01 May 2008 - The South East’s Green MEP Dr Caroline Lucas has been shortlisted in the Observer newspaper’s Ethical Awards as this year’s top ‘Ethical Politician’, it was announced today.

Dr Lucas, one of the Greens’ leading public figures and a long time campaigner on the environment and social justice in the European Parliament, won the title last year against David Cameron and Gordon Brown, and is delighted to have been voted onto the shortlist for a second time.

She commented: “It is an honour to have my work recognised by Observer readers in this way for a second year running. It is crucial that the Green voice is heard at all levels of political debate, and I believe that Greens are making a real difference through our policies to tackle climate change, protect public services and safeguard civil liberties.

“I am proud to be part of a political organisation with strong principles, which is driven by a determination to bring progressive, people-centred politics into the mainstream.”

The other candidates on the Observer’s ‘Ethical Politician’ shortlist are Ken Livingstone and David Cameron. For more information, please visit http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/ethicalliving/story/0,,2275993,00.html.

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