Greens pledge A* education offer 2 July 2024 / 1 July 2024 by Paul Corry *lnvestment: * Abolish Ofsted and replace high-stakes formal SATs testing with system of continuous assessment * Free daily school meal for all children * Scrap tuition fees and restore maintenance grants for undergraduates * Provide students at all state-funded schools and colleges access to a qualified counsellor. The Green Party has announced a package of […] Read more »
Greens pledge £22bn to rebuild crumbling NHS buildings 1 July 2024 / 30 June 2024 by Green Party The Green Party is today calling for an additional £22bn capital investment to bring crumbling NHS hospitals, primary care buildings and outdated equipment up to modern standards. This comes as the King’s Fund warns that without action, we will inevitably continue to have a ‘deteriorating NHS estate increasingly unfit for purpose’. Green Party co-leader, Carla […] Read more »
Greens launch Charter for Small Business 29 June 2024 / 28 June 2024 by Paul Corry Green Party Communities spokesperson Ellie Chowns today launched a Green Charter for Small Business designed to help them and our High Streets thrive in the green economy of the future. Chowns, who is the party’s parliamentary candidate in North Herefordshire, said: “Small and medium-sized businesses are the lifeblood of our economy and our communities. “There […] Read more »
Snap reaction from the BBC QT Leaders broadcast 28 June 2024 / 29 June 2024 by Green Party Speaking from the spin room at the BBC QT Leaders, Green Party Baroness, Natalie Bennet, said, “The contrast between the fear mongering of Nigel Farage and the positive, ambitious hope offered by Adrian Ramsay and The Green Party could not have been clearer. Tonight, Adrian showed what a Green society with real investment in our […] Read more »
“His racist, Islamophobic and homophobic chickens have come home to roost.” 27 June 2024 by Green Party Responding to Channel 4’s undercover filming of Nigel Farage’s supporters racist, Islamophobic and homophobic comments, Green Party Co-Leader, Carla Denyer, said, “Farage’s Reform Party’s mask has not just slipped, it’s been well and truly trampled into the ground. Farage’s attempts to re-write history by distancing himself from these remarks just don’t wash. Just a few […] Read more »
Greens offer route to pay justice for junior doctors 27 June 2024 / 26 June 2024 by Paul Corry Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer today offered a route to pay justice for junior doctors embarking on another round of strikes in their long-running dispute. Denyer said: “The outgoing Conservative government should have come to an agreement with the junior doctors a long time ago. The fact it hasn’t underlines why the Conservatives can’t be […] Read more »
Plan for our rivers: Greens say nationalise water companies, invest in sewage infrastructure and give regulator real teeth 26 June 2024 / 26 June 2024 by Green Party TV personality Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and the Green Party parliamentary candidate for North Herefordshire, Ellie Chowns, will today be testing the River Wye for phosphate levels alongside a group of local campaigners and wild swimmers. The duo will outline The Green Party plan for rivers that will include the nationalisation of our water companies, investing £12bn […] Read more »
Greens pledge to end ‘dental deserts’ with £3bn for new NHS contract 25 June 2024 / 25 June 2024 by Green Party The Green Party has vowed to end Britain’s ‘dental deserts’ by restoring full access to NHS dentistry after years of cuts that left millions unable to get affordable dental treatment. Elected Greens will push for a new contract for NHS dentists that ensures everybody who needs an NHS dentist has access to one, backed by […] Read more »
“You can judge a society by how it looks after those in need” says Greens as they promise £20bn social care package 24 June 2024 / 23 June 2024 by Green Party The Green Party is today highlighting their ‘take greater care’ commitment, pledging better care for millions of people in the care system and those working in it. The Green Party manifesto includes a commitment of £20bn extra a year to ensure free personal care available for all and increased pay rates and a career structure […] Read more »
Labour’s eco policies a “bitter disappointment” say Greens 24 June 2024 / 21 June 2024 by Green Party Responding to the ranking of different party manifestos released today by Britain’s leading environmental groups, Green Party Co-Leader, Carla Denyer said, “These rankings show what most of us already know. “Greens are the party that has the strongest fully costed policies for the environment. “If you want green, then you need to vote Green. “Labour’s […] Read more »