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New leader calls for New Deal |
 Article Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 |
New Green Party Leader, Caroline Lucas, took to the stage today for her first speech to the party's annual conference to call for a windfall tax on energy profits to kickstart a "Green New Deal" to help people deal with the credit crunch and rising fuel prices.
Dr Lucas, who became the Greens' first ever leader in a landslide result announced on the first day of the conference, yesterday, began the calls for a windfall tax months ago; more recently, MPs, anti-poverty campaigners and environmentalists have joined the campaign.
The "Green New Deal" report, authored by a panel including Dr Lucas, Co-director of Finance For The Future Colin Hines, SolarCentury boss Jeremy Leggett, Guardian Economic Editor Larry Elliot, and former Friends of the Earth chief Tony Juniper, calls for public investment in green-collar jobs in areas including renewable energy. Lucas also backed a programme of free insulation for every home in Britian to create jobs, cut fuel poverty and reduce carbon emissions.
"Just three companies – BP, Centrica, and Shell – together made £1000 profit every second over the first 6 months of this year.
"These corporations are robbing from the poor to give to the rich and they know it. And it's about time they learned that in a progressive democracy, there is no place for robber barons." ....
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Sun Sep 07, 2008
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Caroline Lucas is first Green Party Leader |
Caroline Lucas has won the Green Party's first ever leadership election.
Lucas defeated her rival for the leadership, Ashley Gunstock, by a margin of 2559 votes to 210 - 90%.
Lucas, who is the party's candidate for the target constituency of Brighton Pavillion, said:
"I am deeply honoured to have been electedas the first leader of the Green Party.
"I am also delighted to have Adrian Ramsay elected alongside me as our party's first Deputy. His work for the past ten years in Norwich, transforming an inactive party into the largest group of Green councillors in Britain is truly inspirational."Britain needs Green leadership now. None of the other parties has the vision or the courage to tackle the real challenges we face today -the acc .... |
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Fri Aug 29, 2008
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Govt to blame for poor image of pollution taxes |
Revenue should be used strategically to save people money.
The Green Party has dismissed claims by the Taxpayers' Alliance that the UK is paying too much in resource and pollution taxes, and has slammed the government for failing to use tax revenue strategically to save people money on fuel and bills.
Green Party Principal Speaker, Caroline Lucas MEP, said:
"Tax should be about trying to change behaviour and not just about abstract revenue raising. And taxes on activities that use fuel and resources are onl .... |
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Wed Aug 20, 2008
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MEP demands freedom for Mongolian detainees |
Principal Speaker demands an end to the detention of Mongolian Green Movement leader, Ms Saruul Agvaandorj.
Green Party Principal Speaker, Caroline Lucas MEP, has joined Greens around the world in demanding the release from detention of Mongolian Green Movement leader, Ms Saruul Agvaandorj.
Along with other organisers, the Mongolian Green leader was arrested during a peaceful .... |
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Fri Aug 15, 2008
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Justice for ethnic minority lawyers |
Green councillor calls for action on report showing regulation authority bias against lawyers from ethnic minorities
Green Councillor Maya de Souza, today raised concerns at the conclusions of a report showing the disproportionate targeting of black and asian lawyers by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority.
Councillor de Souza has represented Highgate ward in Camden since 2006 .... |
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Fri Aug 08, 2008
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Kingsnorth: end to aggressive policing demanded |
Green MEP joins MPs to call for action from Climate Camp police commander.
In light of events at this week's Climate Camp in Kingsnorth, Green MEP and Principal Speaker, Caroline Lucas, has joined with Norman Baker, Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, and Colin Challen, Labour MP for Morley and Rothwell, to write a letter to the Gold Commander of Kent Police.
Dr Lucas MEP is also .... |
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Mon Aug 04, 2008
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Caroline Lucas joins Climate Camp 2008 |
Green MEP and Principal Speaker will join activists at Kingsnorth to call for leadership on climate change.
Green Principal Speaker, Dr Caroline Lucas will be joining protesters at Climate Camp 2008 this weekend at Kingsnorth in Kent to rally against the Government's continued commitment to unsustainable fossil fuels and its failure to adapt to tough environmental and economic .... |
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Mon Aug 04, 2008
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Nuclear deal will be back on the table |
Caroline Lucas warns that the failed sell-off of British Energy will not spell the end of Brown's nuclear ambitions.
Caroline Lucas MEP, the Green Party's Principal Speaker, warned today that the collapse of a deal to sell British Energy to EDF will not mean plans for new nuclear power stations will fall off the government's agenda.
Caroline said:
"Th .... |
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Fri Aug 01, 2008
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Anti-filesharing deal 'will hit vulnerable' |
Greens warn deal between music industry and internet providers will remove net access from vulnerable people.
The Green Party is warning that the agreement reached this week between the recording industry and six internet service providers (ISPs) is not in the best interests of musicians or music fans, and could have a serious impact on net access for vulnerable people.
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Sun Jul 27, 2008
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Greens support public sector strike |
Greens call on public sector unions to work together to defeat pay cuts.
Derek Wall, the Green Party's Male Principal Speaker, has called for trade unions to put increased pressure on the Government and public sector employers by uniting to carry out strike action, in opposition to attempts to impose pay cuts.
Last week over 500,000 local government workers across th .... |
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Sun Jul 27, 2008
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UK needs a 'Green New Deal |
Expert group, including Green MEP, puts forward plan to tackle 'triple crunch' of credit, oil price and climate crises
75 years after President Roosevelt launched a New Deal to rescue the US from financial crisis, a new group of experts in finance, energy and the environment, including Green Party MEP Caroline Lucas, have come together to propose a 'Green New Deal' for the UK.< .... |
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Tue Jul 22, 2008
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All London workers deserve a living wage |
Greens in London support fair wages for tube cleaners.
On the eve of a strike by the RMT in support of efforts to secure a living wage for London underground cleaners, Darren Johnson, Green Party London Assembly Member, has called on London's Mayor to lobby Tubelines, the employer, to follow Transport for London's lead and pay cleaners of its section of the network at least £7.45 an ho .... |
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Thu Jul 17, 2008
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'Green Councillors join Unison town hall pickets |
Councillors are picketing Brighton Town Hall alongside Unison members
Green Councillors in Brighton have joined Unison members on the picket line outside the Town Hall, while Greens across the country are supporting other strike actions.
Brighton Councillor Ben Duncan was the only politician to address yesterday's Unison rally in Brighton, and is joining strikers on the picke .... |
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