Holding Governments to Account

We’ve helped Greenpeace hold two governments to account in 2024. 

When Rishi Sunak announced a snap election in May, Greenpeace needed to act swiftly to help move the dial in favour of Carla Denyer, Bristol Central's Green Party Candidate.

Labour opponent Thangam Debbonaire had held the seat since 2015, winning 63% of the vote in the previous election. The Green party had made the seat a key target in a bid to secure their second seat in Parliament. 

We used inserts and door-drops to reach Bristol Central voters the weekend before the election. These vocalised Greenpeace’s support for Bristol’s first Green Party Member of Parliament. 

In a historic moment for the city, Denyer’s campaign was successful. Bristol Central welcomed its new Member of Parliament on July 4th with a 10,407-strong majority. 

They have the money. She has the power.

In October, we helped mount a direct challenge to Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her first budget announcement since taking office. 

Greenpeace lobbied to introduce a new National Renewal Tax of 2.5% on wealth exceeding £10 million. We ran ads in The Guardian, The Times, and The Financial Times. These called for the new tax, explaining it could generate £130 billion for a ‘greener, fairer Britain’. 

In addition we scheduled D12s and D6s in and around Westminster Station. Transport for London refused to run these, stating that the use of the Chancellor's image required her permission?? The Evening Standard picked up that eyebrow raising story and, with perfect timing, ran the Greenpeace ad in their headline to the story that day. TFL eventually reversed their decision, but too late for the original sites. We responded quickly and switched to a series of digivans in time for Wednesday, October 30th's budget announcement.

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