“Expanding Heathrow in the face of a climate emergency is the definition of irresponsible.” say Greens 29 January 2025 / 26 February 2025 by Green Party Responding to the news that Rachel Reeves is backing the expansion of Heathrow Airport, Green Party MP, Sian Berry MP said, “The Chancellor talked about the ‘costs of irresponsibility’ but expanding Heathrow in the face of a climate emergency is the definition of irresponsible.” Read more » Airport Green Party Heathrow Sian Berry
Greens respond to possible airport expansions 21 January 2025 / 26 February 2025 by Green Party Responding to the news that Rachel Reeves is expected to give the go-ahead to a series of airport expansions across the UK, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, Sian Berry, said: “We must ask who these decisions would be made for and why. Whose advice is the Government listening to, when record-high wealth inequality is […] Read more » Airport Expansion Green Party Sian Berry
Inauguration response: Trump will put us all in danger unless we unite 20 January 2025 by Green Party Responding to President Trump’s inauguration speech, Green Party Co-Leader, Adrian Ramsay said: “Trump’s inauguration speech showed us that the peace many take for granted, and indeed the very foundations of our democracy, are under threat. “His obsessive isolationism risks leaving fatal cracks in the international co-operation that we need to build a fairer and […] Read more » Adrian Ramsay Green Party President Trump
Statement ahead of President Trump’s inauguration: “a dangerous turn toward right-wing populism” 20 January 2025 by Green Party Green Party Co-Leaders, Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer released a joint statement ahead of President Trump’s inauguration saying: “We must stand up for peace and democracy in what will be a dangerous turn toward right-wing populism in the wake of Donald Trump taking office. “The antidote to Trump in the US, and the likes of […] Read more » Adrian Ramsay Carla Denyer fascist Green Party iinauguration President Trump
There is a green elephant in the room with government’s AI plans 13 January 2025 / 13 January 2025 by Green Party Responding to the news that Government plans for AI to be “mainlined into the veins” of the nation, Green Party Co-Leader, Adrian Ramsay MP, said, “The potential for AI is huge and Greens welcome the potential it holds, especially in research and innovation.However, this plan comes almost exclusively from engagement with industry and investors and does not […] Read more » Adrian Ramsay AI Green Party
Green Party reaction to Keir Starmer’s NHS plan 6 January 2025 / 6 January 2025 by Green Party Reacting to Keir Starmer’s plans for the NHS in which he confirmed there will be greater use of the private sector to help reduce hospital waiting lists in England, co-leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay MP, said: “The Green Party has long argued for a shift towards community focused health provision, and this approach is […] Read more » Adrian Ramsay Green Party health NHS privatisation
Green Party reaction to government and regulators ‘breaking law’ over sewage spills 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 […] Read more » Adrian Ramsay Green Party water
Green Party reaction to launch of Devolution White Paper 16 December 2024 / 16 December 2024 by Green Party Reacting to the government’s White Paper on the reorganisation of local government, Green Party MP Ellie Chowns said: “There is much to be welcomed in this White Paper including strengthening the rights of communities to purchase cherished local assets such as youth clubs, libraries or sport facilities; increasing powers over control of local transport, better […] Read more » devolution Ellie Chowns Green Party local democracy
Greens say local government reorganisation “steals power away from local people” 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 […] Read more » Adrian Ramsay devolution Green Party local democracy
New planning framework “panders” to profit driven private housing developers say Greens 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 […] Read more » Adrian Ramsay Green Party Housing NPPF social housing