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Marie-Louise Apostolescu
 
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Rebecca Hogg
 
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Barry Strain
  
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== Videos ==
  
== History ==
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<youtube size="small" align="right" caption="Lib-Dem conference">A-hzj6E9wl4</youtube>
[[Globalisation: APPC]]
 
  
== People ==
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<youtube size="small" align="right" caption="S.Hale's speech">nhcAde9IEGw</youtube>
=== Staff ===
 
Matthew Spencer is the director of the Green Alliance. <ref> Matthew Spencer,  "[http://www.green-alliance.org.uk/grea1.aspx?id=310]" , accesed 05.10.10 </ref>
 
  
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<youtube size="small" align="right" caption="The Last Parliament">KQtzaURPkio</youtube>
  
Tamsin Cooper - deputy director
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== History <ref> "[http://www.green-alliance.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Our_Work/LookingBackThinkingForward.pdf 25 years of Green Alliance]", Accessed 08.11.10 </ref>==
  
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Green Alliance was created in 1979 and Mr Maurice Ash, its then chairman, said: “We’re a bunch of optimists. We’re not the doomsters. We believe in the possibilities of the future...”. At the beginning it was a small group of people but very soon they started lobbying on new issues. In effect, GA has achieved many “firsts” as they say in their 25th anniversary report <ref> “[http://www.green-alliance.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Our_Work/LookingBackThinkingForward.pdf 25 years of GA]” , Accessed 16/11/10 </ref>
  
Louise Humphrey - head of resources
 
  
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In 1983 Green Alliance lobbied for the Environmental Impact Assessment which was adopted in the 1990s. In 1984, they made political parties to present their first environmental policy statements. Three years later, GA raised for the first time the issue of Genetically Modified organisms (GM). In the same period, they combined businesses’ with environmental groups’ agendas. In the 1990s they gathered Eastern and Western European NGOs and lobbied for the first White Paper on environment in UK. Then, in 1992 the government promised GA to ratify the Rio Convention on Biodiversity. Two years later they lobbied for a more powerful Environment Agency in the UK. Furthermore, they hosted Tony Blair’s first “green speech” in 1995 then in 2000 as PM. In 1997 GA launched Green Globe Task Force as an independent group focusing on international environment issues.
  
Richard Booth - events co-ordinator
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== People ==
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Green Alliance gathers three types of members <ref> "[http://greenalliance.org.uk/  Staff]", Accessed 07.11.10 </ref>. It has a permanent staff (director, paymaster, etc.) that is in charge with administrative and communication tasks. Twelve trustees meet quarterly to supervise the programmes and eight associates (professors and consultants in specific areas) who work on an ad-hoc basis but have strong links with GA.
  
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For more details, see following page: [[Globalisation:Green Alliance: Staff]]
  
Rachel Cary - senior policy adviser
 
  
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== GA and Neo-liberalism ==
  
Karen Crane - senior communications manager
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The creation of Green Alliance has a lot to do with neo-liberalism. Indeed, it was created in 1979 – the year when [[Margaret Thatcher]] came into power at the Whitehall. Her policy encouraged the emergence of quangos and GA is one of those numerous groups.
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It is difficult to say if GA is really impartial in its lobbying activities. Many of them were focusing on protecting the environment and have usually succeeded. Some of its partners started to go green (especially supermarkets) but the problem comes from funders, like [[BP]] for instance, who do not seem ready for a greener development.
  
  
Josie Evetts - PA to the director and office manager
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Moreover, GA describes itself as independent but it is funded by a large range of corporations that actually should be advised by GA itself. The example of BP is again very interesting and it is developed in the “Funding and Connections” sub-page. Their definition of independence is thus questionable and occurs several times in GA's activities. In the report called “Firetail review of GA” <ref> “[http://www.green-alliance.org.uk/uploadedFiles/About_Us/Firetail%20review%20of%20Green%20Alliance%20Feb08.pdf  Firetail on GA]”, Accessed 17.11.10 </ref> the think tank presents it as an independent review of its activity in the past two years. However, the report was commissioned by GA itself.
  
  
Chris Hewett - associate
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Another aspect of GA is its great influence at the Whitehall and in Westminster. The relationship that the think tank has created with the official institutions is a very close and a very influencing one. In this era of globalisation where governments are more and more advised by quangos, GA is not an exception. In their reports it can be read exactly what achievements they have succeeded.
  
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==Sub-pages==
  
Hannah Hislop - senior policy adviser
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[[Globalisation: Green Alliance: Ideology and aims]]
  
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[[Globalisation: Green Alliance: Funding and connections]]
  
Hannah Kyrke-Smith - policy team assistant
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[[Globalisation: Green Alliance: Lobbying activities and influence on policy]]
  
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[[Globalisation: Green Alliance: Views on climate change]]
  
Chris Littlecott - senior policy adviser
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== Contact Information ==
  
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http://www.green-alliance.org.uk/
  
Laura Mackenzie - policy adviser
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Green Alliance
 
 
 
 
Amy Persson  - senior policy adviser
 
 
 
 
 
Rebekah Phillips - senior policy adviser
 
 
 
 
 
Edward Robinson - media and communications manager
 
 
 
  
Sylvia Rowley - policy adviser
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36 Buckingham Palace Road
  
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London SW1W 0RE
  
Faye Scott - senior policy adviser
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Tel      (44) 0 20 7233 7433
  
 
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Fax      (44) 0 20 7233 9033
Marta Silva - book-keeper
 
 
 
 
 
Laura Williams - fundraising manager
 
 
 
=== Trustees ===
 
Robin Bidwell (Chair)
 
Philip Parker (Hon. Treasurer)
 
 
 
Tom Burke
 
Ben Caldecott
 
Zac Goldsmith
 
Alistair Keddie
 
Dorothy Mackenzie
 
Deborah Mattinson
 
Dame Julie Mellor
 
Derek Osborn
 
Dame Fiona Reynolds
 
Sophia Tickell 
 
 
 
 
 
=== Associates ===
 
 
 
Ian Christie
 
Chris Church
 
Julie Hill
 
Jiggy Lloyd
 
Stuart Singleton-White
 
Derek Smith
 
Sheila Watson
 
Rebecca Willis
 
 
 
== Funding ==
 
 
 
==Suggestions for sub-pages==
 
 
 
Just suggestions - feel free to change/add to this - although it is recommended that you create several main pages linked to from this main project page so group members can edit simultaneously. 
 
 
 
[[Globalisation:Green Alliance: Ideology and aims]]
 
 
 
[[Globalisation:Green Alliance: Funding and connections]]
 
 
 
[[Globalisation:Green Alliance: Lobbying activities and influence on policy]]
 
 
 
[[Globalisation:Green Alliance: Views on climate change]]
 
 
 
== Web site ==
 
http://www.green-alliance.org.uk/
 
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 11:07, 18 November 2010

Marie-Louise Apostolescu Rebecca Hogg Barry Strain

Videos

<youtube size="small" align="right" caption="Lib-Dem conference">A-hzj6E9wl4</youtube>

<youtube size="small" align="right" caption="S.Hale's speech">nhcAde9IEGw</youtube>

<youtube size="small" align="right" caption="The Last Parliament">KQtzaURPkio</youtube>

History [1]

Green Alliance was created in 1979 and Mr Maurice Ash, its then chairman, said: “We’re a bunch of optimists. We’re not the doomsters. We believe in the possibilities of the future...”. At the beginning it was a small group of people but very soon they started lobbying on new issues. In effect, GA has achieved many “firsts” as they say in their 25th anniversary report [2]


In 1983 Green Alliance lobbied for the Environmental Impact Assessment which was adopted in the 1990s. In 1984, they made political parties to present their first environmental policy statements. Three years later, GA raised for the first time the issue of Genetically Modified organisms (GM). In the same period, they combined businesses’ with environmental groups’ agendas. In the 1990s they gathered Eastern and Western European NGOs and lobbied for the first White Paper on environment in UK. Then, in 1992 the government promised GA to ratify the Rio Convention on Biodiversity. Two years later they lobbied for a more powerful Environment Agency in the UK. Furthermore, they hosted Tony Blair’s first “green speech” in 1995 then in 2000 as PM. In 1997 GA launched Green Globe Task Force as an independent group focusing on international environment issues.

People

Green Alliance gathers three types of members [3]. It has a permanent staff (director, paymaster, etc.) that is in charge with administrative and communication tasks. Twelve trustees meet quarterly to supervise the programmes and eight associates (professors and consultants in specific areas) who work on an ad-hoc basis but have strong links with GA.

For more details, see following page: Globalisation:Green Alliance: Staff


GA and Neo-liberalism

The creation of Green Alliance has a lot to do with neo-liberalism. Indeed, it was created in 1979 – the year when Margaret Thatcher came into power at the Whitehall. Her policy encouraged the emergence of quangos and GA is one of those numerous groups. It is difficult to say if GA is really impartial in its lobbying activities. Many of them were focusing on protecting the environment and have usually succeeded. Some of its partners started to go green (especially supermarkets) but the problem comes from funders, like BP for instance, who do not seem ready for a greener development.


Moreover, GA describes itself as independent but it is funded by a large range of corporations that actually should be advised by GA itself. The example of BP is again very interesting and it is developed in the “Funding and Connections” sub-page. Their definition of independence is thus questionable and occurs several times in GA's activities. In the report called “Firetail review of GA” [4] the think tank presents it as an independent review of its activity in the past two years. However, the report was commissioned by GA itself.


Another aspect of GA is its great influence at the Whitehall and in Westminster. The relationship that the think tank has created with the official institutions is a very close and a very influencing one. In this era of globalisation where governments are more and more advised by quangos, GA is not an exception. In their reports it can be read exactly what achievements they have succeeded.

Sub-pages

Globalisation: Green Alliance: Ideology and aims

Globalisation: Green Alliance: Funding and connections

Globalisation: Green Alliance: Lobbying activities and influence on policy

Globalisation: Green Alliance: Views on climate change

Contact Information

http://www.green-alliance.org.uk/

Green Alliance

36 Buckingham Palace Road

London SW1W 0RE

Tel (44) 0 20 7233 7433

Fax (44) 0 20 7233 9033

Notes

  1. "25 years of Green Alliance", Accessed 08.11.10
  2. 25 years of GA” , Accessed 16/11/10
  3. "Staff", Accessed 07.11.10
  4. Firetail on GA”, Accessed 17.11.10