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22 October 2024 / 22 October 2024 by North East Green Party
Latest Northern Agenda newsletter shows local councils at their unresponsive worst on the TVERF incinerator. ‘This weekend the North East councils behind the scheme on the Grangetown Prairie site said they were undeterred by new BBC analysis showing that burning waste produces the same amount of greenhouse gases for each unit of energy as coal. […]
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16 October 2024 / 16 October 2024 by North East Green Party
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3wxgje5pwo We’re sharing this excellent article from the BBC which backs up what we at the Green Party have been saying for years. Incinerators are a RUBBISH way to get rid of waste. Nick Hartley (Councillor for Byker ward) said “This proves we were right to oppose the new incinerator planned for Byker back in […]
5 August 2024 / 5 August 2024 by North East Green Party
Over the past week, it has been saddening to see horrific violence, racism and anti-Muslim hate unfolding on the streets of our region – with senseless damage and destruction of buildings, vehicles and businesses and attacks on local mosques. The North East Green Party condemn the actions of those who wish to do our communities […]
23 May 2024 / 31 May 2024 by North East Green Party
This General Election is way overdue. It’s time to put our communities and our environment first. We’re delighted to confirm that, on 4th July, there will be a Green Party candidate on EVERY ballot paper in the North East – look out for postings on social media for individual constituencies. The election comes at a […]
5 April 2024 / 5 April 2024 by North East Green Party
We are disappointed that Sally Bunce has chosen to withdraw as Tees Valley Mayor candidate at short notice. Sadly, the withdrawal was timed so that we did not have time to stand an alternative candidate. We apologise to everybody who wanted to vote Green at this election and is now unable to. The Green Party […]
8 December 2023 / 14 March 2024 by North East Green Party
The Green Party have announced their candidates for mayor of the Tees Valley and North East Combined Authorities. Andrew Gray will be their candidate in the election for Mayor of the North East Combined Authority. Andrew was born in Newcastle and raised in Northumberland. For the last twenty years he has lived in Newcastle and […]
31 March 2023 / 31 March 2023 by North East Green Party
In a recent by-election for Newcastle City Council, Green candidate Nick Hartley doubled the Party’s share of the vote to 30% and polled more that the Tories and Lib Dems combined. He’ll be standing in the same ward again next month – only the Greens can beat Labour here!
Carla Denyer, co-Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, will be visiting North East England on Tuesday 4th April, to support campaigns for the local council elections in May. She will be visiting wards in Gateshead, North Tyneside, and Darlington.
19 March 2021 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new website. We hope that you find it interesting and informative. If you have any comments – or want to get in touch – please visit the ‘contact‘ page or email enquiries@neengland.greenparty.org.uk You may notice that the date shown in brackets on some news items does […]
17 March 2021 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Councillor Carla Denyer: “It is depressing to see how, yet again on a vital green issue, the government has aimed low and will still miss its target.” The government’s new industrial decarbonisation strategy [1] goes nowhere near far enough and lacks the proper plan and finance to achieve its aims, the Green Party has warned. […]
15 March 2021 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Caroline Lucas: “What action the UK takes on climate and biodiversity this year matters more than ever” The Green Party has reiterated a call for a ‘State of Nature’ clause being included in the delayed Environment Bill which would require the government to set a legally-binding target of 2030 to halt and reverse the decline […]
14 March 2021 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
The Green Party has condemned the harmful and shocking Metropolitan police action on Clapham Common this weekend. Responding to policing at the vigil, Green Party co-leader and candidate for Mayor of London Sian Berry said: “I can’t think of a more shameful way for an organisation to have handled this whole situation. “There was literally no […]
8 March 2021 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Jonathan Bartley: “Increasing road capacity discourages the use of public transport and puts thousands of acres of countryside under threat” The Green Party has reiterated its call for the government to scrap its £27bn road building programme and all airport expansion, which severely undermines efforts to cut air pollution and carbon emissions. Green Party co-leader […]
6 March 2021 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Party members vote for emergency motion at Spring Conference The Green Party has backed calls for a 15% pay rise for NHS workers following the Government’s derisory proposal for a miserly 1% increase. The emergency motion, brought to the party’s Spring Conference today [Saturday], sets out how the 1% pay rise, which would mean a […]
1 March 2021 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Greens demand VAT for retrofit is cut to ensure warmer homes for communities Molly Scott Cato: “The government has the ability to decide now if it wants to benefit all of society, or if it wants to continue prioritising big business at the expense of everybody else” The Green Party is calling on the government […]
26 January 2021 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Jonathan Bartley: “For any election to be free and fair then it is vital political parties have the ability to campaign so the public can engage with the choices on offer” The Green Party has warned of the threat to democracy as a result of the Government’s advice that on the ground campaigns for this […]
18 December 2020 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
The Green Party is accusing the government today of shirking its responsibilities by pushing Covid Christmas decisions onto individuals. Rather than be clear and science-led, the government is ploughing on with Christmas rules that risk a further spate of infections in January, leaving people with impossible choices to make. Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley said: […]
12 October 2020 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Co-leader Jonathan Bartley calls on Education Secretary to act on evidence that schools and universities are key routes of spread of virus Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley has called on Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to act on the evidence that schools and universities are the most significant source of new coronavirus cases.1 Ahead of the […]
18 March 2020 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Fighting the Virus Together Needs an Economy that Works for Everybody It is clear that the normal functioning of the market economy will have to be suspended until we have successfully suppressed Covid-19 or we have a functioning vaccine. The Prime Minister yesterday said that this is like entering a war, and so we are […]
13 March 2020 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
The Green Party has reacted to the news today that the local council and elections for Mayors scheduled for May, will be postponed for a year. Co-leader of the Green Party Jonathan Bartley said: “The health and welfare of our members, activists and the wider community absolutely must be top priority. So despite being on […]
13 December 2019 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Greens have increased their vote numbers by over 60% this election, which no other party has achieved. More than 850,000 voters backed the Greens, beating the Brexit Party by at least 200,000 votes. Green candidates in nearly 500 constituencies persuaded people to vote based on their Green New Deal promise to tackle the climate crisis, […]
1 June 2019 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Prior to these elections we had no principal tier Councillors in the North East. We now have 4 Councillors! We have massively increased our representation across the region, and we are giving residents green elected representation for the first time ever. We also had a number of close second places, which points to our hard […]
16 May 2019 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
This is your chance to turn the North East Green – by voting for the Green Party candidates for the NE region in the European election in exactly seven days time on Thursday 23rd May. Why vote Green To stay in the EU: We are proud to be pro-European. As the largest group of UK […]
14 May 2019 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
‘Britain has enough coal stockpiled at power stations to fuel them until they are shut down forever!’ As reported in today’s Times – Friends of the Earth analysed updated government figures on current coal reserves concluding, “coal stocks held at power stations are more than enough to generate the projected amount of electricity”, until 2025, […]
