Well done Caroline. Now time for a progressive majority
There is a time for pointing out that Labour are the party of privatisation and the Lib Dems the party of "savage cuts". But that time has passed. The people…
prediction: Gordon Brown will be the ‘next’ PM
I posted on twitter earlier today that I'm going to make an election prediction. I've been pretty sure about this since the Tories launched their moronic 'I'll cut the deficit,…
A Tory Atlas, juggling human rights…
This is a cross post from our friend over at Lallands Peat Worrier "To protect our freedoms from state encroachment and encourage greater social responsibility, we will replace the Human…
Some (not entirely original) thoughts on immigration.
I have spent the last 2 weekends canvassing council estates. As you find in lots of places, many people, when asked to list their main worries, include "immigration". Immigration is…
Why you should care about Norwich South
So, I'd better 'fes up from the start. I am a Green Party activist. I've been a party member for nearly a decade. It's not surprising that I am writing…
In defence of Stuart MacLennan
I didn't ever expect to be writing this. For my 5 years of Edinburgh student politics, Stuart MacLennan was almost always on the other side. Little surpise our other contemporary…
re-framing the American dream
I was sitting on grubby floor of Edinburgh's student union when Ohio suddenly went blue. There was no big cheer yet, and mostly people just carried on chatting. But I…
Are we seeing the end of coal?
Just a very brief post to say well done to Patrick Harvie for securing a vote in Holyrood against Hunterston coal power station - and to cross-party back-benchers for supporting…
The 5 best bits of Green spring conference.
(Green Party of England and Wales) Spring Conference fun is over, so I thought I'd write my top 5 things from the weekend, for those of you who missed it.…
GPEW Conference Day 2: First a tragedy, then a farce
Lots of policy to talk about on day 2 of the conference, some of which I've mentioned already, some which I haven't. We began with two more emergency motions, both…