning Act. Their understanding seems to be that developers are good and communities are bad. Repeatedly the Convener…
More Part Time, More Temporary and More Self Employed.
The Office for National Statistics latest figures, released today, show that the overall number of people unemployed is down by 9,000, while the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance is…
Why Burma’s freedom remains distant
by Juliette Daigre It’s hard not to be caught up in the excitement of today’s release from house arrest of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s democratic opposition leader, who…
Danny Alexander should Stop Consorting with Tax Avoiders
I received a flyer for an event today. It’s for people seeking to avoid tax, entitled “Are you Paying Too Much Tax”. I had the usual feelings of revulsion for…
RIP the Welfare State?
100 years ago, the people of Britain fought for, and secured, The People's Budget. The Conservative Party opposed it at every turn. Today, a century later, they launch their biggest…
Pale Blue Dot
To mark today's protest in London here's the late Carl Sagan reminding us how insignificant are our differences, how pointless is war and how important it is that we protect…
On the Coalition’s Plans for Welfare Reform
We don't know all the details of IDS's plans on welfare reform yet, but Fraser Nelson in The Spectator has a few details. It looks likely the plans will roll…
When the lobbyists take over…
By Nishma Doshi Imagine a world where everything we own is trademarked. Where even the most simple of celebrations is constructed around a roundabout of corporate logos and business-fuelled ideology.…