Green Party – If not now, when?
Our Election broadcast for the 2019 General Election […]
Author: leeirving
Posts by leeirving
Pollution around our schools
We launched our last election campaign on the theme of air pollution – since then the problem has been left to become worse. We’re glad to see more monitoring around schools. Giving families a “full understanding of the health risks of air pollution” may help, but creating car-free school streets with alternatives like safe walking […]
Why Vote Green in 2019?
In the unlikely event that this election does not bring a majority Green Party government, you might ask yourself why would I want to vote Green, what good would it do? Well the Green Party have announced 10 Key pieces of legislation to kickstart the transformation of the country. The Bills Green MPs will push […]
Green Party launch ambitious manifesto
Today candidates and supporters gathered on Newcastle’s Quayside to proudly present the Green Party’s Manifesto for the 2019 General Election. It’s still not too late to turn aside from this destructive path we’re on – but we have to act now. We can heal the divisions within our own nation. We can mend the rifts […]
Green Party to increase Living Wage to £12 for all workers over the age of 16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSeYRJD-VKg The Green Party will increase the Living Wage to £12 for all workers as part of its radical plans to tackle poverty and improve wellbeing, it has announced today. The proposal will end the Government’s fudge in calling their minimum wage a ‘National Living Wage’ by bringing all workers up to the necessary level […]
Read More… from Green Party to increase Living Wage to £12 for all workers over the age of 16
Climate talk by Professor Kevin Anderson @ Newcastle University
Last night as part of the Newcastle University INSIGHTS Public Lectures, Kevin Anderson (@KevinClimate) Professor of Energy and Climate Change – Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research gave a talk entitled: Can meaningful hope spring from revealing the depth of our climate failure? One of the key messages that he talked about was why 2030 […]
Read More… from Climate talk by Professor Kevin Anderson @ Newcastle University
Pavements for People
Tay and her team are listening to complaints about parked vehicles crowding streets and footpaths. Residents in and around Benwell Hill Road, Dissington Place, Silloth Avenue, Stocksfield Avenue, Whittington Grove, Ovington Grove and Cedar Road responding to our surveys tell us they are experiencing high levels of street parking causing difficulties when crossing the road […]
Election 2019 – We are off!
Well Brenda from Bristol wont be happy, but a General Election has been called and we have three excellent candidates selected to represent the Green Voice in Newcastle upon Tyne. Your Green Party Candidates Click on their photos to view their profile Taymar Pitman – Newcastle Central Alistair Ford – Newcastle North Nick Hartley – […]
Green Campaigner presses council on Climate Emergency
At this week’s Council meeting, our campaigner Clare Andrews told the council that it “must start setting itself targets towards meeting the city’s goal to be carbon neutral by 2030”. Clare questioned the council over its lack of real action following the climate emergency declaration in April. She asked Council leader Cllr Nick Forbes to […]
Read More… from Green Campaigner presses council on Climate Emergency
Climate Strike Sept 2019
On Friday Newcastle saw a large number of students and adults take streets to support the latest Student Strike calling for urgent action to combat Climate Chaos. The large crowd met at the Civic Centre for some powerful speeches from a range of people of all ages and then proceeded to march down Northumberland Street […]
