Abolish tactical voting, make elections about ideas
AV is no one's perfect system. But it does, as far as I'm concerned, have a significant advantage over First Past the Post. There is no point in voting tactically…
Greens Set the Agenda for Scottish Coalition Government
The Scottish Greens today set out their ‘red lines’ for any coalition. These lines are policies that the party won’t cross to enter government. it's almost certain the next Scottish…
Bring it: on violence, vandalism, and March 26
This piece first appeared on The Topsoil My politics have changed radically over the last year. This time last year I was hostile to anarchism, now I’d be more comfortable…
Small parties, but not extremists, benefit from AV
A guest post by Rupert Read. As a Green Party activist, I am passionate about changing our world for the better, and changing it soon. That’s the first reason why…
Countering Council Cuts: Local Alternatives to Austerity
This post was first published 3 weeks ago, but we've decided to re-post as a response to this controversial piece on Liberal Conspiracy. Photo courtesy of Guardian Edinburgh via flickr…
Egypt: we can’t predict, so let’s dream
By Ben Young - a writer and campaigner living in York Last month, Palestine campaigners in York held a sombre discussion about what 2011 might hold for the Middle East.…
Time to stop recognising Mubarak
What is a president? At what point does someone stop being the president? These are complex questions. Who the UK government recognises as the legitimate president of a country is…
Students face crackdown after sit-in
By Edd Bauer I’m a student at the University of Birmingham, and one of twelve facing disciplinary action that could lead to my expulsion after a peaceful one-day sit-in that…
Countering Council Cuts: Local Alternatives to Austerity
Photo courtesy of Guardian Edinburgh via flickr While we've rightly been focussed so far national campaigns, defending welfare and education, we mustn't overlook the fact that many of the cuts…
Help stop a massacre in Egypt today
Image courtesty of Sarah Carr via flickr The brave people of Egypt are standing up. The oppressive government which has ruled them for years is shaking at its core as…