Tag archives for immigration
What happened to the Green Party of 2015?
Anti-Austerity Green bloc in 2015. Image via Alan Stanton, Creative Commons. The Green Party of England and Wales are the only political party I have ever joined. I signed up…
New restrictions on renting create migrant homelessness
Since 2012, the UK government has had an explicit agenda to create a ‘hostile environment’ for undocumented migrants. This has been reflected in recent developments in legislation. Enter the ‘right…
15,000 march in London for free education
A banner at the NUS/UCU demo- photo credit, Bradley Allsop On Saturday the National Union of Students and the University and College Union held a national demonstration for free education…
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…
The Green response to Labour’s vile ‘Control Immigration’ mug is now officially a thing
The mug design by Thom Pizzey, first featured by Bright Green Big news - brace yourselves, party hacks. You can now buy the pro-immigrant Green Party mug that Bright Green…
The documentary about Romanians that sparked protests in the UK
On March 3, British TV Channel 4 aired the final episode of its three-part documentary The Romanians Are Coming, the story of several Romanian immigrants in the UK as told…
How our education system is failing us… and our democracy
Bradley Allsop examines the psychology behind voter behaviour to argue that changes to our education system have brought about an increasingly disempowered electorate, with disastrous results for our democracy. "Schools have…
Romanian diaspora raises a cup of tea for democracy
Image: Adriana Neagoe A centre-right candidate may not be everyone's cup of tea, but the results of the recent Romanian elections can leave many of us smiling all the same.…
The system that plays those that it is supposed to help
Unity marching in Glasgow in 2010. Image: End of City Sophie is a writer and educator based in Glasgow and a volunteer with Unity Centre Glasgow. Amidst a media war…
On migration, Scotland and Riace are in the same boat
This morning I listened to this programme on the World Service. It's the touching story of Riace, a village in southern Italy which has opened its arms to migrants coming…