A new left is forming – it just isn’t in the same party (yet)
Fourteen years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the financial crash of 2008 feels like the introduction to a much wider moment of political and economic crisis. Society is…
Embracing Post-Keynesianism is key for Labour’s success
Jeremy Corbyn speaking at the Stop Trident rally at Trafalgar Square on Saturday 27th February 2016. Photo by Garry Knight, public domain. Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party…
A 21st century socialism? ‘Rise’ book review
Jeremy Corbyn speaking at the Stop Trident rally at Trafalgar Square on Saturday 27th February 2016. Photo by Garry Knight, public domain. The ‘youthquake’ may be considered debunked in…
Beyond Tuition Fees – Higher Education in a Post-Fees World
Photo Credit: Rowan Gavin Politics is in a very different place than a few years ago. Radical change feels possible, tangible, close. The Labour Party’s pledge to scrap tuition…
Brexit is too dangerous to be left in the hands of the Brexiteers
Trying to reverse a democratic decision made at the ballot box is a waste of time and resources. Worse than that, it risks handing over the negotiations to the…
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…
What does GE2017 mean for Northern Ireland?
Stormont, home of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Photo credit: flickr user Robert Young Creative Commons license To maintain even a meagre sense of optimism in Northern Irish politics one…
Green co-leaders: Corbyn has surrendered over Brexit
Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley accused the Labour Party of ‘trading their red flag for a white flag’ over the EU today. In a joint speech at the Green Party’s…
New political tribes – who should Greens be targeting?
Back in 2013, during my campaign to be Elections Coordinator of the Green Party I wrote a piece laying out my thoughts on who we should be targeting in the…