Gillard: Australia’s left-winger for the right?

Australia suddenly got a new Prime Minister on the 24th of June, resident Aussie expert Nishma Doshi agreed to write for Bright Green about her first impressions.
It was clear that Dramatic Irony was going to kick Kevin Rudd in the face when he announced on 60 Minutes that Julia Gillard was going to be a [...]

Australia v Serbia: a bloody history

My latest piece on the excellent WDM World Cup blog whoshouldicheerfor.com
So, here’s a question.
Which member of the OECD “rich countries club” allowed slavery until 1969?
Here’ s another. In which genocide in the last 200 years was an entire ethnicity wiped out?
Here’s one you might just know. In which country did it used to [...]

Union News

UCU
We’ll start with my own union, UCU, who’s annual congress happened recently. I couldn’t make it myself but as well as attacking the government’s points based immigration system and backing international solidarity with and a fund for Haiti there was strong opposition to cuts and in defence of jobs and places, and, of course, the [...]

Boycott: the Strongest Political Act we have Against Israel

On Saturday 5th June, somewhere between 3000 and 5000 people gathered in Edinburgh city centre to protest against the actions of the Israeli State.

We were there because we are angry, appalled and disgusted at the way the Israeli State continues to flaunt international law and opinion, not least by boarding the flotilla carrying humanitarian supplies [...]

Demolishing Peace in Palestine…Tent by Tent

This piece is by guest writer Ruth Cape
“We refuse to be enemies” is the sentiment upon which the ‘Tent of Nations’ project in Palestine is built. Painted on a stone which greets every visitor to the Nassar family farm, the phrase encaptures the deep sense of humanity and strong will which emanates from the 100 [...]

What happened in the Med?

As the sun sets on the Middle East, many will be asking this question. And lots of people much more qualified than me will be trying to explain the strategic rational for Israel’s actions.
But, until they do, I must admit that I am baffled.
Normally, I think I understand what the Israeli government is doing. It [...]

Scottish protests against Israeli murder today

I’ve tried to compile a full list, but if I’ve missed any, do let me know:
All of these protests are at 5pm today, Monday 31 May:
Glasgow: George Square
Edinburgh: foot of The Mound
Dundee: City Square
Aberdeen: St Nicholas Centre
Inverness: Town House
Stirling: Foot of King Street
Banff: Low Street
Moffat: 2 Holm Street

How will the coalition react to Israeli murder?

Murdering aid workers and peace activists is nothing new for Israel. That the press have been forced to report this is a product of the nationality of those murdered, and that fact that it all happened on the same day. Normally, like a serial killer, they have the good sense to murder people one at [...]

See the Amnesty ad the FT haven’t the balls to run

Over 2,000 Amnesty International supporters donated to place this advert in the Financial Times, Metro and Evening Standard. Northcliffe House has many a vice but reluctance to accept cash is not one of them – the ad appears in their free papers today. But the FT pulled the ad at the last minute, presumably in [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Labour’s new ad

Yesterday’s debate’s biggest gaffe was undoubtedly David Cameron’s hamfisted ‘Axis of Evil’ speech, citing China (along with Iran) as the reason we need nuclear missiles.
“Are we really happy to say that we’d give up our independent nuclear deterrent when we don’t know what is going to happen with Iran, we can’t be certain of the [...]

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