Archive for 2009
Dr Caroline Lucas, Green MEP for Milton Keynes and the leader of the Green Party, will be in Wolverton tomorrow [...]
Is War A Game?
Friday, May 8th, 2009 |
Today, May 8th, sees the Ministry of Defence launch a range of armed forces action figures in an attempt to [...]
Green Euro-MP Welcomes ‘Groundbreaking’ EU Parliament Vote For Ban On Seal Trade
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 | Press Release
5 May 2009 - An overwhelming majority of Euro-MPs voted in favour of a ban on the commercial trade of [...]
Samantha Orabator
Friday, May 1st, 2009 |
20 year old British citizen Samantha Orabator is being held in prison in Laos for allegedly possessing heroin. Her trial [...]
Green Anger As ‘Shambolic And Incoherent Government Policy’ Spells Closure For England’s Only Wind Turbine Factory
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 | Press Release
29 April 2009 - 700 job losses at Isle of Wight plant; Green MEP and party leader Caroline Lucas demands [...]
Comment is free - Guardian: Swine flu: is intensive pig farming to blame? 28 April 2009
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 | Article
Finger pointing towards intensive farming is spreading like the H1N1 virus itself; it’s time for an urgent inquiry to find [...]
Willie Corduff
Sunday, April 26th, 2009 |
Despite a massive campaign from local people and the international community, Shell is forging ahead with plans for a gas [...]
World Day for Laboratory Animals
Saturday, April 25th, 2009 | Speech
Watch Caroline’s speech at this event to raise awareness of the plight of animals kept in laboratories.
Euro-Parliament Backs Green Calls For Action On ‘Unchecked’ Nanomaterials
Friday, April 24th, 2009 | Press Release
24 April 2009 - The European Parliament adopted a Green report in plenary today which calls for tougher regulation on [...]
UK ‘Failing Miserably’ To Clean Up Act On Air Quality Targets, Says Green Euro-MP
Friday, April 24th, 2009 | Press Release
24 April 2009 - South East Euro-MP and Green Party Leader Caroline Lucas has demanded that Government ministers step up [...]
EU Parliament Dances To The Tune Of Major Record Labels On Copyright
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 | Press Release
23 April 2009 - The European Parliament today voted (1) to extend music copyright from 50 to 70 years. While [...]
Green MEP Joins Forces With Music Legend To Protest ‘Corporate Bully’ Copyright Proposals In Euro-Parliament
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 | Press Release
22 April 2009 - Green Euro-MP Caroline Lucas took to the platform today alongside legendary musician and activist Billy Bragg at [...]
Green Success In EU Fight Against Illegal Deforestation As Parliament Backs Lucas Report
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 | Press Release
22 April 2009 - Conservatives fail to support Green MEP’s call for outright ban on import and sale of illegally [...]
The troops might be home but we still have responsibilities in Iraq
Thursday, April 16th, 2009 |
Protesters gathered today outside the Home Office to draw attention to the discrimination and oppression still faced by the lesbian, [...]
Correspondence about Nuclear Weapons
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 | Correspondence
Letter to President Obama about plans for a US military radar base on EU soil 2009
Letter to the Ministry of [...]
Making Tracks - Spring 2009
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 | Report
Making Tracks
Because nature doesn’t do bail outs!
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 |
Looking at the images from this morning newspapers, you would be forgiven for thinking that most of yesterday’s protests against [...]
South East Green Euro-MP Welcomes ‘Long Overdue’ National Park Status For South Downs
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 | Press Release
31 March 2009 - Responding to today’s announcement by Defra that the South Downs area is to be given national [...]
Correspondence about Farming Policy
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 | Correspondence
Letter to DEFRA about not passing on the costs of pollution prevention measures to farmers 2009
Response
Letter to the European Commission [...]
Green Euro-MP Urges End To ‘Appalling’ State Harassment Of ‘Mr U’
Monday, March 30th, 2009 | Press Release
30 March 2009 - Euro-MP and Green Party Leader Caroline Lucas has today called on the Home Secretary to end [...]
Pledging to promote equality
Monday, March 30th, 2009 |
Today is signed up to the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association’s (ILGA) pledge to continue to help [...]
EU Free Trade Agreements Neglect Development And Tax Haven Concerns, Says Green Euro-MP
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 | Press Release
25 March 2009 - Today the European Parliament adopted (1) several reports on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) – free trade deals between [...]
Lucas: ‘A Fine Speech But Gordon Brown Is Still In Denial’
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 | Press Release
24 March 2009 - Today, in advance of the G20 Summit on 2 April, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown addressed [...]
Correspondence about Healthcare
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 | Correspondence
Letter to the European Commission about the availability of incandesent light bulbs for medical purposes 2009
Response
Letter to the European Commission [...]
Legislation On Cosmetics Set To Get Tougher As Greens Secure Safeguards Against Nanomaterials
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 | Press Release
24 March 2009 - A Green initiative in the European Parliament has led to a revision of EU cosmetics legislation [...]
Correspondence about the Welfare of Seals
Thursday, March 19th, 2009 | Correspondence
Letter to the Russian embassy about the annual seal slaughter 2009
Response
Letter to DEFRA about a loophole in the proposed EU [...]
Stop the War - Gaza
Friday, March 13th, 2009 | Speech
Speech given at a public meeting in Brighton, March 2009
END OF TERM REPORT, Caroline Lucas and Jean Lambert
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 | Report
Caroline and her fellow Green MEP Jean Lambert have produced a report detailing their work and achievements in the European [...]
Green MEP ‘Disappointed’ By Euro-Parliament Vote To ‘Let Polluting Industries Off The Hook’ On Air Quality
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 | Press Release
10 March 2009 - The European Parliament today voted to revise EU legislation on industrial emissions - Integrated Pollution Prevention [...]
Isle Of Wight’s Green MEP In Ryde To Raise Awareness Of Link Between Women’s Health And Environment
Thursday, March 5th, 2009 | Press Release
05 March 2009 - Women’s health must be better protected from environmental factors such as chemicals and pesticides, Euro-MP and [...]






