Asylum seekers to be given free bus travel in Scotland, Patrick Harvie announces
Scotland is set to introduce free bus travel for asylum seekers, the Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie has said. Harvie - the Scottish Government minister for zero carbon buildings,…
Almost three quarters of those crossing the Channel would be allowed to stay in the UK as refugees
A new report has revealed that three in four people crossing the Channel in small boats this year are refugees who would be granted asylum if their claims were processed.…
Trade unions accuse government of complicity in attacks on refugee hotels
A group of trade union leaders have today accused the government of complicity in attacks on hotels housing refugees. In recent moths, far right activists have been mobilising at hotels…
Green MEP candidate: We need a humane migration policy
Content note: mentions rape, torture, domestic violence and conversion therapy Image credit: Creative Commons, Ilias Bartolini I am Jan Doerfel and I am a Green Party European election candidate for…
Students fight deportation of NUS Officer for Refugees
Photo courtesy of @Julz2k5 on Twitter. Students across Britain are organising protests demanding the immediate release of fellow student Lord Elias Mensah Apetsi, who faces deportation on Tuesday to Ghana…
‘Comrades of the Glen’ seek £6m to buy castle for asylum seekers
On Tuesday Aberdeen Shared Planet launched a crowfunding bid for £6 million on the website Image: Aberdeen Shared Planet. Student group at the University of Aberdeen launches crowdfunding initiative to…
The system that plays those that it is supposed to help
Unity marching in Glasgow in 2010. Image: End of City Sophie is a writer and educator based in Glasgow and a volunteer with Unity Centre Glasgow. Amidst a media war…
The Government Must Rethink the Use of Detention, Before More Lives Are Lost.
“I woke up around 6am and saw Uncle lying on the floor. It was extremely hot in the room and there was no window. I said to him ‘Uncle, Uncle…
Dick of the year: Nicolas Sarkozy
This nomination for the Bright Green Dick of the Year award is from Jim Jepps. Normally, we only accept nominations for people who's dickishness has fallen within Britain. However, the…