Green Parties across the East Midlands have secured 21 new seats and defended 11 seats, bringing the total number of councillors elected in the region on 4th May to 32. Significant gains have been seen in areas with previous Green representation, as a sign of widespread approval of the effectiveness of Green Councillors in defending […]
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Green Party members across the East Midlands showed their support for workers striking across various sectors on 1 February. Wednesday’s strikes saw hundreds of thousands of workers in the NHS, education, rail, the civil service and other sectors walk out to demand pay rises and proper funding for services. The Green Party has publicly called […]
The consultation for the “East Midlands Devolution Deal” closed on 9th January 2023. It will see a new, additional authority for “the Area” which comprises the counties of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, including the cities of Derby and Nottingham. The proposal is being sold on the basis of bringing in an extra £1.14 billion over the next […]
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Following last year’s successful regional conference, our first since the COVID-pandemic, we’re delighted to announce that 2023’s edition of the East Midlands Green Party Regional Conference will take place on Saturday 24th June between 11am and 5pm at the Saint Martins House conference Centre in Leicester. Further details, including guest speaker line up and ticket […]
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The Green Party has responded to the news that greenhouse gases have continued to rise by attacking the shortsighted attitudes of the UK and global governments ‘We have known the risk for 30 years,’ said Carl Benfield, the Greens spokesperson on the Climate Emergency in East Midlands. ‘More greenhouse gases mean more global temperature rise, […]
Floods have always happened, what is changing is both the frequency of flooding and its impact on communities and infrastructure. ‘Extreme weather events’ are becoming a new normal. Flooding is now imposing increasing costs on local authorities and households – costs that in the era of public austerity have been difficult to meet. The Year […]
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