Molly Scott Cato

Molly Scott Cato was Green MEP for the South West of England. She is Green Party speaker on finance and is professor of Strategy and Sustainability at the University of Roehampton.

Progressives must rally together to demand democracy

British politics is utterly broken. Our parties must find a way to find a way to renew it.

By Molly Scott Cato

/ 17 Aug 2020

Progressives must rally together to demand democracy

The EU’s top jobs might have been stitched up, but is Britain in any place to talk?

The EU’s top jobs haven’t been handled well, but MEPs get to vote on it next week, and Greens will be fighting these nominations.

By Molly Scott Cato

/ 10 Jul 2019

The EU’s top jobs might have been stitched up, but is Britain in any place to talk?

Don’t feed the Farage trolls

As I’ve learned in the European Parliament, publicly debating with Farage and his bad-cop UKIP outliers often merely boosts their communication strategy, writes Molly Scott-Cato MEP.

By Molly Scott Cato

/ 15 May 2019

Voters deserve a vision for Europe, not a cabinet of curiosities

The South West's European election ballot paper will resemble a celebrity game show. But there are real dangers in this media-fed populism.

By Molly Scott Cato

/ 27 Apr 2019

Voters deserve a vision for Europe, not a cabinet of curiosities

Brexit: an economic strategy from the left?

If we are agreed that the UK economy needs an overhaul from the Left, where does Brexit come in? Interview with Green MEP Molly Scott Cato.

By Julian Sayarer and Molly Scott Cato

/ 31 Oct 2017

If the hard Brexiteers have nothing to hide, they've nothing to fear

Molly Scott Cato MEP explains why she has teamed up with the Good Law Project to force the government to lift the veil of secrecy on its Brexit impact reports - through action in the high court, if necessary.

By Molly Scott Cato

/ 18 Oct 2017

Liam Fox and the worst secret trade stitch up you've never heard of

The EU/US 'TTIP trade deal' is dead - but another deal that will do similar damage to our public services and protections is almost in place already. And the socialists are split...

By Molly Scott Cato

/ 19 Jan 2017

We need bolder politicians

“We have seen a lengthy period during which politicians have deliberately disengaged from important aspects of what they should be doing, leading to a lot of disillusionment with politics.”

By Molly Scott Cato

/ 9 Sep 2016

We need bolder politicians

“We have seen a lengthy period during which politicians have deliberately disengaged from important aspects of what they should be doing, leading to a lot of disillusionment with politics.”

By Molly Scott Cato

/ 9 Sep 2016

MEPs' mounting TTIP opposition scandalously silenced ahead of knife-edge US vote

Faced with a possible shock rejection of TTIP by MEPs, Brussels simply cancelled the vote this week – and now Washington moves swiftly to speed up the publicly unpopular trade deal.

By Molly Scott Cato

/ 11 Jun 2015

Bad science, health risks, and the EU/US trade treaty

Whether on GM foods, pesticides, or pharmaceuticals, the EU/US trade treaty aims to strip away higher European regulations that protect public health but hinder corporate profits.

By Molly Scott Cato

/ 12 Mar 2014