The M word: It’s time to take Marx beyond ‘Marxism’
Following my last blog there were a few comments referring to how the Green Party must avoid being 'Marxist' and how left wing polices will only appeal to the dreaded…
Christmas Appeal – sponsor a student activist
Haven't got your Christmas presents sorted yet? Why not take part in the Bright Green Christmas appeal, and sponsor a student activist this Christmas? With the current spate of activism,…
The beginning of the end of the LibDems?
Extended post - words by Rupert Read photo, unknown (let us know if it's yours and we'll credit you). The last month of student protests, culminating in the Parliamentary vote…
What we’re arguing against – and what we’re fighting for
I was asked to write a guest post for UK Uncut. Here it is - it was there first. George Osborne thought his smokescreen was working. It looked for a…
Legal Aid cuts will wreck lives and increase inequality
By Pete Speller The Tory spending cuts are based on ideology, not sound economics. This is becoming more and more clear as the scope of the cuts are revealed. Recent…
Day One – Scottish Green Party Conference
The most vital Scottish Green Party Conference to date kicked off today in the fantastic Craiglockhart venue we last visited in 2007. The spacious lobby allows plenty of room for…
Anger for Doomed Youth
Listening to George Osborne’s introduction to today’s Comprehensive Spending Review made me angry. Very angry. For all sorts of reasons. But the one that made me most angry was his…
Time for a Halt to Big Biomass
The people of Leith have been fighting proposals for a Biomass plant. This is an exercise in money-making masquerading as carbon-cutting. It is clear that the plant will take years…
How the left has lost (part 1)
It's 2008. RBS has collapsed. Fred the Shred has fled The City: he's forced into hiding in Highland Perthshire. The public, press and politicians spit about 'spivs' and bawl about…
Welcoming a Better Nation
James "Two Doctors" Mackenzie, Jeff "SNP Tactical Voting" Breslin and Malcolm "Malc in the Burgh" Harvey are well known faces in Scottish blogging. And now, they have launched a collaborative…