Treasury is in need of a radical shake up – Green Party statement on reshuffle
13 February 2020
Green Party peer and former leader Natalie Bennett said:
“The Treasury is in urgent need of a radical shake up, but we won’t get the reform we need from a Conservative government.
“The pursuit of endless growth has pushed our climate over a cliff, while failing to tackle poverty in the sixth richest nation in the world. We need to repurpose our economy to put people and planet first, investing in a Green New Deal and measuring the things which really matter like wellbeing, free time and environmental health, not just GDP.
“With Johnson and Cummings now pulling the strings of the Chancellor like never before, expect more of the free market fundamentalism which is turbo charging the climate crisis and driving millions into misery. In an age of climate emergency, we need real reform of our economy.”