Stasis at Stormont: Why Northern Ireland needs Green politics more than ever
Tanya Jones, Deputy Leader, GPNI. Photo credit: GPNI As I write this, it is a year since the late Martin McGuinness resigned as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister, leading…
Brexit still poses unanswered questions for Northern Ireland
Arlene Foster, DUP Leader and Northern Ireland First Minister- credit, flicker user 'DUP Photos' I generally spend many minutes of the day in a state of deep frustration over…
Media In Times of Corbynism
Jeremy Corbyn speaking at the Stop Trident rally at Trafalgar Square on Saturday 27th February 2016. Photo by Garry Knight, public domain. (more…)
Is this the end of capitalism? A series.
Pixabay user: 'anaterate' Creative Commons 0 license This article is part of Bright Green's 'End of capitalism' series- if you'd be interested in contributing something to this series, drop us…
The post-Brexit challenges facing the Greens
Green Party Autumn 2016 conference. By Jwslubbock (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons There is considerable discussion of how the Green Party should position itself following Jeremy Corbyn’s election as…
Why we still need the Green Party
Green Party Autumn 2016 conference. By Jwslubbock (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons Since the turn of the century, the Green Party has blossomed from obscurity to a major, professional…
Brexit and Bank Holidays – What is being discussed at Green Party Conference?
Jean Lambert, Keith Taylor and Molly Scott Cato at the Global Green Gathering in Liverpool 2017. Image: Molly Scott Cato It’s Sunday in Harrogate, and the Harrogate Convention Centre is…
All Hail Sir Vince
So, Sir Vincent Cable has finally manipulated and schemed his way to the top of his Party, unopposed, like the king of a war-torn, pillaged and ruined land no…
Political donations transparency in Northern Ireland: progress, but not enough
Photo credit: flickr user Peter Whiddon Creative Commons license. Sixteen and a half years ago political parties in England, Scotland and Wales began naming their big donors in public. Ten…
Brexit and the Tory deal have only deepened Northern Ireland’s political crisis
The Irish Sea, this summer, feels a few miles wider. For me, it began at the count. My fellow Green candidate and I scarcely paid any attention to our own…