Ellie Harrison

  • About
  • Work
  • Search

Bring Back British Rail

  • 2015 Media

    Let a Public Train take the Strain

    8 Aug 2015
    The Guardian (p.33)

  • 2015 Newsletter

    High Street Casualties: The Exhibition (and other news)

    28 Apr 2015

  • 2015 Media

    After the Data Confessional: Interview with Ellie Harrison

    24 Feb 2015
    AVANT

  • 2015 Media

    RT News at Six

    5 Jan 2015
    RT UK

  • 2015 Media

    Jonathan Lampon Show Debate

    5 Jan 2015
    BBC Radio Leicester

  • 2014 Media

    Interview: Ellie Harrison

    3 Oct 2014
    Generation

  • 2014 Media

    Protesters nationwide demand end to rocketing rail fares

    20 Aug 2014
    Morning Star (p.2-3)

  • 2014 Media

    Day of Action for our Railways

    15 Aug 2014
    UK Uncut

  • 2014 Media

    Interview with Ellie Harrison

    18 Jul 2014
    Voice of Russia UK Radio

  • 2014 Lecture

    Some People Think Iโ€™m Bonkers

    18 Jun 2014
    LIFT, The Yard Theatre, London

  • 2014 Political Campaigns, Writing

    Power For The People!

    In this comment piece for The Ecologist, Harrison details how her concerns about climate change led her to start campaigning for the public ownership of our essential services and infrastructure with Bring Back British Rail and Power For The People. (Word count: 766)

  • 2014 Media

    Going Underground

    6 Jan 2014
    RT UK

  • 2013 Writing

    Work-a-thon for the Self-Employed

    Harrison identifies how she gradually became more politicised as a result of her growing awareness of her own labour conditions and ‘self-exploitation‘ within the post-Fordist world of work. An edited version of this text was published in the ‘Activism‘ chapter of Playing For Time (p.205-206) in 2015. (Word count: 711)

  • 2013 Media

    Swaying Railway

    17 Sep 2013
    KBS News (South Korea)

  • 2013 Lecture

    The Future of Our Railways

    14 Sep 2013
    Green Party Conference, Brighton

  • 2013 Writing

    Counter-Hegemonic Propaganda Machine

    A manifesto of sorts outlining Harrison’s values and strategies for approaching life and art-making. Written in 2012 in response to a provocation by psychologist Tim Kasser for The Art of Life (p.19-21) published by Mission Models Money & Common Cause. (Word count: 1,229)

  • 2013 Lecture

    Lost Lines

    1 Aug 2013
    Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

  • 2013 Newsletter

    Bring Back British Rail / 21 Revolutions (Edinburgh Art Festival)

    30 Jul 2013

  • 2012 Media

    Notes towards Becoming a Good Citizen

    16 Dec 2012
    New Escapologist (Issue 8 p.17-21)

  • 2012 Media

    The Hour of Power

    9 Dec 2012
    Resonance FM

  • 2012 Publication

    The New Home Front II

    8 Sep 2012
    Green Party of England & Wales (p.41-42)

  • 2012 Political Campaigns, Writing

    Bring Back British Rail

    As founder of the Bring Back British Rail campaign, Harrison was invited to write about the public ownership of our railways for the Green Party of England & Wales’s The New Home Front II (p.41-42) in 2012, which looks to the post-war period for lessons on how to tackle climate change now. (Word count: 709)

  • 2012 Media

    Shelagh Fogarty Show Debate

    15 Aug 2012
    BBC Radio 5 Live

  • 2012 Media

    British Transportation Systems in Turmoil

    15 Aug 2012
    Double Standards, Press TV

← Older Newer →

News

Ellie Harrison is an artist & activist based in Glasgow (UK). In 2023 she won the Stephen Fry Public Engagement Award for her ‘Bus Regulation: The Musical’ Trilogy in Greater Manchester, Strathclyde & Merseyside (2019 โ€“ 2023).
In 2021 the Second Edition of Harrison’s book The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint was launched at the UN Habitat’s Innovate4Cities conference to mark the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, and chosen by the Ecologist for the Resurgence Book Club. Her Early Warning Signs were also exhibited at Glasgow’s Mitchell Library during COP26 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the project.
Harrison’s Vending Machine continues to feature in the ๐Ÿ˜น LMAO exhibition exploring humour in data visualisation at the Open Data Institute in London.

Cover for Ellie Harrison
Page likes: 2,995
Ellie Harrison(opens in a new tab)

Ellie Harrison

(opens in a new tab)

Artist, activist & author of 'The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint' ๐Ÿ“š

Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons

Another massive win for our campaign today! ๐Ÿฅณ Slowly but surely we will get all Scotland's buses back in public control ๐ŸšŒ โœŠ @followers ...

1 week ago
View on Facebook (opens in a new tab)

2 CommentsComment on Facebook

Video thumbnail

Today marks 40 years since โ€˜D-Dayโ€™ โ€“ the day that Margaret Thatcherโ€™s ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป was implemented everywhere across England, Scotland & Wales, except London ๐Ÿš Iโ€™ve devoted the last 10 years of my life fighting to undo the damage that this policy caused. On Saturday, I was proud to be part of this special online event to mark the occasion ๐Ÿ‘ You can watch the recording here ๐Ÿ‘‡ @followers
...

3 weeks ago
View on Facebook (opens in a new tab)

0 CommentsComment on Facebook

Video thumbnail

This is Massive! ๐Ÿ“ข Did you hear First Minster John Swinney announce that all buses in Scotland will be brought back into public control by 2031? ๐Ÿš๐Ÿฅณ After 10 years' campaigning with Get Glasgow Moving and Better Buses for Strathclyde, it's just amazing to see The Scottish Government finally starting to listen! Hear my reaction in this special podcast for The National Newspaper ๐Ÿ‘‡ @followers ...

4 weeks ago
View on Facebook (opens in a new tab)

3 CommentsComment on Facebook

This weekend Wasps Artists' Studios - Hanson Street, Glasgow is celebrating its 25th anniversary! ๐Ÿฅณ Iโ€™ve been based here for sixteen of those years, since 2010. On ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐—ฎ๐—บ-๐Ÿฐ๐—ฝ๐—บ Iโ€™m opening my studio to visitors as part of the buildingโ€™s special anniversary open studios event: waspsstudios.org.uk/news/hanson-street-studios-celebrates-25th-anniversary-this-october/ Please come down and say hello! @followers ...

1 month ago
View on Facebook (opens in a new tab)

0 CommentsComment on Facebook

Image attachment
Image attachment
Image attachment
Image attachment
Image attachment

On Thursday night we launched the Get Glasgow Moving public transport campaignโ€™s 10th Anniversary Exhibition at The New Glasgow Society ๐Ÿ™Œ Itโ€™s only on until Weds 23rd Sept, so please make sure you visit! ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Open every day until Weds 23rd September, 12noon-5pm
๐Ÿ“ 1307 Argyle Street, G3 8TL

Itโ€™s been a total labour of love to bring this exhibition together โ€“ four daysโ€™ solid to install and a whole summer spent sorting through the archives and organising more than 240 photographs, sixty press cuttings, fifty films, alongside many old placards, banners and leaflets to the tell the story of our campaign over the last decade ๐Ÿš ๐Ÿš‡ ๐Ÿš†

If you donโ€™t know much about Get Glasgow Moving or just want to find out how Iโ€™ve been spending a massive chunk of my time over the last 10 years as the campaignโ€™s co-founder and chairperson โ€“ then please make sure you come along!

Iโ€™ll be invigilating from Monday โ€“ Weds, so come and say hi ๐Ÿ˜Š

We are also selling our popular campaign t-shirts, designed by yours truly, for just ยฃ10 โ€“ so don't miss your chance to get one ๐Ÿ‘•

And thanks, as always, to Neil Scott for the wonderful photos!

Presented as part of Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2026

#GlasgowDoorsOpenDaysFestival #GlasgowGoesOut #CulturalHeritage #GlasgowEvents #GDODF26 @followers
...

2 months ago
View on Facebook (opens in a new tab)

1 CommentsComment on Facebook

Opening this Thursday! ๐Ÿ“ข Please don't miss this special exhibition I've curated to celebrate the Get Glasgow Moving campaign's 10th Anniversary ๐Ÿฅณ I've been working on it all summer and it's ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜… ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ at The New Glasgow Society as part of Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival #GDODF26 @followers ๐Ÿ™ ...

2 months ago
View on Facebook (opens in a new tab)

0 CommentsComment on Facebook

Image attachment
Image attachment
Image attachment
Image attachment
Image attachment

I was delighted to be back in Liverpool City Region this week for the launch of Merseytravel's new publicly-controlled bus network ๐ŸšŒ๐Ÿฅณ I staged 'Bus Regulation: The Musical' here in 2022 and 2023 as part of the campaign which led to Steve Rotheram's decision to become the 2nd UK city region to roll-out bus franchising, after Greater Manchester. Find out more here: ellieharrison.com/merseyside @followers ...

2 months ago
View on Facebook (opens in a new tab)

5 CommentsComment on Facebook

Play

After 10 years campaigning, it's just brilliant to see The Scottish Government finally taking action to regulate bus fares in Glasgow ๐Ÿ‘ But their ยฃ2 fare cap will do nothing to improve services, create new routes or integrate timetables and tickets with other transport modes ๐Ÿš๐Ÿš‡๐Ÿš† For that we must bring our bus network back into public control. Please support Better Buses for Strathclyde to make it happen โœŠ @followers ...

2 months ago
View on Facebook (opens in a new tab)

2 CommentsComment on Facebook

Commodities

  • 4 Live Broadcasts DVD 4 LIVE Broadcasts DVD £20.00
  • Gold Card Adventures Poster Gold Card Adventures Poster £5.00
  • Channel Swimming Challenge Logbook Channel Swimming Challenge Logbook £3.00
  • Radical Renewable Art + Activism Fund Sticker Radical Renewable Art + Activism Fund Sticker £3.00
  • The Glasgow Effect (First Edition) The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint £10.00 – £12.00Price range: £10.00 through £12.00
  • Part-time Book Part-time Book £10.00
  • Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector Book Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector £10.00
  • Bus Regulation: The Musical T-Shirt Bus Regulation: The Musical T-Shirt £15.00
  • The Quotidian Factor Badge The Quotidian Factor Badge £2.00

Contact

  • Newsletter Archive
  • Website Archive / Credits
  • Blatant Self-Promotion
  • Twitter Boycott
  • Instagram
  • Video Archive
  • Audio Archive / Podcast
  • Publications Archive
  • Events
  • ellie@ellieharrison.com

Small Print

  • Creative Commons Licence
  • Environmental Policy
This website runs on green hosting - verified by thegreenwebfoundation.org
0.5g of CO2/viewWebsite Carbon

Cleaner than 48% of pages tested