‘Fight’ against the cuts will demand respect for difference
By Lisa Ansell - you can read her in The Guardian and she'll be one of the speakers at the Bright Green fringe at Green Party of England and Wales…
Why I’m not a member of the Labour Party
Lefty blogger Ellie Mae has just joined the Labour Party. She explains why over at Liberal Conspiracy. So, I thought I'd follow the trend, and write about my membership status…
Countering Council Cuts: Local Alternatives to Austerity
Photo courtesy of Guardian Edinburgh via flickr While we've rightly been focussed so far national campaigns, defending welfare and education, we mustn't overlook the fact that many of the cuts…
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…
Why the left needs the Green Party
When I talk to left wing friends who aren't members of the greens about why they should join, there are usually three reasons given for why they would not do…
Food, fuel, and Euro crash: challenges for 2011
It's looking like 2011 is going to be a bumpy economic ride. How the anti-cuts movement manoeuvres these mountains could define our future. For a start, the amount stuff (commodities)…
From Gramsci to the Greens
It seems that the work of Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci is more pertinent now than ever, as we prepare for the most devastating assault on the welfare state, education system and…
Dick of the year: Ed Miliband
This is a nomination for the Bright Green #dick2010 award from Jane Watkinson Ed Miliband, the When Ed Miliband (EM) was elected, many on the left believed Labour would become…
Dick of the Year: 10:10
My nomination for #dick2010. If you want to nominate someone, email a 200 word pitch to by the 31th Dec. Voting opens after the last entry is published. I spent…