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Attack on government policies by Caroline Lucas follows her visit to the Vestas protest camp on the Isle of Wight

Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has attacked the prime minister Gordon Brown for failing to effectively manage the economy and climate change which she claims are inextricably linked. In a letter...

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