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 a time, so as to give audiences a little more to come for than just what went into a half hour. Peter Fraser–Jones served as both director and a producer, while Philip Jones was another producer. Bennett and Farnon both praised the work of Fraser-Jones. During this time Bennett lived on Grosvenor Square with his wife Sandra and their very young daughter Joanna. The last of the tapings was done on 12 March 1972; by May 1972, Bennett had travelled to the United States for an extended concert engagement there. The series as aired consisted of thirteen half-hour episodes. In