Baroness Jones: 19 government defeats on Nationality and Borders Bill
The government’s awful response to the plight of Ukrainian refugees highlights everything that is wrong with its Nationality and Borders Bill.
Green party
Greens call for ban on banks holding fossil fuel assets
Party members voted for the policy near-unanimously, which would also see UK pension funds required to remove fossil fuels from their investment portfolios.
Greens back international treaty to end fossil fuel expansion
Members of the Green Party have voted to support a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at their online spring conference.
Tributes for Amelia Womack following announcement she won’t seek re-election as Green Party deputy leader
‘Her commitment to building a better future has been truly inspirational’
Amelia Womack won’t stand for re-election as Green Party deputy leader
Her eight year stint will come to an end in September
Tax ‘dirty profits’ to ease cost of living crisis, Green Party co-leaders say
‘While people freeze in their homes, this government is warm and cosy in bed with dirty energy companies who are making profits from the misery of millions.’
My 5 favourite LFF articles of 2021
Chris Jarvis gives his highlights of Left Foot Forward’s outputs in 2021
COP26: Government must ‘walk the talk’, says climate advisors
Britain is ‘nowhere near’ meeting climate targets, officials warn.
NHS privatisation: Nearly 3 quarters of people are worried for the future of our health service
The new Health and Care Bill would allow private companies to sit on bodies that decide how NHS money is spent
We desperately need to replace the House of Lords with an elected second chamber
‘Replacement of the Lords with an elected second chamber is an essential step towards restoring democracy in this country’.