Today we have Harry Wells writing from a different point of view, that of a member of staff in a targeted shop. Anyone who has attended an action recently or has views on the efforts of UKUncut, send us an article at younggreensblog@gmail.com. I’ve always been a very vocal supporter of direct action; no matter [...]
Archive for May, 2011
UKUncut Protests – A Shop Floor View
Posted in Uncategorized on May 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
UKUncut Actions – A Protester’s View
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ukuncut, young greens on May 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Sam Coates, Young Greens male co-chair, writes for us about his experience of Saturday’s UKUncut action in Cardiff. Anyone else who was at an action at the weekend, or who has thoughts on the subject, is welcome to email a short piece to younggreensblog@gmail.com. I went to my first UKUncut action in Cardiff this Saturday. [...]
The Problem with Abstinence
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ash Haynes blogging today on why we should be wary of moving towards abstinence as a principle of sex education and the importance of a balanced approach. The recent appointment of an anti-abortion and abstinence-favouring pressure group, Life, to the government’s sexual health forum is something I find very concerning. The anti-abortion nature of the [...]
The Bottom of the Pile
Posted in Uncategorized on May 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Matthew Butcher writing on why pay inequality matters, and why we should be focusing on those at the bottom as well as at the top. A report by the High Pay Commission, launched today, suggests that the gap between Britain’s rich and everyone else is set to widen over the next twenty years. With the [...]
Opposing NHS Reform
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged andrew lansley, nhs reforms, young greens on May 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Harry Wells writes for us today on why the Left should oppose the NHS reforms. Now seems like a good time to point and laugh at Andrew Lansley’s ‘reforms’ for the NHS; they’ve essentially come to a standstill in the face of public backlash and concern from the medical profession. It would be unfortunate, however, [...]
Settle The Question Right
Posted in Uncategorized on May 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Elliot Folan, an electoral reform campaigner and a Young Green, gives us his thoughts on the result of the AV referendum last week. On May 5th, 2011, Britain’s voters rejected the Alternative Vote. In an atmosphere of negative campaigning, with lies, propaganda and myths thrown about by both sides in the referendum, it’s hardly surprising [...]
Batteries Not Included – Chickens!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A post today on something non-election – chickens! Rob Pell from Norwich tells us why he thinks chicken keeping is a brilliant idea. Picture this, if you will. It is early on a Friday evening in a village just south of Norwich. The A47 bypass is a low murmur in the distance. The throaty bass [...]
Local Election Results
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A congratulations to all for the results of the local and Welsh elections yesterday. The Greens have had a fantastic result gaining 14 new councillors. We now have 130 across England, up from 116. Additionally Brighton Greens gained control of the council, an amazing achievement. In the Welsh Assembly elections we sadly didn’t gain a [...]
Why I’m Voting Green VI
Posted in Why I'm Voting Green, tagged votegreen5thmay, young greens on May 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This post is by Kieran Anderson from Norwich, about why he’s voting Green in tomorrow’s local elections. After May 6th, we will be accepting submissions on this blog on all topics. If you have a topic you’d love to write about or if you’d like to be put on our bloggers list, drop us an [...]
