Greens look forward to tectonic plates of British politics shifting 4 July 2024 / 4 July 2024 by Green Party As the polls close, Green Party Co-leader Adrian Ramsay, who is standing in Waveney Valley, said: “Tonight, Greens are on the brink of new breakthroughs. The Greens offered real hope and real change at this election and voters have been responding. “In Conservative-inclined places like Waveney Valley and North Herefordshire, and in cities like Bristol […] Read more »
Greens target key seats on final day of campaigning 3 July 2024 / 2 July 2024 by Green Party Green party co-leaders Carla Denyer (Bristol Central) and Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley) will spend the final full day of campaigning in their tight marginals before a massive get out the vote action on Thursday led by hundreds of volunteers. Denyer said: “Our aim is to win at least four Green MPs and are within touching […] Read more »
Green Party calls for public ownership of water companies following landmark Supreme Court ruling 2 July 2024 / 2 July 2024 by Green Party The Green Party of England and Wales has reiterated their call to bring water companies back into public ownership, following the landmark Supreme Court judgment published on Tuesday. The Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Appeal had been wrong in concluding that the legislation that privatised the water companies prevented legal claims being brought […] Read more »
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today calling for an additional £22bn capital investment to bring crumbling NHS hospitals, primary care buildings and outdated equipment up to modern standards.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 »