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*Rights & Democracy*

Progressive alliances are more than formal pacts: this is a culture shift

Josiah Mortimer 29 May 2017 Progressive alliances are more than formal pacts: this is a culture shift2017-06-01T14:12:44+01:00 *Rights & Democracy* 2 Comments
Photo credit: flickr user Matito under Creative Commons license   Number of seats the Green Party will stand aside in to help unseat the Conservatives: 24. Number of seats other progressive…
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To defeat the Tories in 2020, we need a progressive alliance

Chris Faren 12 November 2016 To defeat the Tories in 2020, we need a progressive alliance2016-11-12T18:30:10+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 3 Comments
Tories: The enemy within. This article is part of Bright Green's 'Labour or Green?' series- if you'd like to contribute to this series, please send a draft to   The…
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Why Greens should support left-wing candidates and campaigns in other parties

Mina B 11 June 2015 Why Greens should support left-wing candidates and campaigns in other parties2015-06-11T19:08:08+01:00 Comment 6 Comments
With both Labour and the Lib Dems currently facing leadership elections, William Pinkney-Baird argues that Greens should support left-wing candidates and campaigns within these parties. Jeremy Corbyn, candidate for Labour Party…
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Why won’t the Lib Dems rule out working with the DUP?

Peter McColl 5 May 2015 Why won’t the Lib Dems rule out working with the DUP?2015-05-08T13:58:28+01:00 *Rights & Democracy* 1 Comment
Nick Clegg has ruled out an SNP deal - but not one with the right-wing DUP On the 25th of April, Nick Clegg made it clear that he wouldn’t work with…
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Why I occupied Nick Clegg’s office for free education

Minesh Parekh 5 March 2015 Why I occupied Nick Clegg’s office for free education2015-03-27T15:45:25+00:00 Comment No Comment
Yesterday, along with The Free University of Sheffield, I occupied Nick Clegg’s office. The reasons for doing this are several, probably obvious, but always worth repeating: Nick Clegg & the Liberal Democrats…
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Lib Dems aren’t modifying Tory policy. They are allowing it.

Adam Ramsay 12 December 2011 Lib Dems aren’t modifying Tory policy. They are allowing it.2020-12-11T11:32:36+00:00 Comment 7 Comments
As the European elephant in the cabinet room finally rears and strains the Clegg-Cameron bonds, many Liberal Democrats are once again questioning why they are in government at all. And…
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Escalating police tactics and the growing assault on dissent

PeteSpeller 23 September 2011 Escalating police tactics and the growing assault on dissent2011-09-23T12:30:08+01:00 Green Parties 1 Comment
The imprisonment this week of student activist Ed Bauer for holding a banner on a bridge marks a disturbing escalation in the British police’s efforts to criminalise dissent. The news…
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Lib Dem conference protester remanded in custody after banner drop

Alasdair Thompson 19 September 2011 Lib Dem conference protester remanded in custody after banner drop2011-09-19T18:08:59+01:00 *Society* 33 Comments
The three men remanded in custody for three days over the weekend, after a banner drop at the Liberal Democrat conference, appeared in court today. The men were remanded as…
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Three arrested over Lib Dem conference “traitors not welcome” banner

Adam Ramsay 17 September 2011 Three arrested over Lib Dem conference “traitors not welcome” banner2011-09-17T17:45:19+01:00 England & Wales 5 Comments
Three students are believed to have been arrested after dropping a banner reading "traitors not welcome - hate clegg love ncafc" from the building in which the Liberal Democrats are…
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Enough of the drama: on the language of rape

Bright Green Editors 23 June 2011 Enough of the drama: on the language of rape2011-06-23T17:15:57+01:00 8 Comments
This week we've had the annual figures released from the Crown Office, which show the number of convictions for rape, and as normal, it makes pretty depressing reading. So far…
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