The Closing of the Net
Photo by Wysz via flickr The internet is a giant, sprawling exercise in democratic media. If you've got a connection, you have access to a greater store of human knowledge…
Doomed to be ignored: The state, media and the hegemonic silencing of dissent.
By Alex Wood Following the fees demo there has been an outpouring of moral outrage from across the elite; from the media, police, politicians and union bureaucrats. Student activists seem…
Political Innovation is Needed to Catch Up with Student Anger
I attended the Political Innovation Conference in Edinburgh on Saturday. It was interesting, and a very well planned day in an excellent venue. Following what I suspect may be a…
Because Climategate is still a thing?
By Sophie Lewis Anyone who Googles “Climategate” will find 832,000 results, the first of which is a Wikipedia definition of the phenomenon that suggests its accession to a state of…
That 10:10 Film – Brave, Bold, Bad.
So, 1010 have, it seems, attempted to gain publicity by releasing a film which was clearly going to be controverial, waiting for people to upload it onto youtube, then removing…
The Future of Green Blogging
We’re delighted to have done so well in the Total Politics Blog Poll. We’d like to thank you for helping us to finish 61st in the Total Politics poll of…
On Scotland’s People…
This article is cross-posted from Lallands Peat Worrier The Scottish Household Survey "is a continuous survey based on a sample of the general population in private residences in Scotland" which…
Philippe Legrain at the Edinburgh Book Festival
A vision of a world fairer, safer, richer and greener. Thomas Friedman says the world is flat - Philippe Legrain doesn't think so. What matters most to how you do…
Check out this new No Cuts film
The Bright Green crew have teamed up with various friends to campaign against cuts. The excellent Pete Speller did the animation and all for this film. Enjoy.
See the Amnesty ad the FT haven’t the balls to run
Over 2,000 Amnesty International supporters donated to place this advert in the Financial Times, Metro and Evening Standard. Northcliffe House has many a vice but reluctance to accept cash is…