Fake Transparency: The Trend Towards ‘Secure Reading Rooms’
Molly writes for Huffington Post on how corporations are preventing access to critical information needed to help decision makers work in the public interest.
Month: September 2016
e-news September 2016
The first e-news since the EU referendum and the summer break. A referendum is a very long time in politics…
Molly responds to ‘Hinkley handshake’
Molly responds to news that Government ministers from the UK, France and China have signed the final deal on Hinkley nuclear power station.
Green MEP joins calls for radical farming reforms
Molly has echoed calls for radical reforms to agriculture as the UK prepares to leave the EU.
Greens Launch EUleaks Secure Platform for Whistle-blowers
European Greens have today launched a new initiative to protect whistle-blowers so they can anonymously and securely leak information and expose wrong-doing.
Britain’s post-Brexit future should be tax haven-free
Molly writes for the International Business Times on how the Panama Papers and Bahamas Leaks show that the tax avoidance industry is alive and well and Green proposals for dealing with the problem.
Do we really want post-Brexit Britain to be the world’s biggest tax haven?
Molly writes for the Guardian on Amber Rudd, tax avoidance and the implications for Brexit.
Letter to Neven Mimica on prioritising WASH in the current development policy review
The three UK Green MEPs, Molly, Jean and Keith write to Commissioner Mimica of DG Devco, stressing the importance of WASH programmes in the current EU development policy review. The letter highlights Goal 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by the UN in September 2016: “to ensure access to water and sanitation for all.” … Read moreLetter to Neven Mimica on prioritising WASH in the current development policy review
Hinkley: A serious review would never have given this white elephant the go-ahead
Molly writes for Left Foot Forward on the government’s ‘comprehensive review’ on Hinkley. She warns that in post-Brexit Britain the Conservative government are putting political expediency ahead of expert advice.
Molly responds to Hinkley announcement
Molly responds to news that the government has given the green light to a new nuclear power station at Hinkley.
