Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas@respublicae.eu

RT by @CarolineLucas: The Government has just published a report demanding draconian new anti-protest powers, specifically to protect defence and energy companies, while failing to mention its author's role as a paid lobbyist for... arms and fossil fuel industry groups

https://bylinetimes.com/2024/05/21/sunaks-anti-extremism-adviser-demands-protest-bans-to-protect-defence-and-energy-firms-while-working-as-lobbyist-for-arms-and-fossil-fuel-industry-groups/

[2024-05-21 13:09 UTC]

RT by @CarolineLucas: Caroline Lucas raises a point of order about the Government's publication of a report demanding draconian new anti-protest laws to protect the defence and fossil fuel industry, while failing to mention its authors ties to those industries https://bylinetimes.com/2024/05/21/sunaks-anti-extremism-adviser-demands-protest-bans-to-protect-defence-and-energy-firms-while-working-as-lobbyist-for-arms-and-fossil-fuel-industry-groups/

[2024-05-21 13:58 UTC]

I pay tribute to all those who fought for justice on
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23InfectedBlood
for so long & welcome Govt finally accepting urgency of compensation. But there will be an accountability gap without an independent body to monitor & oversee implementation of report's recommendations

[2024-05-21 14:04 UTC]

The Govt's climate plan has been ruled unlawful - twice. So I asked if they'd finally do better & stop relying on magic technofixes. Apparently my q wasn't "credible" as the UK is already doing great. Was High Court ruling also not credible? Or
https://nitter.privacydev.net/theCCCuk
saying we're off track?

[2024-05-21 11:20 UTC]

The ICC has applied for warrants to arrest both the leaders of Hamas and Israel for war crimes. What more will it take for the UK Govt to end our complicity, act on the evidence and immediately revoke all licenses for arms exports to Israel?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ggpe3qj6wo

[2024-05-20 13:29 UTC]

A real treat to share the stage at
https://nitter.privacydev.net/CharlestonTrust
today with the fab
https://nitter.privacydev.net/billybragg
&
https://nitter.privacydev.net/zakiasewell
to talk about progressive patriotism, the urgent need for better stories than British exceptionalism & imperialism nostalgia, & the search for
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23AnotherEngland

[2024-05-18 22:07 UTC]

RT by @CarolineLucas: Thank you, @CarolineLucas, for nominating With The End In Mind as a 'Book for a better world.' There are some wonderful books nominated by writers, thinkers & creatives, so it's a delightful honour to be in that company.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/18/books-for-a-better-world-as-chosen-by-lenny-henry-geri-halliwell-horner-andrew-ohagan-and-others?CMP=share_btn_url

[2024-05-18 13:45 UTC]

Inspiring to see such a range of texts chosen as Books for a Better World. My choice *With the End in Mind* by the amazing ⁦
https://nitter.privacydev.net/drkathrynmannix
⁩ - a book about dying that’s one of the most life-affirming you could ever hope to read ⁦
https://nitter.privacydev.net/hayfestival
⁩
https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/18/books-for-a-better-world-as-chosen-by-lenny-henry-geri-halliwell-horner-andrew-ohagan-and-others?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[2024-05-18 09:46 UTC]

RT by @CarolineLucas: Events for #IDAHOBIT are always a mix of joyous celebration and serious discussion of the harm homophobia, biphobia and transphobia cause to us all in society. At the @LedwardCentre in Brighton today, the sunshine was brought by @rainbowchorus 💕🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💚

[2024-05-17 20:41 UTC]

RT by @CarolineLucas: Watching @rainbowchorus rehearse before Brighton’s #IDAHOBIT event and I am just so grateful to live in a place with a strong and vibrant queer community. You can feel the sense of safety and acceptance it generates to have a critical mass of queer people in one place!

[2024-05-17 17:22 UTC]

RT by @CarolineLucas: Great to meet up with some of the @G_hollingdean team and @CarolineLucas today to talk about their efforts to protect their area from the Council’s wrongheaded new glyphosate herbicide programme. And to visit the community orchard to play around among the trees and pond!

[2024-05-17 20:22 UTC]

RT by @CarolineLucas: We stand shoulder to shoulder with the LGBTQIA+ community on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia 💚

[2024-05-17 10:04 UTC]

The messages I get from constituents affected by dementia are incredibly moving so I'm pleased to support
https://nitter.privacydev.net/DementiaUK
bid to put dementia on the agenda at the next election and transform dementia care for everyone.
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23PutDementiaOnTheAgenda

[2024-05-16 14:03 UTC]

On
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23BetterBusinessDay
I'm pleased to have co-signed this letter and that
https://nitter.privacydev.net/TheGreenParty
is committed to supporting a
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23BetterBusinessAct
next Parliament so that companies put people and planet before profit to accelerate action to address the climate and nature emergencies.

[2024-05-16 13:24 UTC]

RT by @CarolineLucas: morbidly funny how the first of starmer's new pledges contrasts with the first of his old pledge card, the new third directly contradicts the old sixth, can also make a case for the new fifth versus the spirit of the old 4, 8 and 9

[2024-05-16 08:48 UTC]

RT by @CarolineLucas: The ICJ is considering the South African application that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza again tomorrow. These are some of the binding provisional measures that the ICJ told Israel it must implement. I'm not going to get ahead of the court, but I think it's pretty clear that Israel has not abided by these measures (para 80 for instance). Israel may ignore any ruling, but the international and legal consequences, including for Israel's allies who are also bound by the Genocide Convention, may be far reaching. We'll see.

[2024-05-15 11:15 UTC]

Today at
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23pmqs
Sunak claimed the UK government is doing everything it can to support people in Gaza. How does he dare even make that claim, in the same breath he refuses to suspend arms to Israel?
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23StopArmingIsrael
https://nitter.privacydev.net/amnesty

[2024-05-15 16:35 UTC]

Glad to secure this debate on biodiversity loss today, at a time when nature in the UK is under assault from every angle & we are not on track to meet our targets. This Government – and the next one – must act fast to address this crisis. 🧵

[2024-05-15 14:26 UTC]

What a roaring success the privatisation of water has been. One of the richest countries in the world and we can't swim in our water or even drink it without getting sick? This can't go on. What will it take for this Government to act?
https://news.sky.com/story/warning-to-boil-drinking-water-in-devon-area-after-22-cases-of-diarrhoea-disease-confirmed-13136216

[2024-05-15 14:21 UTC]

Looks like JCB lied and kept trading with Russia after all. How can the Tories possibly think it's ok to accept donations from them? It's blood money pure and simple - and Sunak must do the right thing & give it back.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/15/jcb-built-supplied-equipment-to-russia-months-after-saying-exports-stopped

[2024-05-15 12:13 UTC]