RBS: Oil Bank of Scotland to Green Investment Bank?
As Richard Murphy has already pointed out, the FT has two bank related stories today - one saying that the Treasury hopes RBS will be privitised next year. The other…
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…
The M word: It’s time to take Marx beyond ‘Marxism’
Following my last blog there were a few comments referring to how the Green Party must avoid being 'Marxist' and how left wing polices will only appeal to the dreaded…
1 million climate jobs.
I was asked to speak at the Oxford launch of the campaign for a million climate jobs. This is roughly what I said. It's Burns night. But instead of quoting…
Employment and Growth: Latest Figures
The latest ONS figures for graduate employment do not make for pleasant reading. Particularly for those of us expecting to finish their current degrees this year (like myself). For the…
A year in the life of a scrounger
By Beth Tichborne **Trigger warning – neglect** Imagine that you’re put into a minibus one day and moved to a new house, in a new town where you don’t know…
Scots Greens look to close business property tax loophole
The Green Members of the Scottish Parliament have proposed closing a tax loophole on vacant commercial property, in the run up to Holyrood voting on the 2011-12 Scottish Budget. Empty…
Tunisia’s struggle and ours: battles in the same war
As an anti-cuts campaigner in the UK fighting rises in tuition fees or corporate tax dodging or the closure of a local library or redundancies at a city council or…