13th December 2024 / 16th December 2024 by paulr
New planning framework “panders” to profit driven private housing developers say Greens 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 […]
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9th December 2024 / 9th December 2024 by paulr
Responding to last week’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 […]
6th December 2024 / 6th December 2024 by paulr
Recognising and celebrating the voluntary sector From the Isle of Thanet News: Thanet council’s Cabinet members have accepted a report by a working group of councillors aimed at improving the authority’s relationship with the isle’s many and varied voluntary and community organisations. The report was produced by a working party chaired by Green Party Councillor […]
13th June 2024 / 13th June 2024 by paulr
12th June 2024 / 16th December 2024 by paulr
6th June 2024 / 12th June 2024 by paulr
9th April 2024 / 16th December 2024 by paulr
First Climate Case Victory A group of Swiss female climate activists, mostly in their seventies, have won the first ever climate case victory in the European Court of Human Rights. In a landmark decision, the court has ruled that weak government climate policies violate citizens’ fundamental human rights. The court said Switzerland’s efforts to meet […]
7th March 2024 / 9th April 2024 by paulr
Biomass is not green. The ‘Stop Burning Trees Coalition’ took to the streets this week (5th March) outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to demand an end to government funding for electricity generation by tree burning polluters. Biomass energy generation has been touted as a green way of generating electricity from waste […]
20th February 2024 / 7th March 2024 by paulr
13th February 2024 / 20th February 2024 by paulr
