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,…
The Greens must stand in the Copeland by-election
I’ve been a somewhat sceptical supporter of a progressive alliance, but the Greens simply must stand in Copeland. It would be to the detriment of both us and the…
Scottish Independence must be about breaking from flawed economics
Scotland and UK flags, by The Laird of Oldham (jza84) on Flickr The lack of opposition to Conservative Mark Garnier’s suggestion that Scotland should become a “financial services hub" has…
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Osborne’s 2015 budget shows the Tories don’t care about young people
View image | Clifford Fleming, Co-Chair of the Young Greens, on what the budget means for young people. This budget, it seems, was an opportunity for the government to send…
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Greens slam Osborne’s 2015 budget
View image | This morning, George Osborne unveiled the first Conservative government Budget since 1996, which he claimed was 'a plan for Britain for the next five years to keep…
legal aid and judicial review exists to protect us all
Legal aid and judicial review exist to protect everyone, ensure that everyone has access to justice, is innocent til proven guilty, call out the state on, and overturn, bad decisions…
Miliband, Cameron and Clegg must share the blame for the EDL
The EDL are on the march. A movement which had almost been vanquished has vomited its bile over the streets once more. While we must stand up to them, it…
A Cap on GP Appointments and Other Tory Health Proposals
By now most of you will have heard that the Tories have asked local party groups whether they think there should be a cap on the number of GP appointments…
The independence referendum has become a straight up left/right fight
There is, of course, a left wing case for opposing Scottish independence. It is articulated best by the likes of Owen Jones - 'we shouldn't divide the working class'. Likewise,…
Cameron's re-de-toxofication campaign is in full swing
From the moment he declared he would stand for Tory leader, Cameron's strategy was clear. He pulled up a white flag in the culture war so he could pull out…