Caroline Lucas

“Addressing the climate and biodiversity crises requires us to radically change our economic models, moving away from economic growth as the over-riding measure of progress and moving instead towards improving health and wellbeing for people and nature. That means a different economic model taking us towards a sustainable economy.”

“The truth is that goodness is hardwired in humanity.”

“Being an MP for a place you love is an extraordinary gift.”

“With the huge benefits of investing in renewables, energy efficiency and demand reduction becoming ever more obvious, it's clear that there needs to be far greater scrutiny of the policy decisions that are propelling Britain towards a nuclear future.”

“When threats become unspeakable, unshareable and even unreadable, their power over us only grows.”

“I've been in the Green party for a very long time - when was it, 1986 - and I joined the party because I seriously wanted the party to have influence.”

“Sometimes it takes a sudden change to make you realise just how bad things were.”

“My parents are not people who would want to rock the boat. They wouldn't break the law.”

“We have lived with deadly levels of air pollution for years, which have made us more vulnerable to coronavirus.”

“I think there is a role for non-violent direct action when democratic channels have failed.”

“The creation of regional mayors has done little to reduce the sense that all power is concentrated in Westminster, and all investment in London.”

“I am a longstanding critic of British foreign policy - and an opponent of the authoritarian, quasi-imperialist, racist, homophobic politics of Putin.”

“I accept that as an elected politician I have a number of other tools that I can use to bring about change but I would also say that the Green party remains committed to appropriate non-violent direct action and I think it is a tool in some cases that is legitimate.”

“We live in a country of grotesque inequalities.”

“Trump is surrounding himself with so many climate sceptics and when he himself says he thinks climate change is a Chinese hoax then there are real concerns.”

“GDP simply measures the circulation of money in the economy, not whether or not the outcome of using that money is positive or negative.”

“Advanced industrialised economies like ourselves cannot afford to go on growing, particularly if we want to give people in poorer countries a chance of being able to at least meet their basic needs.”

“There is an important message that all political leaders should be taking from the response to coronavirus, and that is that people are prepared to make hard choices for the common good.”

“My constituents are my employers - if I let them down I should be accountable to them.”

“If we genuinely believe in a bigger future for our country, we have to redistribute both wealth and power - so people can take back control for good, not just for one vote.”