114 Quotes by Caroline Lucas

The people who serve your fast food lunch or your after-work drinks deserve dignity - and if big companies don't start paying them enough for a decent standard of living, they have the power to close these businesses. But no one goes on strike lightly.

Our railways maintain a healthy economy and society. They keep businesses running and families close. They're a vital public service and must be treated as such.

As more and more people demand fair pay, the Government and big corporations are going to have to take notice.

In the public mind, when they think of politicians, sadly they probably tend to think of men in grey suits doing work behind closed doors at Westminster. I want to get away from the idea.

I stand alongside everyone campaigning for better pay and conditions - they are paving the way for a fairer society.

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

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

Britain is a parliamentary democracy. Power rests in Parliament, in the House of Commons, and the government - the executive - has to seek the consent of MPs for its legislation.

We must have the right to name our fears and laugh at those who seek to scare us - or risk giving in to terrorists.