Cable admits economy is screwed. Where’s his vision?
Vince Cable has finally admitted the extent to which the UK economy is screwed. In an interview with the Guardian, he outlines the fact that we depended far too much…
Who Can Afford to Protest?
By Ruth Cape, writing from Tromsø. With the issue of possessing a right to protest surely being fresh in our collective minds at the moment, the recent case of the…
How the Irish Greens got into a Coalition mess…
The Irish Greens have finally pulled the plug on the Fianna Fail led Government of the dead that has been staggering from crisis to crisis since the economy collapsed in…
The People’s Bank; a way out of the current crisis for Britain – and Ireland
By Rupert Read The Dail voted through Ireland’s Euro-bailout package. The Irish Greens wanted an election in January: they haven’t got it. But Cowen, the Irish PM, did say in…
Dick of the Year: Bertie Ahern
This is a nomination for Bright Green Dick of the Year by Peter Geoghegan. Voting will open tomorrow. Bertie Ahern, former Irish Taoiseach. Got $50,000 to spare and fancy a…
Dick of the year: Nicolas Sarkozy
This nomination for the Bright Green Dick of the Year award is from Jim Jepps. Normally, we only accept nominations for people who's dickishness has fallen within Britain. However, the…
Irish Budget: Key Questions on the Economic Collapse
By Peter McColl and Alasdair Thompson What has happened in Ireland? Ireland this week passed an emergency budget that has both cut public services and increased taxes. It comes after…
Shock Doctrine comes to Ireland
A video from today of Irish students protesting against cuts to education funding. Go 3 minutes in to see the police take their truncheons to a group of students who…
Sweden Update: Greens hold position of unprecedented strength
by Dominic Hinde The day after the Swedish general election, the results were the most read story on the BBC News website. The entrance of the hitherto unknown right-wing Sweden…