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The story of nature’s champions

From backbenches to Brussels and back again
When the Commons Environmental Audit Committee rightly concluded that “the UK’s membership of the EU has been a crucial factor in the shaping of its environmental policy”, there was something of a backlash.

How can...

A fork in the road

The Green party view of the European Union is that it is a flawed organisation, but that its benefits outweigh the flaws and it is better to stay in and reform it than ditch it altogether.

Europe's future

A few days ago I gave a speech in Salford’s Media City making the case for why we need to stay in the European Union and the benefits for our economy.

The question at the heart of the referendum is how...

Europe and the Wilson legacy

This article is the third in a series of pieces on the life and legacy of Harold Wilson published in celebration of the centenary of his birth, 11 March 1916.

Click here for the first article in the feature: Reappraising Harold...

The EU and green growth. What's it up to?

So far, the British debate on continued EU membership has largely avoided discussion of long-term sustainable development. But on this distinctly 21st century political challenge, the EU is doing a lot. In this piece, I survey the two flagship policies.

Bestriding EU...

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