Green Views
3 November 2024 / 7 November 2024 by bengray
The budget was a real missed opportunity, with nothing significant on nature or climate. First of all, 50% increase in bus fares people are being punished for using greener methods of transport. In Nottingham twice as many people use the bus for work than the national average, so this is really going to hit working […]
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GE Candidate Posts
1 June 2024 / 1 June 2024 by bengray
What kind of slur on hard working politicians is Sunak’s assertion that Ms Rayner is in charge of the Labour Party? Is it gender specific because she’s a “Ms” with the determination to stand responsibly to her post, or is it political sensitivity because she is thought to be more left wing than the mainstream […]
30 May 2024 / 30 May 2024 by bengray
Voting choices, one hundred years on from women’s suffrage, should reflect the value of gender equality. The least disputed area of the current debate is about self identifying women amongst self identifying men. The trigger for this letter is the vexed return to Parliament of Diane Abbot. The objective of its message is to ensure […]
Local News
24 May 2024 / 13 June 2024 by bengray
The announcement of the 2024 general election scheduled for the 4th of July was welcomed by the Nottingham Green Party this week. The Executive Committee met on the evening that the election was announced to discuss putting the party strategy into action. All candidates had already been selected by a democratic ballot of the party […]
23 May 2024 / 30 May 2024 by bengray
Last week I spoke to local democracy reporter Joe Locker on the subject of S106 contributions, which is the money that developers pay towards the services their house buyers will eventually need. Joe’s article can be found here. My contribution was published in part, with the rest of my statement as follows: “What I see […]
5 January 2024 / 30 May 2024 by bengray
The Trent has burst its banks. Roads are closed. Houses have had to be evacuated. Friends and family from outside Nottinghamshire are ringing to check that we are alright. We have been flooded before, but these extreme weather conditions are becoming the new normal. The effects of climate change are ever more obvious. We can […]
15 December 2023 / 23 May 2024 by bengray
The Labour led City Council has been forced to issue a Section 114 notice. This is because they predict that they will spend £23 million more than their income in the coming year. A section 114 notice means that the council will be restricted in its spending and cuts are inevitable. The rich won’t suffer […]
Local Elections Local News
10 May 2023 / 25 May 2024 by bengray
We welcome the news today that Richard and Sue Mallender have been re-elected to Rushcliffe Borough Council. Sue and Richard have represented the ward since 2003 and 2007 respectively and are key members of the community. The residents of Lady Bay voted in the Mallenders with a very healthy two thirds of the vote, with […]
GE Candidate Posts Green Views
3 February 2021 / 1 June 2024 by bengray
Nottingham City Council’s financial woes continue. Local Nottingham Green Party activist Cath Sutherland (@sutherland_cath) gives her views on the situation. With bankruptcy staring it in the face, Nottingham City Council has had to accept the government dominating its every decision and dictating to it, as it approved its ‘Recovery and Improvement Plan’ on 25th January. Our […]
31 December 2020 / 1 June 2024 by bengray
As Parliament finally passes a Brexit deal cementing the UK’s future relationship with the European Union, local Nottingham Green Party activist Cath Sutherland (@sutherland_cath) gives her views on the impoverishment of our now-isolated communities. How has Nottingham or the East Midlands benefited by leaving the European Union? What new good things are going to happen in […]
