Calling time on ‘two seat’ rule
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 |
With the new parliamentary term in Brussels already in full swing, I was joined yesterday by Swedish Green MEP Carl Schlyter for an action [...]
Archive for 2008
sleeping rough in Kent
Monday, September 1st, 2008 |
I want to use my blog today to highlight an event taking place in Canterbury on October 17th. Students from [...]
27,000 secret prisoners
Friday, August 29th, 2008 |
I met today with a representative of Reprieve, an organisation carrying out incredibly valuable legal and campaign work connected to [...]
Back to work…
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 |
I managed to escape phone and email for a short time over the summer recess but am now drowning in [...]
MEP And MPs Issue Letter To Gold Commander Of Kent Police, As Attacks On Right To Protest Continue At Kingsnorth Climate Camp
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 | Press Release
07 August 2008 - In light of events at this week’s Climate Camp in Kingsnorth, Green MEP for the South [...]
Comment is free - Guardian: Dirty tactics to defend a dirty industry, 05 August 2008
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 | Article
Aggressive policing at this year’s climate camp in Kingsnorth has exposed the UK authorities’ contempt for peaceful protest
More on Kingsnorth Climate Camp
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 |
The straw bale I sat on whilst giving my speech was very comfortable.The audience were friendly, diverse and keen to [...]
Climate camp
Monday, August 4th, 2008 |
Yesterday and today have been dominated by efforts to place pressure on Medway police to keep a sense of proportion [...]
Bursting at the seams
Friday, August 1st, 2008 |
Despite endless mentions of sustainability, air quality and environmental protection, residents of the South East are far from confident that [...]
Green MEP To Urge Overhaul Of Economic And Environmental Policy At Kingsnorth Climate Camp
Friday, August 1st, 2008 | Press Release
01 August 2008 - South East MEP and Green activist Dr Caroline Lucas will be joining protesters at Climate Camp [...]
Outrage over BAE
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 |
Having just returned from a short family holiday, I was horrified to read today that the House of Lords has rejected an appeal against the Serious Fraud Office [...]
Correspondence about Waste
Monday, July 28th, 2008 | Correspondence
Letter to DEFRA about implementation of the Batteries Directive 2008
Response
Letter to the Commission about the disposal of the contaminated French [...]
Correspondence about the Common Agricultural Policy
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 | Correspondence
Letter to the European Commission about a pan-European response to the bee health crisis 2008
Response
Letter to DEFRA about funding for [...]
Correspondence about West Papua
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 | Correspondence
Letter to the British Foreign Office ahead of talks with the Indonesian President 2008
Response
Letter from the Free West Papua Campaign [...]
Newhaven Incinerator
Friday, July 18th, 2008 |
The campaign to stop Veolia Ltd building an incinerator at Newhaven continues and I am still questioning whether the waste [...]
Looking after mum
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 |
The Parliament is closed for summer recess now and I’ll shortly be heading off for a much-desired holiday. In the [...]
International Tropical Timber Agreement
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 | Report
Caroline was draftswoman for this report on behalf of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee.
Report
More protest over fuel
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 |
I’ve just finished recording a live interview on BBC Radio 4’s PM programme about the postponement of the 2p fuel [...]
Green Euro-MP Condemns China Vote On Illegal Ivory Trade
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 | Press Release
15 July 2008 - Responding to the news that the UK has today voted in Geneva to allow the People’s [...]
Correspondence about Captive Animals
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 | Correspondence
Letter to the European Commission calling for EU wide legislation banning the keeping of cetaceans in captivity 2008
Response
Letter to DEFRA [...]
Green MEP To Slate E.ON ‘Greenwash’ Sponsorship At Guardian Environment Summit
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 | Press Release
15 July 2008 - Green MEP for the South East Dr Caroline Lucas will use her speaking time at tomorrow’s [...]
South East Green MEP In Talks With European Commissioner Over Heathrow And Air Quality
Monday, July 14th, 2008 | Press Release
14 July 2008 - Green MEP for the South East Caroline Lucas has met with the European Commissioner for the [...]
Making our air cleaner
Monday, July 14th, 2008 |
The photos have just come in from a meeting I attended last week with the European Commissioner for the Environment, [...]
Fingerprinting
Thursday, July 10th, 2008 |
Berlusconi’s atrocious and controversial scheme to conduct a census of Italy’s Roma population based on ethnicity has been widely condemned [...]
Plenary for Palestine
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 |
There’s a plenary debate in the Strasbourg Parliament tomorrow, in which I’ll be addressing fellow MEPs on the issue of [...]
Plenary - Aviation and the Environment
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 | Speech
Including aviation in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme 2008
Reducing the Climate Change Impact of Aviation 2006
Reducing the Climate Change Impact [...]
Greenspeak v green action
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 |
I penned a couple of letters to national newspapers earlier today, drawing attention to the link between the widely reported [...]
Plenary - Palestine
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 | Speech
The Treatment of Palestinian Prisoners by Israel 2008
Situation In Palestine
Written Questions - Animal Diseases
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 | In the Parliament
The use of animal remains in animal feed 2008
Response
FMD Compensation 2003
Response
Resolutions - International Human Rights
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 | In the Parliament
The Death Penalty 2008
Forced Marriage 2002
Nepal 2002
The Situation in Burma 2001
The Political Situation in Burma 2001
The Situation of 438 Afghan [...]
Inching rather than flying forward!
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 |
MEPs today took a small step towards curbing the impact of aviation on our climate, by voting for it to [...]
UK Green MEP: Aviation Emissions Trading Off The Ground - But Still Far To Go
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 | Press Release
08 July 2008 - A vote taking place in the European Parliament today is set to approve the Liese report [...]
From Menwith Hill
Friday, July 4th, 2008 |
On American Independence Day, I am writing from Menwith Hill, home to a vast US weapons base which has been [...]
Green MEP Supports Calls For EU Ban On Seal Products At Brussels Animal Welfare Protest
Friday, July 4th, 2008 | Press Release
4 July 2008 - The South East’s Green MEP Dr Caroline Lucas continued her campaign for a ban on the [...]
