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Greens lead fight against London Arms Fair
Photo: Campaign Against the Arms Trade As one of the world’s biggest weapons fairs sets up in the East End of London, Greens have been at the forefront of the…
Progressive alliances are more than formal pacts: this is a culture shift
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…
With a historic election looming, what should Green strategy be?
Isla O'Reilly, John Finnie MSP and Caroline Lucas MP. Photo credit flickr user: Ric Lander Creative Commons license: For Greens, the snap election has in a way made things…
Patrick Harvie: ‘minority of aggressive voices’ must not dominate next referendum
Patrick Harvie, Scottish Greens co-convener and MSP. Photo credit: flickr user 'Ricjl' Creative Commons license: At the end of March, the Scottish Parliament did the political equivalent of a two-finger…
The case against ‘Progressive’ Alliances
It’s taken a while for me to get around to writing this piece. It could probably have been written at just about any point since the 2015 General Election,…
Greens rake in more donations than UKIP in second half of 2016
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage and Caroline Lucas MP The Greens brought in more money than UKIP in the last quarter of 2016, new figures from the Electoral Commission reveal.…
I’ve joined Labour. There’s never been a better time for Green socialists to do so too.
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 A few months ago, I resigned…
Eleven reasons socialists in Scotland are voting Green
More and more socialists in Scotland have joined, got involved in, and decided to vote for the Scottish Green Party. Here are eleven reasons why. 1) Greens believe in democratising…
Why I’m voting for the Scottish Greens for the first time on 5th May
Photo: Ric Lander A few years ago, I didn’t have a big opinion on the Greens. I thought they were your average, well-intentioned but a wee bit boring cuddly liberals…
#SGPconf: motion opposes discrimination of Gypsies and Travellers
"My Home". Photograph by Tara Darby; graffiti by Delaine Le Bas. Trailer at Delaine's Mum and Dad's place West Sussex 2005. From ROOM Transition Editions produced for solo exhibition by…