Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales group. In September 2008 Caroline Lucas was elected as the party's first leader. Lucas was reelected in 2010 but chose not to stand in 2012, when Natalie Bennett was elected her successor. After Bennett stood down in 2016 Lucas returned as leader, this time sharing the position with Jonathan Bartley. Prior to 1992 six principal speakers were elected annually. The Female Principal Speaker post was won by Siân Berry, without a contest. The Female Principal Speaker post was won by Caroline Lucas, without a contest. Not all regions of the Green Party used the Principal Speaker system. In particular, the
Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town met in New York to discuss ideas for what the series would be like. The resulting programme would be called "Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town" in the United Kingdom and other areas of the world where Thames Television owned it, while it would be called "This Is Music" in the United States and in parts of the world where Bennett's company owned it. Bennett had control over the format and other details of the show and felt he was on a mission of "bringing good music back to television." Television shows in the variety format and hosted