Only by citizens “taking back control” can public confidence be restored in politics
Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series British politics in 2016 is in a peculiar state. Our society is recovering from the recent EU referendum in which the…
6 reforms to revitalise our democracy
Democracy- by flicker user Sara (Creative Commons) Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series If there’s anything we can read into it, the EU referendum laid bare the…
Playing with politics: how the arts can help engage
A golden mask, by 'poropitia outside the box' on flickr Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series “The arts are inherently political” is a phrase I heard a…
Factchecking the EU debate
After months of deliberation and consideration the public of the United Kingdom will take to the polls for a referendum on whether the UK should remain a Member State of…
From climate change to child poverty – it all comes back to electoral reform
Come and sit with me on this sad little bench if you’re one of the 1,134,742 people who voted for a Green candidate in this year’s general election, but have…
Democratic reform must become one of the Green Party’s top priorities
There’s a temptation to believe as Greens that no amount of campaigning will convince the two largest parties – the Tories and Labour – to embrace democratic reform. As a…
#Brexit is not #Grexit
Mini Europe. Photo by Smabs Sputzer At the height of the financial crisis, it quickly became a cliché to declare that one’s country was not another. “Spain is not Greece”…
The 22nd European Green Council
GPEW delegates to the 22nd European Green Council, from l to r: Gina Dowding and Elizabeth Ward. Taxiing along the runway as I was reading the proposed amendments for the…
#GE2015 left you feeling: 1. dejected and disappointed? 2. exhausted? 3. relieved? Read on
Photo by Tjebbe van Tijen After such an arduous and hard-fought campaign, and such a cruelly unexpected result, we may all be forgiven for wanting nothing more fervently than to…
Are we ready to shake things up?
Collage by Sahaya James This election has been transformative for the Greens: we have seen an incredible surge in support and membership, we have provided voters a Green voice in…