Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas@respublicae.eu

Today's report from
https://nitter.privacydev.net/LordWalney
is neither "independent" (see his interests in oil & gas/arms industry), nor about protecting our democracy. On the contrary, it is an assault on the fundamental democratic right to protest & an alarming step on the path to authoritarianism.

[2024-05-21 13:13 UTC]

R to @CarolineLucas: @friends_earth @ClientEarth @GoodLawProject

[2024-05-21 11:21 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]

Minister sets out horrors in Gaza for hostages & traumatised, displaced population of Palestinian civilians and concerns re a Rafah offensive. Says UK is writing to Israeli Govt about it. A letter? He needs to stop UK complicity & revoke all licenses for arms exports to Israel

[2024-05-20 15:30 UTC]

Deputy Foreign Secretary acknowledges “much more aid is required” for Gaza – what he won’t acknowledge is the UK's shameful failure to follow other global partners to restore funding to UNRWA – the main provider of aid in Gaza.

[2024-05-20 15:29 UTC]

UK, under Truss as Foreign Sec, led the charge to get the ICC to investigate Russia’s war crimes vs Ukraine. But when it comes to the Israeli Govt (also, like Russia, not a signatory), our hypocritical Govt likes to claim the ICC has no authority?

[2024-05-20 15:27 UTC]

Outrageous to hear Foreign Office Minister in House of Commons undermine authority of the International Criminal Court. The ICC has jurisdiction in relation to any alleged crimes committed in Gaza and in the West Bank. All involved must uphold international law.

[2024-05-20 15:26 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]

Today's publication of report into infected blood is a window into the unimaginable suffering of so many people. My heart goes out to all who were failed so badly and those who lost their lives. Justice demands action. Recommendations must be implemented immediately & in full

[2024-05-20 13:01 UTC]

Totally obscene 👇
<p>
https://nitter.privacydev.net/GeorgeMonbiot/status/1791731465341874558#m
</p>

[2024-05-19 14:05 UTC]

Good on the Archbishop of Canterbury saying what needs to be said: the 2 child benefits cap is cruel &amp; immoral, plunging hundreds of thousands of children into poverty. *One quarter* of UK children live below the poverty line. Labour refusal to reverse the policy is shocking

[2024-05-19 12:55 UTC]

Extraordinary that in discussion on Gaza on
https://nitter.privacydev.net/bbclaurak
just now Grant Shapps was asked nothing about restarting funding for UNRWA &amp; nothing about UK Govt continuing to grant licenses for arms exports to Israel - how can UK complicity in war crimes be so easily ignored?

[2024-05-19 08:40 UTC]

A real treat to share the stage at
https://nitter.privacydev.net/CharlestonTrust
today with the fab
https://nitter.privacydev.net/billybragg
&amp;
https://nitter.privacydev.net/zakiasewell
to talk about progressive patriotism, the urgent need for better stories than British exceptionalism &amp; imperialism nostalgia, &amp; 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 &amp; 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]

https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23Brighton
and
https://nitter.privacydev.net/search?q=%23Hove
has a proud history of promoting kindness and inclusivity. So I'm alarmed at the vile and racist comments Councillor Mohammed Asaduzzaman has received following his appointment as Mayor, and wish him well in his new role
<p>
https://nitter.privacydev.net/BrightonHoveCC/status/1791155490862387456#m
</p>

[2024-05-17 18:16 UTC]

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

[2024-05-17 10:04 UTC]