Why is Parliamentary time being devoted to Prince Charles’ birthday?
The government are using crucial Lords time for regal sycophancy, writes Green peer 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.
Jenny Jones: We need a civil debate on gender and trans issues
“Shouting slogans at each other about safeguarding women, or trans women’s rights, is not a replacement for a discussion about how we improve conditions for all”
Jenny Jones: Being a teen environmentalist is not a crime
Police forces need to readdress their priorities, when they start inventing anti-fracking extremists to target instead of tackling car theft. Baroness Jones writes.
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.
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.