Bieber was right
So in case you don’t know: Justin Bieber went to Anne Frank’s house, said he hoped she’d have been a fan, and a lot of people were outraged. This put…
Disabled campaigners reveal Labour's own forced labour scheme
Today, Labour MPs abstained on draconian emergency legislation being rushed through by Iain Duncan Smith to allow the government to keep benefits they withdrew because claimants failed to keep up…
Now Labour support law to deny compensation to victims of unlawful Workfare
Take action: this Bill is before the Commons TODAY (Tuesday 19 March). Caroline Lucas' office has confirmed to us that a group of MPs will be trying to push it…
We must not ignore the Cameron government's attack on disabled people
You can read below how Beth was brutalised and convicted for the crime of voicing dissent to David Cameron's vicious attack on disabled people. She was fined £745 including costs…
International Women's Day – Towards a Scotland women want
Three things have happened recently which, in the lead up to International Women's Day, have been playing on my mind. First, my sister gave birth. Not particularly earth-shattering, perhaps, but…
Green World is right not to run adverts for Population Matters
Someone isn't happy. Here at Bright Green towers, we received a pretty miffed email from a member of the Green Party complaining about the party magazine - Green World. They…
Inez McCormack – A Tribute
Mention Inez McCormack to many Northern Irish people of this generation and get blank faces. But Inez McCormack was an incredible, lifelong fighter for justice. Through her activism, she affected…
What if we treated drink-driving victims like rape victims?
You might have had the misfortune to read writer Caitlin Moran's helpful advice to women last week (in short: to not get raped, never leave the house or, if you…
Radical Independence Conference: Doing Feminism
This weekend I was one of four Bright Green editors who took a day trip through to Glasgow to give a workshop at the Radical Independence Conference. It was a…
Religious Misogyny: Female Bishops and the 2010 Equality Act
The Church of England’s General Synod voted against consecrating women as bishops: although supported by the bishops, clergy, and a majority of the laity in the Synod, the recently proposed…