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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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 […]
5 December 2019 / 25 May 2024 by bengray
Our Green Party candidate for Nottingham South, Cath Sutherland, spoke to University Radio Nottingham this week about standing in this 2019 Climate Election. You can hear what she has to say here.
17 June 2019 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
As the Green Wave sweeps through the country, Nottingham Green Party is celebrating a successful local election for 2019, holding our two seats in Rushcliffe and increasing our vote share across all three councils we represent. Sue and Richard Mallender were both re-elected on May 2nd as representatives for Lady Bay on Rushcliffe Borough Council, with 35% and […]
13 February 2019 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
Nottingham Green Party welcomes ambitions for a carbon neutral Nottingham and looks forward to scrutinising plans for achieving this. Nottingham City Council announced in late January that the city would be aiming to be carbon-neutral by 2028. If successful in reaching this target, Nottingham would become the first carbon neutral city in the UK. Nottingham Green Party […]
18 February 2018 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
Staff at the University of Nottingham (UoN) are joining a national strike after talks broke down between the University and College Union (UCU) and the representatives of the universities. According to the union, this was due to new changes in the USS pension scheme which will see lecturers almost £10,000/year worse off after retirement. The […]
11 December 2017 / 25 May 2024 by bengray
Green Party councillors scored a victory on Thursday as Rushcliffe Borough Council voted to scrutinise its own use of single-use plastics in Rushcliffe and promote sustainable waste. Cllrs Sue Mallender and Richard Mallender, for Lady Bay, proposed the motion at the full council meeting, where all councillors present voted in favour. Single-use plastics include items that we take […]
9 December 2017 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
At the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 5th December, the membership of the Nottingham Green Party elected a new Executive Committee for 2017/18. The Officers are: Co-Chairs: Kirsty Jones and Liam McClellandParty Contact/Secretary/Membership Secretary: Adam McGregorElections Agents: Tim Baker and Zeb BrighamCampaigns Officer: Chandler WilsonPress Officer: Guy JonesOfficer without Portfolio: Alan Hale To contact the Executive Committee, please send an email to contact@nottingham.greenparty.org.uk, or use the […]
24 August 2017 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
Nottingham Green Party is disappointed in Councillor Toby Neal’s comments published in the Nottingham Post on 20th August. We call on the Labour run council to break with its habit of demonisation and treating beggars as a nuisance – an attitude that was seen most clearly with their infamous anti-begging posters last year. Instead, they should pursue […]
7 May 2017 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
Nottingham Green Party is proud to announce our candidates for the 2017 General Election. After a selection meeting, hustings, and ballot of our membership held last week, we have democratically selected a candidate to represent every constituency we cover. Gedling: Rebecca Connick Nottingham East: Kat Boettge Nottingham North: Kirsty Jones Nottingham South: Adam McGregor Rushcliffe: Richard Mallender Sherwood: Morris Findley We […]
21 April 2017 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
Nottingham Green Party welcomes the announcement of a general election taking place on the 8th of June 2017. We believe the country requires a radically different direction and will put our case across locally and nationally for this. Our vision is a positive and bold step in the direction of a United Kingdom which not […]
22 March 2017 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
Dispatch from Ellie Mitchell, Campaigns Officer (campaigns@nottingham.greenparty.org.uk): On 21st March outside County Hall, protesters raising awareness about the dangers of fracking prepared themselves for a long day of discussion. The application under discussion was for oil and gas company IGas to drill a 3,300 metre deep shale gas exploration well at Tinker Lane, between Blyth and […]
18 February 2017 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
Greens in Nottingham have been busy over the past couple of months. Here, members of our Executive Committee speak about a selection of campaign actions we’ve been involved in. On Saturday 7th January, Nottingham Greens were delighted to be able to support the protest against fracking in Sherwood Forest. Ellie Mitchell, Campaigns Officer for Nottingham Green […]
11 October 2016 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
The legitimate interests of all people are of equal value. The Green Party rejects all forms of discrimination whether based on race, colour, sex, religion, national origin, social origin or any other prejudice. We accept the need for social institutions to protect the interests of the powerless against the powerful. [Philosophical Basis of the Green Party, […]
22 June 2016 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
Voters in Nottingham who care about the environment and tackling climate change must vote for the UK to remain in the European Union, says Nottingham Green Party. Nottingham Greens have been speaking to voters this month about the benefits of EU membership as part of the Greens for a Better Europe campaign1. Richard Mallender, one of two […]
8 September 2015 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
Natalie Bennett, the Leader of the Green Party, has visited Nottingham to speak to locals about fracking and the ill-conceived policies of the Tory government. On Thursday 3rd September, the International Community Centre on Mansfield Road played host to an event organised by Nottingham Green Party with participation by Frack Free Nottinghamshire, where Bennett was joined […]
