Feb/10
17:32 4
Two new Scottish blogs
If their blog suddenly exploded (unlikely as it is powered presumably by biodiesel) Scotland’s green movement would lose a decent clutch of its rising stars. Adam Ramsay and Gary Dunion, who were behind the recent No Shock Doctrine for Haiti campaign, have joined up with other Scottish green (Party) troublemakers such as Peter McColl and Maggie Chapman to join the ranks of blogging Edinburgh University alumni. They’re tweeting from @brightgreenscot and their RSS feed is here:
Whether they’ve exhumed his body or are receiving posts through means of séances, it seems that Lanarkshire’s own Keir Hardie has made a return to the political fray at 4wardnotback.blogspot.com. Its aggressive punchy style is exactly what Labour needs in the run up to May 6th. RSS feed is here or tweet Keir up @keirhardieblogs:
Check them out.
Oct/09
21:07 10
What students? Green Party spurn freshers’ fair in key Brighton Pavilion seat
“Labour is old news in Brighton” declared the Green Party poster above, which greeted conference delegates as they arrived by train last week. Unfortunately for Caroline Lucas, this news obviously hadn’t spread to the outskirts of the city and Sussex University.
The 90+ societies represented at the Sussex University freshers’ fair last week boasted a strong complement of political groups including Labour Students, Liberal Youth, Unite Against Fascism, SWP, Stop the War and Model United Nations. The fact that the Green Party couldn’t rustle up a couple of students and a table for a few hours would not be an issue but for the fact that Brighton Pavilion is their number one target seat.
Any election agent worth their salt will tell you about the edge that student activists can give a campaign. Green Party leader and MEP Caroline Lucas represents the best hope for the party’s first MP but the so-called “story of unparalleled Green electoral success” in Brighton is in danger of stalling badly if they can’t be bothered to organise on campus. In a week where Ladbrokes have shortened the Greens’ odds of toppling Labour in Brighton to 13/8 – equal with the Tories – this may say something about the party’s organisation on the ground.
Stalls and freshers fairs recalls an idiom involving p*ss ups and breweries.
