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17 December 2024 / 17 December 2024 by Green Party
Reacting to news that government and regulators have broken the law by being too lenient on water companies that spill sewage, and on the day Thames Water seeks a £3bn bailout, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay MP said: “For too long billions have been leaking out to shareholders instead of going into fixing our broken […]
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16 December 2024 / 16 December 2024 by Green Party
Responding to measures contained within the government’s White Paper on English Devolution, which the government will announce today, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay MP said: “Local democracy is in urgent need of reform but this White Paper does not deliver the real change our local councils need. “It steals power away from local people and […]
12 December 2024 / 12 December 2024 by Green Party
Responding to the “planning overhaul” announced today by government, Green Party Co-Leader, Adrian Ramsay, said: “This new planning framework from Government fails to tackle the housing crisis head on and instead panders yet further to the interests of private developers whose main interest is lining their pockets. By pitting what’s happening as a binary battle […]
10 December 2024 by Green Party
Responding to the news that Rachel Reeves is asking Ministers to identify efficiency savings worth 5% of their current budgets, Green Party Co-Leader, Adrian Ramsay said: “Labour call their 5% cuts across government departments “efficiency savings.” “We call it what it is: cuts to services. “This amounts to the continuation of the same damaging, unpopular and […]
5 December 2024 / 5 December 2024 by Green Party
Responding to today’s “milestones” speech by the Prime Minister, Green Party Co-Leader, Adrian Ramsay, said, “These milestones aren’t a clear route to real change. Today’s listicle, while pointing in the right direction on a handful of issues, is missing the wholesale ambition and drive that a government elected on a change agenda needs. We have […]
21 November 2024 / 21 November 2024 by Green Party
Responding to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s announcement that up to 300,000 homes will benefit from upgrades next year, Green Party Co-Leader Adrian Ramsay said, “Today’s announcement left too many householders out in the cold. Household heating accounts for almost a fifth of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. And while making […]