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GENERAL ELECTION REVIEW LOCAL ELECTIONS NEWS Green PARTY THE COALITION GOVERNMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT WHAT IS GREEN POLITICS? Newsletter for Green Party supporters • www. greenparty.org.uk • June 2015 CONTENTS

3 GUEST EDITORIAL: Natalie Bennett GreenActivist Send your comments, contributions, ideas and 4 CAMPAIGNS AND EVENTS enquiries to: [email protected] 5 LOCAL PARTY NEWS: Lancaster’s first Green Mayor Editor 8 ELECTIONS REVIEW: Brighton - the bitter struggle to re-elect Caroline Lucas Peter Barnett Original Design 11 LOCAL ELECTIONS: A nail-biting finish to Cambridge City Council elections Roana Mahmud

13 REVIEW: Green record of the Coalition Government (2010-2015 Proofreading Jennie Rust 15 What is Green Politics? FEATURE: National Website www.greenparty.org.uk 17 GREEN PIONEERS: Who was Petra Kelly? Members Website 18 WHO’S WHO IN THE GREEN PARTY? https://my.greenparty.org.uk SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook Twitter YouTube

END AUSTERITY NOW - NATIONAL DEMO Want to help build the Green Bloc? Register here: Saturday 20 June, 11.30am, London http://www.eventbrite.com/e/build-the-green-bloc- end-austerity-now-demo-tickets-17247155707 @ Just weeks after the General Election the People’s Assembly is organising a major national A message from The People’s Assembly Against GREEN BLOC demonstration to tell the new government: END Austerity: AUSTERITY NOW “June 20th will be an almighty show of strength. Everyone is welcome, and as always, it will be a The Green Party is the biggest national party to family friendly event. The People’s Assembly have reject austerity and expose it as ideological rather secured an accessible route for the march, with than a necessity, let’s all make sure the Green both first aiders and trained stewards supervising presence is really visible on 20 June. and spread throughout the entire demonstration. Assemble from 11:30am on Saturday 20 June Last year we saw 50,000 people from every on Cornhill (Royal Exchange). section of society, young and old, march from the This is right by Bank tube station. BBC to Parliament square. This year, we aim to March to Parliament Square. double those numbers, and with all our voices, send a clear and simple message to the new Green Bloc website: government: End Austerity Now!” http://greenpartybloc.weebly.com/

2 GREEN ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 GUEST EDITORIAL

The results – more than 1.1 million votes, as a model that in some ways we should be quadruple what we’ve previously achieved; seeking to emulate. retaining Brighton Pavilion and going oh- For the coming months I intend to return to so-close in Bristol West, with seconds also out out-of-election period focus on seeking in Sheffield Central, Liverpool Riverside and media attention (particularly on the issues of Manchester Withington; saving 123 deposits the EU referendum, electoral reform, climate (49% of those of South West seats) were change, poverty and immigration), to party historic. We had never previously finished and membership building through local visits second in any seat in a general election – and and public meetings, strengthening links it is worth noting the geographical spread of with NGOs, unions and campaigning groups, those seats. and to supporting the continued institutional Some members and supporters were development of the party. disappointed, having hope that (occasional) I took part (with Amelia Womack) in an Electoral polls in the spring of up to 11% might have Reform Society presentation of petitions on “I must begin by offering heralded a similar or even higher result. But this issue to No 10 Downing Street. That given the first-past-the-post realities that led to my congratulations to all of civil society campaign received cross-party a squeezing of many of our voters off (chiefly) support. This is going to be an important area the candidates, volunteers, to Labour, the negative press attention we of continuing work: the route to achieving received, and the mountain we had to climb in supporters and local parties electoral reform is not obvious, but we are terms of taking a second seat, I think this can likely to be heading into a period of political overall for their conduct reasonably be considered a good-to-excellent instability and it is important this is kept on the result. of a campaign of a scale agenda. and ambition unlike any Personally, I look part in two leader debates, We could be seeing a referendum on our after huge public support for our participation, previously conducted by the membership of the European Union as early as more media than I could possibly list, and visits next May, although we’ll be pushing strongly Green Party. to our focus seats. I received a great deal of to see that the referendum doesn’t occur at volunteer support in the final stages, which was the same time as elections, to avoid confusing invaluable and much appreciated. It is worth looking back to last September, issues. So we’ll also be putting a strong focus when a target of standing in 75% of seats was The overall result of the election, while the on supporting a vote for remaining in the Union, regarded as highly ambitious. Yet we eventually cause of shock and fear, has also generated a while also pushing for reform – and opposing stood in 93% of seats, candidates did an visible mood of determination and engagement the proposed EU-US free trade deal known as outstanding job with very few difficulties and with an upsurge of activism (as marked by a TTIP. incidents, under a level of scrutiny that we’ve 1,000-strong anti-austerity march and rally in And work starts now on the Welsh Assembly, also never seen before. Sheffield at which I spoke) that augers well for London Assembly/Mayoral and council political activity and the growth of campaigning Staff at HQ and around the country, many taken elections next May – doors knocked now, against politics-as-usual. It is important that on late in the campaign, worked extraordinarily leaflets delivered, campaigns run, will be the Green Party supports and cultivates this, hard and showed great dedication and critical to success next year.” commitment. Our social media presence was and is seen as part of it. The SNP result in excellent, and matched that of parties with far this election, building on two years of political Natalie Bennett more funding and resources. engagement and debate leading up to the Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales independence referendum, can, I think, he seen

GREEN ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 3 CAMPAIGNS AND EVENTS

Northern Vegan Festival #FAIRVOTESNOW campaign Lobby of Parliament on Climate Change Saturday 17 October, 10am to 6pm, Ma nchester Wednesday 17 June 2015, 12pm to 5.30pm The results of the General Election, where over a 4 venues in Manchester city centre, including million people voted Green to win only one seat, The rallying call has gone out nationwide to lobby Sachas Hotel, Tib Street, M4 1SH. 3 venues are highlighted how unfair and outdated our winner- our newly-elected MPs to bring tackling climate 10 mins walk from Piccadilly and Victoria train takes-all voting system is. change to the top of the political agenda. stations, and from the National Express station, 4th The Party is working with the Electoral Reform Join thousands of people as they descend on is in front of Oxford Road train station. Society and others to push for real reform – Westminster for a day of action on climate change. 175 stalls, films, talks, cookery demos, free food, starting with proportional representation, for a Celebrate all the things you love that could be workshops, including a go vegan for a month politics that looks far more like the people it’s affected by climate change, hear from some workshop, children’s book reading, vegan speed supposed to represent. fantastic speakers - and be part of the UK’s biggest dating and meeting. ever climate change lobby. Sign up here to stay We are launching our own campaign shortly - updated and find out more. More info: leaflets, posters and events are under preparation. www.northernveganfestival.com Details will follow soon. Organised by The Climate Coalition. The UN is now encouraging people to give up meat and dairy products because their production is the Citizens Basic Income Presentation Please email Clive Lord at biggest cause of climate change: [email protected] www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jun/02/ I will visit your Local Party meeting or any gathering un-report-meat-free-diet to deliver my presentation on Citizens’ Basic Visit my website here: Income. https://clivelord.wordpress.com/

4 GREEN ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 LOCAL NEWS First Green Mayor of Lancaster

Cllr Jon Barry has been sworn in as the first of his refusal to use the mayor’s limousine sort of way. My first challenge comes a week Green Party mayor of Lancaster. Lancaster’s for engagements within the district. Instead, after my mayor-making ceremony when the mayors are appointed by seniority and, after he will be going everywhere by bike – often Queen is visiting Lancaster.” 16 years as a councillor, Jon has finally pulling his newly-created mayor-mobile – see During Jon’s mayoral acceptance speech he reached the top of the tree. We believe that picture. showed the 200 guests a clip from a classic Jon is the third Green mayor of a principal Clearly, being a mayor brings some difficulties Trumpton episode of “Miss Lovelace and authority – after Oxford and Norwich. in terms of the image that some in the Green the Mayor’s hat” https://www.youtube.com/ Unfortunately, being mayor does not give Jon Party might wish to foster. However, Jon watch?v=aZc_50n-GLc. any extra powers – apart from a casting vote explained the line he wishes to adopt: when he chairs Full Council. The Green group in Lancaster elected 9 “My aim is to rock the boat a little, but not too councillors in the recent elections, had some Jon’s appointment has already generated a much. I like the idea of supporting community close second places, and polled an average of lot of publicity. When he was initially voted activities and the high profile that it is 24% in seats where they stood. However, they in as mayor elect, the mayor at the time bringing to Greens in Lancaster. An enormous have lost their positions on cabinet because suggested that he might be a little too scruffy number of people are genuinely excited Labour has formed a minority administration. to be mayor (actually, she had a point as Jon about me being mayor – partly because they Greens want the Council to explore the is usually very scruffy – though the general are wondering what I’m going to do next. introduction of the modified committee impression is that he “scrubs up well”). Hopefully, I won’t disappoint them, but I want system, but this might be a difficult battle. Jon also made regional TV news because this to be in a positive and good-humoured

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Summary GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXGREENFAX Brighton Pavilion • GREENFAX41.8% • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • Average vote share (in 4.1% Bristol West 26.8% seats we stood in 2015) •Sheffield GREENFAX Central • GREENFAX15.8% • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXAverage vote • shareGREENFAX (in •1.9% seats we stood in 2010) Hackney North and Stoke 14.6% GreeN GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXGREENFAX Newington • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • Average vote share (in 3.29% seats we stood in 2005) Norwich South 14% BuckinghamGREENFAX GREENFAX13.8% GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXHeadline vote • share GREENFAX3.8%* • • • • • • • • • • Number of votes (2015) 1.1m Isle of Wight 13.4% GREENFAX • GREENFAX •Number GREENFAX of votes (2010) • GREENFAX265,187 GREENFAX Holborn & St Pancras• GREENFAX12.7% • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • Number of places we 153 Lewisham Deptford 12.5% GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXoutpolled the •Lib DemsGREENFAXGREENFAX(compared • to •Liverpool GREENFAX Riverside • GREENFAX12.1% • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • result: 1 in 2010) Bath 11.9% GREENFAX • GREENFAX •We GREENFAXincreased our vote share• in every GREENFAXHackney S & • GREENFAX11.8% • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • constituency EXCEPT Norwich South Shoreditch Oxford East 11.6% GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX*about 0.8% lower • thanGREENFAX final pollGREENFAX of polls and• • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • 4% lower than our average polling in January Bristol South 11.5% Camberwell & Peckham 10.1% Outstanding successGREENFAX • GREENFAXKey • factsGREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • Islington North 10.2% • The swing towards us wasn’t larger Totnes 10.2% GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXthan the swing • awayGREENFAX from GREENFAXthe Lib • York • Central GREENFAX • GREENFAX10.1% • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • OR dismal failure?GREENFAX • GREENFAX •Dems GREENFAX in any constituency • I can find GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • • It doesn’t appear that we took many votes away from Labour. In every seat PETER BARNETT GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXwe did well, so • did GREENFAX they GREENFAX • • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • When the election is over the politicians set So what about the Green GREENFAXParty? Official • GREENFAX• •‘Target GREENFAX to win’ was broadly • suc- • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • about putting the most positive spin on the statements issued by the party and messages cessful. However four of our targets result - sometimes it’s hard to figure who to the membership have quite naturally weren’t in our top 30 results. (We did actually won! focussed on the positiveGREENFAX aspects of • our GREENFAX • GREENFAXsave our deposit • in GREENFAXevery targetGREENFAX seat) • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • performance. But many in the party were • We did best in the South East, South The shock-horror result of “the most GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX very disappointed with the results and have • West• and London • • • • • • • • • • unpredictable general election ever” provided found these announcements overly positive, • We got more than 10% of votes in 18 no room to spin for the LibDems, as their triumphant or complacent.GREENFAX Some believe • GREENFAX • GREENFAXconstituencies (we • got GREENFAX 2 >10%GREENFAX last • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • support went into meltdown. Similarly for that we squandered the best opportunity in a time) Labour, out-manoeuvred and out-spent by the lifetime to achieve a major breakthroughGREENFAX and • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • Tories, and wiped-out by the SNP in Scotland. • The Greens ‘let the Tories in’ (our feel very let down. vote share was larger than difference Last year UKIP were predicting winning up to GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXbetween Tories and • Labour) GREENFAX in 10GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • 20 seats, and ended up losing one of their two continued... constituencies and failing to elect Nigel Farage. GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • 6 GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXGREEN ACTIVIST • •GREENFAX JUNE 2015 GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX •• GREENFAXGREENFAX •• GREENFAXGREENFAX •• GREENFAXGREENFAXGREENFAX •• GREENFAXGREENFAX • •• • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXGREENFAX • • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX• GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXGREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • Fig 2. Places we got over 10% • GREENFAX • GREENFAXFig 3. Regional • performance GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXFig 7. Brighton • GREENFAX Pavillion • GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX Brighton Pavilion 41.8% GREENFAX • • • • • Con- 1st 2nd 3rd % Vote share Bristol West 26.8% Region stits places places places Deposits of vote SheffieldGREENFAX Central • GREENFAX15.8% • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX South East 84 1 0 4 31 (37%) 5.13 Hackney North and Stoke 14.6% • GREENFAX • GREENFAXSouth West •55 GREENFAX0 1 • GREENFAX0 27 (49%) •5.55 GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX •Newington GREENFAX • Norwich South 14% London 73 0 0 14 22 (30%) 4.8 GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXBuckinghamGREENFAX • GREENFAX13.8% Yorks • &GREENFAX Hum 54 •0 GREENFAX1 0 •11 GREENFAX(20%) 4.2 • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • Isle of Wight 13.4% East Anglia 58 0 0 1 9 (16%) 3.95 Holborn & St Pancras• GREENFAX12.7% • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • North West 75 0 2 0 8 (11%) 3.57 GREENFAX • Lewisham Deptford 12.5% GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXLiverpoolGREENFAX Riverside • GREENFAX12.1% North • East GREENFAX29 •0 GREENFAX0 0 •3 (10%)GREENFAX3.77 • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • Bath GREENFAX11.9% GREENFAXEast Mids 46 GREENFAX0 0 GREENFAX0 4 (9%) 3.5 GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX •Hackney S & • 11.8%• West Mids 58• 0 0 • 0 5 (9%) 3.21• • • GREENFAX • Shoreditch Wales 40 0 0 0 3 (8%) 2.88 GRN LAB CON UKIP LD IND GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAX GREENFAXOxford• GREENFAX East • GREENFAX11.6% • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX •41.8% GREENFAX27.3% 22.8% • 5.0%GREENFAX2.8% 0.2% • GREENFAX • • • • • Bristol South 11.5% Fig 4. Top 10 seats (targets highlighted) GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXCamberwell & Peckham• GREENFAX10.1% •Result GREENFAXSeat • GREENFAX • GREENFAX2010 2015 • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • Islington North 10.2% 1 Brighton Pavillion 31% 42% GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXTotnes• GREENFAX • GREENFAX10.2% 2 •Bristol GREENFAX West • GREENFAX 3.78%• GREENFAX27% Fig• 8.GREENFAX Brighton Pavillion • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • York Central 10.1% 3 Sheffield Central 3.75% 16% Vote share since 2010 GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX4 Hackeny North • and GREENFAX Stoke Newington • GREENFAX4.59% 15% • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • 5 Norwich South 14.92% 14% • GREENFAX • GREENFAX6 •Buckingham GREENFAX • GREENFAX •0% GREENFAX14% • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX 7 Isle of Wight 1.33% 13% • GREENFAX • 8GREENFAXHolborn and St •Pancras GREENFAX • GREENFAX2.71% 13% • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX CON LAB LDGREENFAX • 9 Lewisham Deptford 6.72% 13% -0.9% -1.7% -11.0 • GREENFAX • GREENFAX10 Liverpool• GREENFAX Riverside • GREENFAX3.49% • GREENFAX12% GRN• GREENFAXUKIP IND • GREENFAX •• GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX +10.5% +3.2% +0.2% Did the Green Fig 5. Labour  Tory Fig 6. Tory hold GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXGREENFAXvote ‘let the • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • Seat Labour Tory Green Seat Labour Tory Green Tories’ in? GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • -The •Green GREENFAX vote Debry North • GREENFAX16,361 16,402 •1,618 GREENFAXBedford • GREENFAX18,528 19,625 • GREENFAX1,412 • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • was larger than Gower 15,835 15,862 1,161 Croydon Central 22,588 22,753 1,454 GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXtheGREENFAX difference Telford• GREENFAX15,364 16,094• GREENFAX930 Brighton • GREENFAXKemptown 17,738 • GREENFAX18,428 3,187 • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • between Labour Morley & 18,354 18,776 1,264 Bury North 18,592 18,970 1,141 and the• Tories GREENFAX in Outwood • GREENFAX • GREENFAXPlymouth Sutton • & GREENFAX 17,597 18,120 • GREENFAX3,401 • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • 10 constituencies. (Ed Balls) Devonport GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXGREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAXWeaver • Vale GREENFAX19,421 • 20,227GREENFAX1,183 • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREEN• GREENFAX ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 • GREENFAX • GREENFAXGREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX7 • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • GREENFAX • Green Result: outstanding success or to strength as the #Greensurge took off and welcoming, engaging and successful dismal failure? by the end of 2014 we were 30,900 strong. organisations. But that was nothing - we re-doubled the ..continued 3.8% of the vote after 42 years of existence membership to 65,500 by Election Day on is not a cause for celebration, but we have During an election campaign all parties put May 7th. The original goals we set in 2014 emerged from the elections as a mass- across a confident, positive message to for the general election were easily achieved, membership party, with thousands of encourage their supporters and sympathetic but as the membership and income grew, so experienced, battle-hardened activists and ‘floating’ voters to come out and vote for did our ambitions. When we announced the 60+ staff team. The opportunity this presents them, but this also raises the expectations intention of covering 75% of constituencies is full of promise - but so is the danger of a of party members. Our more optimistic late last year, there was top level concern that rapid decline. UKIP and the SNP have shown projections of gaining additional seats did not we were raising unrealistic expectations. In what a small party can achieve under our seem so unreal based on earlier polls and the the end we reached 93%. unfair voting system. Can we find the route to extensive, well-resourced campaign we were Most of the election funding and many new the breakthrough this party, this country, this conducting. In the end almost everybody got it staff members came late in the day so, during planet so desperately needs? wrong including pollsters, commentators and the spring, we were undergoing a steep political scientists. Come and help us: learning curve as the election campaign Join the Green Party here I believe we did miss a huge opportunity, but progressed. Of course we made plenty of that our rise in fortunes came too suddenly mistakes and poor decisions and many things for us to get up to speed sufficiently to grasp could have been done better. But every action Local Elections 2015 that opportunity. We entered the brand new taken was done in the belief it was in the best Local elections are more difficult when territory of big-time politics so quickly, where interests of the campaign and I don’t know they coincide with a general election our policies and speakers came under intense, of any member of the party or its staff who because there is a much higher turnout, often quite hostile scrutiny and our key gave less than 100%. The vital thing now is to and many of the extra voters tend to vote activists across the country were stretched to learn from the mistakes and build on all the along party lines in both elections. the limit. experience gained. Bearing this in mind we did fairly well, Our membership stood at 13,809 on Jan 1st Despite the optimistic messaging, the apart from the painful fact of losing 2014, and the polls indicated we would be leadership are not wandering around wearing control of our only principal authority - wiped out in the May European Elections. In pairs of rose-tinted glasses congratulating Brighton & Hove City Council. February we recruited a Campaigns Director each other how well we did. A deep and We held 58 seats, gained 26 and lost and a Fundraising & Operations Director to comprehensive analysis of the elections is 22, a net gain of 4. We won 7 seats in replace the recently resigned CEO. Between underway with feedback is being collected Bristol, but lost 9 in Brighton. We gained them they reorganised and expanded the from local parties, activists, staff, members representation on 7 new councils, but lost central office and a new dynamism took hold. and others. Over the summer the leadership it on 5. By May we had gained several thousand new will be reviewing and discussing all this members and raised substantial funds. In information to devise a strategy taking us up Our largest groups are now Norwich City the European Elections we retained both our to the next general election in 2020. (14), Bristol City (13) Brighton & Hove MEPs, gained a new one (Molly Scott Cato) (11), Lancaster (9), Solihull (9), Stroud (7), Already it’s recognised that one of the and beat the LibDems (though it was a very Oxford City (6) and Mid Suffolk(5). most important tasks is to support new and close thing). struggling local parties, the life blood of Our overall situation now is 166 This provided the platform to go from strength the party - to develop them into efficient, COUNCILLORS on 58 COUNCILS.

8 GREEN ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 ELECTION REVIEW

After Brighton Adam McGibbon, Caroline Lucas’ Campaign Manager, Pavilion gives some brief thoughts on General Election campaign in Nine Thoughts Brighton Pavilion.

GREEN ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 9 “I’m sitting in the now-silent, messy remains of our campaign office, beginning to write the Brighton Pavilion post-campaign report. A two-year campaign is difficult to sum up in a short article. There are huge lessons for Greens – much of which is better discussed internally. But here are some brief thoughts.” Adam McGibbon 3. Caroline Vs. Goliath 4. Hard Labour Caroline Lucas’ Campaign Manager Caroline’s high placement on Labour’s Labour ran one of the most negative national target list (No.19, with the two campaigns I’ve ever seen in all my neighbouring Tory seats at Nos.25 and electoral experience – and I’m from Article first appeared on Bright Green website. 28) meant the full weight of the national Northern Ireland(!). One of the central Labour Party was thrown at us. Endless planks of the Labour candidate’s 1. The Difficult Second Album mailshots, scores of activists bussed platform was essentially that a lone in, a steady stream of shadow cabinet Green Party MP could ‘do nothing’ – a By all accounts, the fight to hold ministers, fancy offices, and a huge charge that could easily have been Brighton Pavilion was much harder than national infrastructure backing their thrown at Keir Hardie and the first the fight to gain it in the first place, local operation. In the end, while Labour Labour MPs, and ignores the vast good with many, many complicating factors. threw the kitchen sink at Brighton an MP can do for their constituents, This is a victory for the hundreds Pavilion, they lost neighbouring Brighton the benefit of Parliamentary expression of volunteers who put in incredible Kemptown by 690 votes. With turnout for wider social movements, and amounts of hours to re-elect Caroline. in Kemptown 5% lower than Hove many other factors beyond narrow Thank you so much to each and every and Pavilion, there is so much more Parliamentary arithmetic. one of you for everything you did. Labour could have done to elect Nancy At one stage of the campaign, I Platts, their excellent, positive, left-wing measured that Caroline was getting Kemptown candidate. Not going hell- over sixty negative tweets a day from for-leather to unseat Caroline Lucas, 2. A Campaign Of The Community Brighton Labour members – some and talking more about the Greens than deeply personal. Other tools in their We deliberately reached far beyond about the Tories, would have been one armoury included completely false the local Green Party to build our thing that would have helped. allegations about Greens shouting at campaign, and insisted that Green Party After the election, Caroline spoke about Labour activists in the street, as well as membership would not be a barrier the need for electoral pacts, with the malicious complaints to the Electoral for participation. Our campaign was a Kemptown result in mind – this is Commission – complaints that were coalition of Greens, local activists of something we should seriously look at. proven to be false. On election day, a every shade, people who would never female Green candidate, telling outside join a political party, trade unionists, a polling station, ended up having to BME groups, people of faith and so call the police because of the abusive much more. Although Caroline’s behaviour of a Labour teller at the same mass appeal helped us make those station. Their claim after the election connections and build those bridges, if to have run a positive campaign was done in the right way, Greens can build staggering in its hypocrisy. Staying these mass campaigns everywhere. positive, talking about Caroline’s values, the Greens’ issues and ignoring the vast torrents of abuse helped us flourish.

10 GREEN ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 5. Student Votes 6. Municipal Difficulties Individual Electoral Registration was Working with students’ unions and There is much to be said about the another huge complication – along with other organisations, it’s possible to Green administration in Brighton & University of Sussex students being on largely mitigate the barriers of the new Hove Council, for which elections holiday on May 7th. In early October 2014, registration system. Universities such as took place the same day – a huge the number of students registered to vote the University of Sheffield have managed complicating factor. Far too much to say at the University of Sussex halls was in tiny to come up with innovative ways to combat here. But it’s fair to say that faced with double figures. Our student wing, Students this problem, and these are worth Greens controlling a minority administration For Caroline, registered countless students and progressives pushing for everywhere, at a time of austerity, with Labour and to vote, and campaigned successfully for a before local and regional elections in 2016. the Tories joining forces to push them huge Green student vote, with thousands of into impossible positions, and facing student voters on the rolls by the time the a legacy of bad decisions by previous election came. administrations, that there were always going to be mistakes. But there were many successes too. 7. A Safe Seat? 8. Campaign Laboratory In my thank you speech to our amazing This has ended up being a campaign 9. The Work Has Only Started activists at the victory party, I said where we have tried many new they’d helped create the UK’s first safe systems, new ideas, new methods of With all being said about this being a Green seat. I’m probably stretching organising Green campaigns. Not all great victory for the Greens, the day the definition of ‘safe,’ but Brighton of them have worked, but very many after the election, I walked past a man Pavilion is certainly no longer marginal, of them have. There’s a huge amount sleeping in the covered doorway of a with an enormously popular MP who of organisational lessons to be learnt. house on Brighton’s Albion Street. I’d will have a 10-year track record by the We’re not very good at sharing our skills never seen him there before. It was a next General Election. This is a huge as a party, and this has to change – and stark reminder of the national picture. achievement and strategically important fast. There is very little help coming for for the party. Obviously we’ll put in huge him. There’s a long five years coming. There’s definitely enough for a whole amounts of effort to further consolidate Caroline is set to play a huge role as a Conference fringe worth of discussion… Pavilion (I’m working on that now), but it Parliamentary focal point for the Green watch this space. means we can expend more resources and progressive movements – her to take other seats in future. victory last Thursday, as we erupted in celebration at our vastly-increased majority, was one shining star on what was a very dark night.

GREEN ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 11 LOCAL ELECTIONS

At this year’s election, in Cambridge, one of us (Read) was a target Parliamentary candidate, Greens back on the other of us (Gillespie) the target City Council candidate. Market Ward, in the heart of Cambridge, had Cambridge City Council provided our best result in the 2014 Council elections. We went in there again this year much more forcefully with a target-to-win after the strategy, and had a lot of support from out-of-towners including Natalie Bennett, Jonathon Porritt, Zoe Williams, Peter Tatchell, Tony Juniper, Amelia Womack, the East Anglia ultimate nail-biter Young Greens, and several activists from Peterborough and other places in the county COUNCILLOR Oscar Gillespie and Dr. Rupert Read and beyond.

12 GREEN ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 APPEAL

Our key campaign issues included foodbanks the delay in the Market Ward result was the Romsey County-Council by-election and providing people with more direct access extremely similar-looking pile of ballot papers Thursday 25 June, Cambridge to food of their own; and the scandalous state for the Greens, Labour and the Lib Dems. The The Romsey County-Council by-election is of the semi-privatised NHS in the county. first formal count showed Oscar 3 votes ahead pretty much the only election taking place in In the run-up to the election, we canvassed of Labour, and of course they demanded a full the entire United Kingdom at the moment. every night, had several high profile events in recount; who wouldn’t? As chance would have university colleges, and we even had the Big it, the recounts, which we observed eagle- In the local election just gone, the Green Party Green Bus in Cambridge for two days, which eyed and hearts-in-mouths, only moved Oscar came third with 22% of the vote, despite no was a big boost. Some of the Young Greens further into the lead, opening up a 7 vote lead. campaigning from us in the area and the helped us two to get into colleges and meet Still close enough to be the closest three-way General Election being on (thus raising the some students who were eligible to vote in tie in Cambridge electoral history though. vote, in this usually-Labour area). This was Market Ward. On election day, there must an increase of 10% from the year before! So, after 3 recounts, by a margin of 7 over have been record numbers of activists taking Labour and of 13 over the Libdems (from The Cambridge Greens are mobilising all part in early morning leafletting, telling, and whom we took the seat), the Green Party had their resources to fight this campaign and knocking up. broken through back onto Cambridge City return the first Green councillor on the Of course the overall news on election night Council, after an absence of several years… It Cambridgeshire County Council (to join our was galling; amid all the optimism around was incredibly dramatic; several of us were in newly-elected first City Councillor, in nearby the #greensurge and the knife-edge polling tears of released-tension, by the declaration… Market ward. They need help funding their results we were not prepared for the horrific You can see in the accompanying picture how literature to ensure everyone in Romsey is scale of the result. We managed to raise our thrilled as well as exhausted we were, by the aware that they are fighting to win. General Election vote in Cambridge despite a end… If only a small percentage of the national ferocious tactical squeeze. But it wasn’t the A big ‘Thank You’ to everyone who helped membership chipped in even just £1, they result that the planet or the nation needed. us to get there! Our top realistic objective would have plenty to achieve this... We went to the local election count with some for the overall campaign, winning a Please help: bruised hope, and the Market Ward result was Councillor, had been achieved; now, in the www.fundsurfer.com/project/a-green-county- the last to be announced. The other wards potentially-immensely-fertile Green-territory councillor-for-cambridgeshire had some brilliant promising results for the of Cambridge, we hope and intend to keep Greens, which showed the increase in voter moving ahead in the coming years, with Contact: sympathy and the excellent work done by annual elections... http://rupertread.net other local candidates. The reason for

Name Party Total Percent Result Oscar Edward Gillespie Green Party 1,147 28% Elected Danielle Greene Labour 1,140 27% Not elected Dom Weldon Liberal Democrat 1,134 27% Not elected Daniel Patrick John Coughlan Conservative 726 18% Not elected

The surviving Cambridge Greens at the victorious conclusion to the count. (Read is far left; Gillespie is second from right at the back).

GREEN ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 13 REVIEW

“A Conservative Government will green our economy and green the public sector. We will do what it takes to build the green companies and technologies of the future. We will help create the jobs the country needs. And we will drive behaviour change throughout the public sector and beyond.”

THE COALITION GOVERNMENT (2010-2015) “THE GREENEST GOVERNMENT EVER”?

14 GREEN ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 JONATHON PORRITT Almost all the blocked roads identified in Unfortunately, as we’ll see throughout the rest this report are blocked primarily because of of this report, no Minister has done more to Within days of taking office in Treasury and, more particularly, because of hold back business, discourage investment, 2010, David Cameron declared George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer. destroy jobs and misuse public money than George Osborne. And nobody was too Of all the Ministers in the Coalition his ambition that his newly- surprised at the fact that his 2015 Election Government, it’s George Osborne who stands rhetoric was very different from that of 2010, formed Coalition Government most directly accused of outright deceit with only the most tokenistic of references to in terms of his positioning before the last should be “the greenest the green economy or climate change. General Election in 2010 when compared government ever”. This report with what he actually did as Chancellor of the As the title of this report makes clear, by no comprehensively reviews the Exchequer. stretch of the imagination is it possible to look back over that five-year track record degree to which the Government Here’s what he said in 2009: and make any kind of serious claim that the has delivered on that ambition “I want a Conservative Treasury to be in the Coalition Government was “the greenest over the last five years and is lead of developing the low-carbon economy government ever.” In fact, it’s a disturbing and and financing a green recovery. I see in this often shameful record, and it’s important to essential reading for all Greens. green recovery not just the fight against call out those politicians primarily responsible You can read/download a copy here. climate change, but the fight for jobs, the fight for such a state of affairs. for new industry, the fight for lower family The following are a few extracts from the 41 That has huge implications for the next energy bills, and the fight for less wasteful page report... five years with a majority Conservative government. If I become Chancellor, the Government. Collective leadership will still “By no stretch of the imagination is it possible Treasury will become a green ally, not a foe. come from the top, in terms of David Cameron to substantiate the claim that the Coalition A Conservative Government will green our and George Osborne, and delivery will still Government was ‘the greenest government economy and green the public sector. We will depend on a handful of Secretaries of State ever’. In all the most relevant policy areas do what it takes to build the green companies who have (for the most part) failed to inspire (natural environment, energy, climate change, and technologies of the future. We will help any kind of confidence in their commitment air pollution, infrastructure and resource create the jobs the country needs. And we over the last five years. efficiency), what we see is a consistent picture will drive behaviour change throughout the of under-performance and ideologically-driven If the same factors obtain over the next public sector and beyond. The Treasury backsliding.” five years, with every likelihood of reduced needs to be at the heart of this historic fight effectiveness on the part of both Labour and against climate change. If we form the next the Liberal Democrats, intent on rebuilding government, it will.” themselves after such a calamitous Election result, then it will be an out-and-out disaster for the environment by 2020. “THE GREENEST GOVERNMENT EVER”? As the NGO community enters its own period of post-Election soul-searching and reflection, it serves little purpose obscuring BY NO STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION the inevitability of such an outcome.

GREEN ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 15 FEATURE

What IS What GreenPOLITICS?

Peter Barnett programme advocating a total transformation biodiversity loss, mental health, crime, of the social, economic and political systems poverty and so on be treated as separate, The common misapprehension is which currently prevail. independent issues. Humanity - if it is to survive, must be guided by a philosophy that that Green Politics is just about In a way people are right - we are a single based on the complex interaction between environmentalism. That the principal issue party - if that issue is to safeguard itself and its fellow creatures. This is the objective is to get more effective the environment to preserve a planet that essence of the politics of ecology - Green continues to provide a decent home for legislation in place to combat Politics - and what distinguishes it from all the human race and the complex and pollution, encourage recycling, protect other political ideologies whether from the left, amazing web of life of which it is a part right or centre, whose belief in the possibility the countryside from excessive of, and dependent upon. The first rule of of indefinite growth from finite resources development and so on. In effect, Green Politics is that you cannot divorce the is a principal driver of the environmental to achieve a more environmentally economic system and human values from the predicament. friendly version of the current system. destruction of the planet. Green Politics aims to reconstruct the patterns This reformist approach is the remit of most ORIGIN OF GREEN PARTY OF ENGLAND & WALES of human activities and relationships so that environmental charities and campaigning The Green Party was founded by a group of they come to respect and value the natural groups, but not of the Green Party. From people in 1973 who were deeply concerned systems on which they depend. This goal is very early on, the Greens recognised that at the alarming rate of environmental unachievable until equity and social justice the system under which we live was the root degradation happening on a global scale are woven into the fabric of society. Equitable cause of all the problems, and no amount of resulting from human activity. A couple of societies are healthier, happier and more reforms could change that. The environmental major reports resulting from detailed studies likely to undertake the large-scale changes movement has, and continues to play a of the situation particularly inspired them, required to create a sustainable society. Why valuable role in damage limitation, but it’s namely ‘The Limits to Growth’ (Club of Rome would someone on the minimum wage in fighting a losing battle. 1972) and ‘A Blueprint for Survival’ (The a dead-end job worry about the social and For decades the Green Party was perceived Ecologist 1972). environmental consequences of his choice by most people as a single issue party. of mode of transport if there was no decent From these and other scientific evidence Whenever it was approached by the media public transport available, whilst being fed of increasing ecological disruption, the for comment it was always with respect to an a doctrine that accumulation of sufficient interdependence of a wide range of problems environmental issue. Few people realised that wealth to buy the latest car is the measure of became apparent. No longer can economics, the party has a comprehensive set of detailed success? military spending, inequality, agriculture, policies covering every aspect of life. A radical

16 GREEN ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS OF THE GREEN PARTY efficiency. care problems, which will mean less stress on the NHS. The Philosophical Basis of the Green Party • Empowerment - Participatory and of England & Wales sets down the aims and democratic politics with accountable A reduction in private car use reduces carbon beliefs of the party, and is the basis on which leadership, consensus-driven and moral. emissions, tackling the major concern of climate change, offering further positive spin all its policies are founded. All members • Property - Common goods accountably offs like helping to wean the world off fossil should read this remarkable and inspiring managed by community stakeholders. document which can be found at the website fuels. It’s a typical Green win-win situation address: http://policy.greenparty.org.uk/ • Work - Access to creative, rewarding where changes to dramatically cut emissions philosophical-basis.html work as a fundamental human right. also materially benefit the quality of life for the majority of people. (1) It outlines a radical Green agenda to achieve • Strategy - Work with the wider green the changes both in values and lifestyles, movement to change through a variety of In contrast to the Green Party’s joined-up as well as the social, economic and political means including non-violent direct action. thinking, the headline policy of the three parties is more austerity, all advocating further structures, that are required to create a fair GREEN PARTY POLICY and sustainable society, based on cooperation cuts in their General Election campaigns. and democracy rather than inequality and Some other Green Parties employ the Four These measures will deliver an endless exploitation. Pillars of Green Politics to illustrate their stream of negative, counter-productive results, platform. including increased levels of inequality, which It advocates: exacerbate a whole range of problems from These are: ecological wisdom, social justice, • diversity in the human and natural social mobility to mental health, drug use and grassroots democracy and non-violence. environment, where human activities dependency on food banks. These cover essentially the same issues contribute to, rather than destroy, the Green Politics is fundamentally different contained in the Philosophical Basis (PB), richness of life. from other political ideologies because it is and similarly form the basis on which Green • social change based on real democracy, concerned with the relations between people policies are based. Unlike the policies of equality (zero discrimination whether and planet as well as between people and conventional parties, Green policies all based on race, colour, sex, religion, people. Given the enormity of the planetary interlink and complement one another, such national origin, social origin or any other crisis, the effect of human activity on the that they all conform to the aims of the party prejudice), Human Rights and freedom. planet should be the central political question arising from the PB. today. However, in times of recession (or • Valuing real wealth - natural resources, For example, Green transport policy Party forced austerity), peoples’ attention are clean air, rainfall, solar energy and the includes measures to reduce private car use more focussed on their immediate problems. planet’s biodiversity. Wealth to be shared and increase funding for public transport. This Fortunately we have real, workable solutions. so everyone has a guarantee of economic impacts on health policy, with a reduction We just need to get out there and convince security. in exhaust pollution that contributes to people that there is a positive way ahead. - recognising limits to thousands of deaths a year; less traffic noise • Conservation Reference: growth. Land management combining that affects stress and sleep quality and (1) Ian Sinclair https://www.opendemocracy. sustainable human development with a safer road environment leading to more net/ourkingdom/ian-sinclair/joinedup-policies- safeguarding biodiversity. Prioritise people cycling and walking. This means more of-green-party technologies promoting reuse and people getting regular exercise, who are less recycling. Built environment to maximise likely to be overweight and depressed, leading resource conservation and energy to a reduction in numerous associated health

GREEN ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 17 GREEN PIONEERS

She was born Petra Karin Lehmann in German Police concluded that Bastian killed Bavaria but changed her name to Kelly after Kelly and then himself but, if so, his motive her mother remarried. She was educated in remains obscure. Bavaria and the USA and won degrees from Kelly was awarded the Right Livelihood prize universities in Washington and Amsterdam. in 1982 “...for forging and implementing a After graduating she worked for the European new vision uniting ecological concerns with Commission and then for the Economic and disarmament, social justice and human Social Committee. rights.” From 1968 till her death she engaged in a Her most distinctive insight was the range of political campaigns for peace, non- connection between environmental, peace violence, ecology, feminism, human rights and and human rights issues. Her greatest Who Was for the support of cancer sufferers. achievement was to embody the advocacy of In the US she campaigned for Bobby Kennedy those rights in her own life through writing, and Hubert Humphrey. In Germany she first parliamentary politics, grassroots politics and Petra supported Willy Brandt but left the Social civil disobedience. Democrats over defence and energy policy. In For more information see: 1979 she became a co-founder of the Green Party and party chairman in 1982. • BBC Radio 4 - Great Lives, Series 24, Kelly? Petra Kelly She was elected to the Bundestag in 1982 and again in 1987 where her high profile and • Kelly, Petra (1984). Fighting for Hope. David Flint energy made her the world’s best-known South End Press. Green campaigner. Despite this the Greens did Petra Kelly (1947-1992) was a lifelong • Hertsgaard, Mark (1993): “Who Killed badly in the 1990 elections and Kelly lost her campaigner of extraordinary energy and Petra Kelly?”. Mother Jones. Jan–Feb seat, but continued to campaign on the issues dedication. She was a cofounder of the 1993. she cared about. German Green Party, then its chairman and then a German MP. She was murdered in In 1992 the bodies of Kelly and her long-term 1992 in strange circumstances. partner Gert Bastian were found in their flat. They had been shot using the same gun. The

Winning number Name Prize White Crane 1st 263 M Whitfield £100 2nd 133 R Freiesleben £45 Monthly Draw 3rd 042 M Measure £20 4th 001 C Matthews £20 May 2015 Donation to Green Party from proceeds: £185

18 GREEN ACTIVIST • JUNE 2015 WHO’S WHO

HOUSE OF COMMONS LEADERS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT UK OFFICE Krysia Williams Constituency Coordinato and Researcher E: [email protected] Joe Ryle, Press Officer E: [email protected] REGIONAL STAFF Eloise Shavelar, Hampshire & Isle of Wight E: [email protected]

Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion Natalie Bennett, Leader Jean Lambert, MEP for London Anne Weinhold, Surrey and Sussex A: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.nataliebennett.co.uk W: www.jeanlambertmep.org.uk BRUSSELS OFFICE Tw: @CarolineLucas Tw: @natalieben Tw: @GreenJeanMEP Jo Sprackett, Parliamentary Assistant FB: /caroline/page FB: /GreenNatalieBennett FB: /GreenJeanMEP E: [email protected] W: www.carolinelucas.com UK OFFICE Cath Miller, Chief of Staff Danny Bates, T: 0207 219 7025 Constituency co-coordinator and researcher Jenny Williams, Press Officer T: 020 7250 8416 T: 07590 050 565 E: [email protected] Claire Norman, PR and media officer HOUSE OF LORDS T: 020 7250 8417 E: [email protected] BRUSSELS OFFICE Rachel Sheppard, Molly Scott Cato, Shahrar Ali , Deputy Leader Parliamentary Assistant to Jean Lambert MEP for the South West & Gibraltar E: [email protected] T: +32 2 2837507 W: http://mollymep.org.uk E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Tw: @MollyMEP FB: /molly.scottcato For all enquiries regarding Molly’s work in the European Parliament: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Grace Murray, Parliamentary Assistant E: molly.scottcato-office@europarl. europa.eu For issues relating to the South west constituency or to invite Molly to attend an Deputy Leader Amelia Womack, event: E: [email protected] Keith Taylor, MEP for South East England E: [email protected] W: www.keithtaylormep.org.uk For all enquiries relating to press and media Tw: @GreenKeithMEP Andrew Bell, Media Officer FB: /KeithTaylorMEP E: [email protected]

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