I voted leave, now I’m taking on Brexit lawbreakers
The people writing the rule books that protect our democracy are only belatedly getting to grips with a new reality of technology that enables rule breaking.
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.
Green peer: Theresa May deserves credit for sticking it to the climate change deniers
In a cunning trick, Theresa May has locked her Tory successor into doing something about climate change.
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: 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.