Tag archives for Lorna Slater
The Green League: Who are the Greens with the biggest social media following? – June 2022
Every month Bright Green takes a look at Greens on social media, breaking down who in the UK’s Green Parties have the most followers with a rolling league table. We…
The Green League: Who are the Greens with the biggest social media following? – May 2022
In a new monthly column, Bright Green will be taking a look at Greens on social media. We'll be breaking down who in the UK's Green Parties have the most followers with…
From rent controls to publicly owned buses – Scottish Greens launch 2022 local election manifesto
The Scottish Green Party has today launched its manifesto for the 2022 local elections. Under the banner of 'think global, act local', the manifesto emphasises a desire to bring issues…
Greens to enter government in Scotland after members back cooperation deal
History has been made today as Greens are set to enter government for the first time in the UK. Scottish Green Party members voted to approve the cooperation agreement between…
Alex Salmond’s Alba Party is a sideshow built in toxic masculinity
When Alex Salmond decides to try to destroy his protégé because she refused to fiddle the complaints against him, the media love it as soap opera. But in truth, his…
#BrightGreenDebates episodes 1 and 2 highlights
In February, Bright Green launched a brand new series of events - the Bright Green Debates. Once a fortnight, Bright Green is bringing together leading figures on the left to discuss and debates the…
Greens ahead of Lib Dems in second General Election poll this week
On Monday 8 February, an opinion poll from IPSOS Mori suggested that more people would vote Green if a general election were held tomorrow than would vote Liberal Democrat. Today,…
The left should coalesce around the Greens in May’s Holyrood election
Keeping an eye on the polls is hard to avoid in this line of work, especially as the Holyrood election approaches. For the last year or so, the polls have…
Greens on 7% in latest general election poll
The UK's Green Parties are entering 2021 riding high in the polls. A new poll suggests that if a general election were held tomorrow, the Greens would receive per cent…
Green Party leadership election underway – UK Green news round up issue 63
Content note: This article discusses transphobia in the second and third articles, domestic abuse and sexual violence in the third article, and racism in the fifth and sixth articles. First…