Climate Act campaigner becomes peer
Mike Childs
19 November 2010
It isn't everyday that a friend gets nominated to sit in the House of Lords. So I was mightily shocked when I read in the Guardian this morning that Bryony Worthington is going to the "other place", as the House of Lords are described by those in the Commons.
Bryony is a great campaigner.
At Friends of the Earth she was one of the key architects of the successful Big Ask Campaign for the introduction of the Climate Change Act. She deftly moved on from Friends of the Earth part way through the campaign to work in Government for the civil service team steering the legislation through Parliament.
Her commitment to tackling climate change is second to none, and her persistence and drive are legendary. She's a damn fine woman.
The Lords will be a better place with Bryony.
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