The Business Holiday Rate Needs To Be Extended
The Business Holiday Rate Needs To Be Extended
Caroline Lucas is calling on Rishi Sunak to ensure jobs, communities and the social value of the high street are protected.
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An economy working for people and planet
An economy working for people and planet
An economist at the University of Cambridge, Prof Sir Partha Dasgupta published a report stating that ‘the word’s worsening biodiversity crisis is linked to a “deep-rooted, widespread institutional failure” to recognise the value of nature’. The report, commissioned by the Treasury in 2019, goes on to say that our...
The transition from fossil fuels to net zero
The transition from fossil fuels to net zero
'This is a clear signal that the transition to net zero is underway and that big oil companies will not play a role in our economy in the future'
Community energy & shared transport with Sian
Community energy & shared transport with Sian
Sian Berry appeared on the podcast Fully Charged Plus to talk about clean energy such as the use of solar panels, and shared transport. Listen to the episode below! Register to attend a live conversation about Sian’s campaign for London Mayor and the difference Greens are making in the city. Find...
Safeguarding our democracy
Safeguarding our democracy
This week, the government decided that volunteers aren’t allowed to deliver leaflets. Implementing a tactic of voter suppression, telling volunteers they can not deliver leaflets but that it’s okay to pay people to deliver those same leaflets, along with constituency gerrymandering and compulsory voter ID, is not a just democracy. The Liberal...
Our 5 tests for the government’s environmental plan
Our 5 tests for the government’s environmental plan
This week Boris Johnson is expected set out his ten point environmental plan. We’ve got five tests for him to meet… If the Prime Minister is serious on climate, he must pass all five of these tests. Nothing less will do. 1) TRANSFORM THE WHOLE ECONOMY Too often, climate...
Lessons About Climate Activism And Its Role In The Time Of Coronavirus
Lessons About Climate Activism And Its Role In The Time Of Coronavirus
By Helena Bennett The awakening of one crisis doesn’t eradicate the damage that another crisis inflicts upon us. While our reality has been turned upside, the reality of climate change has not. At the start of April, Cyclone Harold hit Pacific Island nations, devastating the lives of inhabitants of...
