Democracy is in crisis, but it’s not too late to save it
Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States without winning support from a majority of voters. Image by Flickr user Gage Skidmore. The United States has – albeit…
The US election: where we’re at
After a surprising and emotional night of election results, the United States now knows who their 45th president will be. At the time of writing Trump is standing on 279…
Brexit hurts, but don’t let it turn us away from a more direct democracy
Democracy- by flicker user Sara: Post-Brexit, trust in ‘the people’ is pretty low. Democracy seemingly let us down in the Scottish ref, the recent Columbian referendum and in the ongoing…
Online voting is central to digital engagement
Keyboard- by Marcie Casas, Creative Commons license Digital democracy has taken centre stage of late. Indeed, Bright Green’s recent piece: How digital democracy can boost political engagement, combined with…
Reflections on the fight for a frack-free Lancashire
The plans were loose; we would gather for a community conversation about what next now that Westminster has seen fit to drill the democracy right out of Lancashire and enforce…
Political engagement: what have we learnt?
Democracy- by flicker user Sara: Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series For the last few weeks Bright Green has been publishing a series of articles on political…
This boundary review risks skewing our democracy. It’s time to think again
By Slaunger (Own work) , via Wikimedia CommonsIt’s fair to say the boundary review has caused a stir. Why? Let’s start with the whole basis of this shakeup. The boundary…
Caring isn’t enough: to engage, people need to believe they can affect political change
Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series As a psychologist, you face a unique problem: everyone and their dog thinks they know the subject as well as you, someone…
How calamity and injustice can bring us together: Brexit’s silver lining
An activist holding a "Bregret" sign Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series On the morning of the 24th June 2016, there were waves of political change…
How digital democracy can boost political engagement
Keyboard- by Marcie Casas, Creative Commons license Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series This isn't a great time to be on the left. There can be no denying…