The LFF Debate: “What’s the point in leading a party if you give a free vote on Heathrow?”
Heathrow expansion is the one big project where Labour could combine with rebellious Tories to show they take climate change seriously, says Jenny Jones.
Jenny Jones
Jenny Jones is a Green Party life peer. She was a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority and has taken up civil liberties matters into the Upper House. She can be found tweeting here.
North or South, the Tories are destroying our public transport
The government is failing northerners on public transport, but southerners are no less doomed. Jenny Jones writes.
Lords have just inflicted another defeat on the government – and stood up for our environment
Baroness Jenny Jones reports from the Lords on the Tories’ 15th defeat – and argues we need an environmental regulator after Brexit that has real teeth.
Government must restore credibility of spy cops inquiry
We are three years into a public inquiry into undercover policing and arguments are still ongoing about which officers can remain anonymous.
Jenny Jones: the government may be about to lose this debate on animal sentience in the Lords
I am putting forward the same amendment in the Lords as Caroline Lucas MP did in the Commons, that would officially say the UK recognises animal sentience.
Parliament is crumbling – in more ways than one. Here’s how to fix it
As Lords vote on restoring Parliament, Green Peer Jenny Jones argues it needs rebuilding from the basement up.
Boris Johnson is lining up his ‘hug a husky’ moment. Don’t be fooled on his green credentials
Like May and Gove, Johnson is limbering up for a green rebrand – here’s his actual record.
Three priorities for the new home secretary post-Manchester
Government must take practical steps to stop this happening again
The Government’s answer to air pollution crisis: blame everyone else
The government has been pushed into a corner because of the robust stance of the UK courts and the determined actions of Client Earth to give us cleaner air. According to the Daily Telegraph, the consultation paper on protecting public … Continued
Circus wild animal ban U-turn is another broken Tory promise
Bills have been blocked 12 times since 2015