UN climate deal on the brink ahead of Durban talks
The UN climate talks, COP17, begin at the end of November. This could be the last chance to save the current international climate deal. The first period of the Kyoto…
Bright Green (not just Scotland)
Exciting times here at Bright Green. First, as you may have noticed, we've got a sexy new re-design courtesy of our very own Gary Dunion. The categories along the top…
Australia v Serbia: a bloody history
My latest piece on the excellent WDM World Cup blog So, here’s a question. Which member of the OECD “rich countries club” allowed slavery until 1969? Here’ s another. In…
Japan v Cameroon: Colonialism’s laboratory
I wrote this piece for the World Development Movement World Cup site - to which the Bright Green team will be contributing throughout the tournament. In 1959 my grandfather was…