Debating major legislation until 20 past midnight is not good lawmaking.
The Crime and Policing Bill affects protest and free speech. It deserves careful scrutiny, not rushed late-night sessions.
A greener Wales cannot mean allowing dredging in marine protected areas.
Our seas should be protected, not treated as a resource to be exploited.
#Wales #ProtectNature
My thoughts are with British Iranians and their loved ones.
We need safe and legal routes for those seeking refuge, and a serious commitment to peace. Bombs will not deliver democracy. Diplomacy must lead the way.
This week we have been debating the Crime and Policing Bill, at report stage, in the House of Lords.
It is quite astonishing that Labour has not only kept Tory restrictions on protest - but expanded them. Making peaceful protest harder it not the change people were promised.
Bombing a country and killing civilians is not a path to democracy. The United States’ attack is illegal and brutal, and the UK must not be dragged into yet another disastrous war in the Middle East.
Alerted by Save the Beagles, we’ve learned that Labour has classed animal testing labs as part of the national infrastructure.
That shields them from scrutiny and protest. It’s the opposite of what Labour promised the public: stronger animal welfare.
Gorton and Denton was seismic — and I want to thank every person who made it happen.
Every leaflet delivered, every door knocked, every voter persuaded. You built this victory. I look forward to welcoming our new MP, Hannah Spencer, to Westminster on Monday! 💚
A new offence of “misleading the public” sounds like progress — and yes, it would apply to ministers and even the Prime Minister.
But ordinary MPs and peers in the House of Lords are excluded. Why should honesty not apply to all of us in Parliament? I’ll be pressing the government on this.
Nature is rampant here on Brownsea Island; salt marsh, little forests, extraordinary birdlife and creatures thriving in every corner.
Huge thanks to Dorset Wildlife Trust for protecting this precious part of our natural heritage. If you want to experience nature on your doorstep, this is the place.
The Greens led the attempt in the Lords to stop Palestine Action being proscribed. I explain how Keir Starmer, as a lawyer, defended peace campaigners. Now as PM he bans them.
I welcome the court decision today and hope the government will let the ban drop.
This Bill talks about devolution, but vague wording risks weak participation.
Amendment 60 would set clear minimum standards so communities genuinely shape decisions.
#LocalDemocracy #CommunityVoice
Local government reorganisation should not be rushed through from the centre and dressed up as devolution. Change can work — but only when it has local consent.
If ministers truly believe in devolution, they must trust communities to shape their own future.
#LocalDemocracy #Devolution
Air pollution and climate risks fall hardest on those with the least power to avoid them — that is a driver of health inequality.
Strategic authorities must align every decision on transport, housing and planning with our legal climate and clean air duties.
#CleanAir #ClimateJustice
Economic crime is becoming more international and more sophisticated.
Our response should be planned, proactive, and properly funded.
Using children as covert police sources, including in cases involving drugs and firearms, raises profound ethical and safeguarding concerns.
Children should never be placed by the state into dangerous criminal environments. Ever. But it happens, and without robust, independent oversight.
Delighted to be in Manchester today supporting Hannah Spencer for the Gorton and Denton by-election and seeing the energy of volunteers working together to get our Green message out there! 💚
I am delighted to welcome councillor Linda Lusingu to the Green Party.
Linda is making history as our first ever councillor in Barnet – and I’m proud to stand with her as she sends the Green message of hope not hate, to her constituents
Pavement parking rude and hazardous for us all and I loathe it.
"Mandelson’s career is littered with scandal, but no one cared – because everyone assumes that corruption is the norm."
Green Party peer Jenny Jones on why Mandelson's case, and patronage politics, demands fundamental reform of the House of Lords.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
No heating in Parliament today.
Proof we need more plumbers — starting with Hannah Spencer in Gorton and Denton.
Criminal law should punish intention or recklessness — not how others might interpret clothing, images or symbols.
Casting such a wide net risks catching protest, journalism and art. Parliament should think again.
With FIFA World Cup matches due to be played in 11 US cities, the shooting of innocent people by ICE raises serious concerns about the safety of fans travelling to America, especially those at risk of racial profiling.
With FIFA World Cup matches due to be played in 11 US cities, the shooting of innocent people by ICE raises serious concerns about the safety of fans travelling to America, especially those at risk of racial profiling.
Ahead of the CND conference on Sunday, it’s worth asking how “independent” Britain’s nuclear deterrent really is.
If Trident relies on US missiles, software and refurbishment, can we truly claim national control?
Extraordinary polling from @yougov.co.uk today, showing the @greenparty.org.uk in first place across all working age people
🟢Grn - 20.5%
🔴Lab - 20.3%
⚫Ref - 20.1%
🔵Con - 15.5%
baffling why 60% of pensioners are supporting Con/Ref who will slash public spending that mainly goes to pensioners
Pre-emptively targeting people for where they are rather than what they’ve done is a profound assault on the right to peaceful protest.
Ministers must explain why sweeping new police powers are needed when targeted ones already exist.
Successive governments have chipped away at protest rights. With the Crime and Policing Bill in committee stage at the House of Lords this week, I’ll be pushing back.
The End of Life Bill is too important to allow opponents to talk it out.
MPs have voted and the Lords has the job of suggesting amendments, but peers must send it back to the Commons.
@greenjennyjones.bsky.social
happy to start earlier on a Friday and get it done.
Happy Christmas from your two Green Party peers in the House of Lords! 🎄
There is nothing honourable about abuse. As the Freedom Charity rightly says, there is no honour in it. We should call it what it is: dishonour abuse — and shift shame from survivors to perpetrators.
