The Wombles are back and are joining forces with Keep Britain Tidy to launch this years Great British Spring Clean 2020. They are also launching a campaign very close to our hearts, encouraging people to adopt positive Womble-style behaviour, from recycling to reusing and refurbishing old items rather than sending them to landfill. Last year, […]
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What the Climate Change Committee wants for Christmas
The Climate Change Committee have written a letter to the Prime Minister and stated what they need the government to enact in order to get their net zero targets back on track. The key recommendations are as follows: Priority actions Alongside improved climate governance, the letter highlights five key priorities for Government on cutting UK […]
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GE Election 2019 – Results
Newcastle Central – Tay Pitman Votes: 1,365 Vote share %: 3.6 Vote share change: +2.0 Newcastle North – Alistair Ford Votes: 1,368 Vote share %: 2.9 Vote share change: +1.8 Newcastle East – Nick Hartley Votes: 2,195 Vote share %: 5.1 Vote share change: +3.2 […]
Newcastle East Green Party on Citizen’s Income / Universal Basic Income
The Green Party have supported the idea of a basic income for a long time and its an idea whose time has come. A basic income would provide a solid floor that people can build from rather than a safety net with holes in so big that many fall through. Nick talks about how UBI […]
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Out and about with Nick
Nick has been out and about talking to people in the Newcastle East constituency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAVddWGX7No Your Help is Needed! Our crowdfunder has now finished ( thanks to all who donated their money to help us! ) however you can still support our campaigning setting up a regular donation via PayPal or Direct Debit here. If […]
Make and Mend Market
We held our Make and Mend Market in Denton Burn Community Centre on Saturday 30th November. It was a very fun and friendly day with supporters and stalls selling home-made gifts, and delicious jams and sauces from the local Scotswood community garden. We made beeswax wrapping, learnt about how to make compost with a wormery, […]
Green campaigners at hustings
First of a double dose of Green at General Election hustings yesterday: Tay Pitman for Newcastle upon Tyne Central MP (pictured centre) spoke to Northumbria Students’ Union of the force that Green Party votes can exert on government to drive forward our vision for a #SafeClimate and a fairer society, with a focus on wellbeing […]
Your candidates had a busy weekend
All 3 of our candidates were busy at work, starting on Friday with Nick giving a speech at the Climate Strike. Alistair Ford and other Greens were also in attendance. On Saturday we had our Make & Mend – Alternative Christmas Market and both Nick and Alistair were at hustings. Your Help is Needed! Our […]
Fly-tipping – a symptom of our economic model
Nick was out for a nice run along the river when he came across a load of fly-tipped items. According to DEFRA ( Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs ) Newcastle suffered 9931 incidents of fly-tipping in 2018/19. It is reported that clean-up costs for the North East are around 1 to 2 million […]
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Only 2 more days to register to vote.
This election is probably one the most important in recent memory with two major issues at its core, the climate emergency and the B word, not to mention other issues such as austerity, social care, wages, NHS. How can you not want your voice heard? Registering to vote only takes about 5 minutes and you […]
