The unpopularity of raising corporate or personal income tax has been a straight jacket constraining Labour's thinking on how best to invest and grow the economy. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
Public demand for better services requires increased revenue, but international market competition for capital and labour drives down the ability of any one country to raise either corporate or personal income tax. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
It is hard to imagine a world without bees. It would be even harder to live in it. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
Climate change is a threat to the conditions in which our economy can function at all. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
As we pump greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide, making the seawater acidic and hostile for shellfish and corals. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
The costs of solar energy across the world have come down so fast that its growth as a cheap, clean energy source has been… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
Climate change is a shared crisis - one that transcends politics and borders and must be fought collectively, justly and transparently. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
The U.K. should see overseas aid as an investment in the future potential of a market and shouldn't be used as a stick to… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
Doing nothing to stop national parks being drilled for oil isn't what climate leadership looks like. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
We must commit to a positive programme of ocean recovery to combat the effects of climate breakdown, and boost our oceans' capacity to tackle… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
The more we engage with others, the more we find people with whom we do not share the values and truths that we consider… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
We need robust sustainability regulations for shipping that are internationally recognised and respected. This will ensure shipping plays its part in the global transition… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
After years of globalisation, disaffected populations have lost confidence that the system is fair. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
