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29th April 2024 by eleanorlaming
This new document by Friends of the Earth gives an overview of data on some key environmental issues in the constituency of Broadland and Fakenham. https://groups.friendsoftheearth.uk/near-you/constituency/broadland-and-fakenham#state-of-the-environment Jobs and Economy - we need to focus on the transition away from fossil fuels at the same time as maintaining employment Energy Security and Climate - we need […]
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24th April 2024 by eleanorlaming
This is an interesting article on the rise of the Greens in politics in Politics.co.uk magazine. https://www.politics.co.uk/news-feature/2024/04/23/the-slow-march-of-the-greens-can-the-2024-election-establish-the-constituency-springboards-needed-for-later-success/?l The number of people concerned about the environment and voting Green is on the rise. The Green Party had 737 councillors in 2023 and numbers are expected to rise after the elections on 2 May 2024. The party […]
20th April 2024 by eleanorlaming
Postal votes are now being delivered across Broadland District. Don't forget to vote for your Police and Crime Commissioner. The Green Party candidate is Martin Shmierer Promoted by Jan Davis on behalf of Broadland Green Party, a constituent party of the Green Party of England & Wales PO Box 78066, London, SE16 9GQ
11th April 2024 by eleanorlaming
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has examined the government’s Third National Adaption Programme (NAP3) and found the plan to be inadequate for making the UK resilient to the increasing effects of extreme weather. The CCC found that NAP3 was mostly based on existing policy or mechanisms, which ignore more than half of the short-term actions […]
10th April 2024 by eleanorlaming
The Police and Crime Commissioner election for Norfolk is happening on 2nd May 2024 and Martin Schmierer is our Green Party candidate. The Green Party manifesto for this election can be read via this link. www.greenparty.click/pccmanifesto2024 Martin has recently questioned the use of increased police patrols at Norwich Airport while police presence in Norwich city […]
9th April 2024 by eleanorlaming
A group of Swiss women have won the first ever climate case victory in the European Court of Human Rights. The ruling is binding and can trickle down to influence the law in 46 countries in Europe including the UK. The court found that "there had been critical gaps" in the country's policies to tackle […]
5th April 2024 by eleanorlaming
The Green Party in England and Wales launched its local election campaign yesterday in Bristol. Co-leader, Carla Denyer said "this country is facing an acute housing crisis. There are over 1 million households on council waiting lists. In England the average home for sale now costs more than eight times the annual average household earnings. […]
3rd April 2024 by eleanorlaming
The Greater Norwich Local Plan has now been adopted. If is a very important key document which forms the basis for planning decisions in the district until 2038. The plan provides opportunities for around 45,000 new homes to meet the needs for housing in both urban and rural areas between 2018 and 2038. Around […]
2nd April 2024 by eleanorlaming
Green spaces are under threat according to the Environment, Food and rural Affairs Committee. Little has improved since the 2017 Public Parks report was published and urgent action is needed to reverse their decline. The government needs to prioritise green spaces and encourage more investment into green infrastructure. The MPs on the committee […]