Tag archives for devolution
Neoliberalism has given us a broken democracy. It’s time to fix it.
It may be a massive cliche, but it bears repeating. The novel coronavirus has swamped our lives. The pandemic has brought illness, disruption, job losses and underemployment, and death to…
Coronavirus under a Green government
Image credit: Creative Commons, Kelly Hill Here's an experiment. Imagine for a few minutes that we don’t have a rigged electoral system. Imagine that most people voted with their hearts…
What is the Green solution to Brexit?
Image Credit: Creative Commons: Alexas Fotos It’s the story you’ve heard a hundred times, and rightly so: citizens across the country, in the left-behind towns and cities. They have low…
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…
Democratising devolution: how the Green Party can lead the debate
Under the surface, a quiet revolution is taking place with our constitution. The government’s devolution agenda for England isn’t exactly at the top of the national conversation. But it marks…
Lord Devo: Robert Smith is a wolf in sheep’s clothing
Lord Smith is overseeing the devolution of more powers to Scotland. Credit: Flickr Comsec. Lord Robert Smith is heading the Scotland Devolution Commission, which is supposed to achieve a cross-party…
The Scottish Independence Debate and England
I’ve just finished listening to a particularly unenlightening discussion of the UK’s constitutional future on BBC Radio 4 and, once again, I’m left despairing at the shallowness of the analysis.…
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish elections – a guide for Greens
By Adam Ramsay and Peter McColl This Thursday, 3 new Governments will be elected in the UK. Yes, you read right, 3 countries in Britain are electing their governments this…