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9th July 2024 by eleanorlaming
The Green Party had great results nationally at the General Election on 4 July 2024 with 4 MPs now elected to Parliament. Congratulations to them all, and many thanks to all who helped to make this happen! Locally we did well too, with all local Green parties receiving over 5% of the votes cast, […]
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17th June 2024 by eleanorlaming
Broadland Greens were out campaigning in Waveney Valley today for the General Election! 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
The deadline to register to vote is tomorrow! Register to vote by 11.59 on Tuesday 18th June https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote 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
16th June 2024 by eleanorlaming
Cllr Jan Davis and Cllr Eleanor Laming attended an event in Postwick to unveil their lovely new village sign on Saturday 15 June which depicts many aspects which are important to the village. A lot of people from the village came out to the event. The sign was designed by Tim Soudain, and created by […]
13th June 2024 by eleanorlaming
Ailsa Marcham, member of the Broadland Green Party Executive had a letter published in the Eastern Daily Press on 12 June 2024. The content is as follows: Dear Letters Editor Boris Johnson attracted new MPs and voters who wanted a government for levelling up, business, and self-reliance. Government recognised, accepted, then rejected the […]
12th June 2024 by eleanorlaming
The Green Party has launched its manifesto for the General Election on 4 July 2024 https://greenparty.org.uk/about/our-manifesto/ Millions of people in our country are feeling insecure and deeply worried about the future. We live in one of the richest countries on the planet, yet nurses are using food banks, our children’s schools are crumbling, a roof […]
7th June 2024 by eleanorlaming
The Green Party has set out a package worth £30bn per year for the English National Health Service by 2030 – more than any other major political party. The result will see NHS frontline workers' salaries increased, guaranteeing rapid access to a GP and same day access in case of urgent need, and giving everyone […]
6th June 2024 by eleanorlaming
Reacting to the speech by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Green Party parliamentary candidate for North Herefordshire, Ellie Chowns, said: “The UN Secretary-General has reiterated today that the climate crisis is here and it’s hitting us hard. He made clear that if we are to have a liveable future we need to act with […]
30th May 2024 by eleanorlaming
We are aiming to raise funds for the General Election deposit. It costs £500 to submit a nomination for our candidate, Jan Davis, to represent us in the Broadland and Fakenham constituency. If you can help, please click on this link. Many thanks! https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/broadland-green-party-election-deposit Jan Davis - our Green Party […]
The Green Party is officially launching its campaign today - calling for Real Hope, Real Change Co-leader, and parliamentary candidate for Bristol Central, Carla Denyer will tell the party’s General Election campaign launch later today: “Across the country, people now have the chance to vote for real hope and real change. “Our politics […]
22nd May 2024 by eleanorlaming
A General Election has been called for 4 July 2024. That is only 43 days away! In Broadland and Fakenham Constituency our candidate is Cllr Jan Davis. We are also supporting the campaign to elect Adrian Ramsay, Green Party Co-Leader in the Waveney Valley constituency where it will be a close race between Greens and […]
9th May 2024 by eleanorlaming
The Green Party has called for mandatory solar PV panels to be fitted on all appropriate new buildings and for all new homes to be built to Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standards. The call comes in the wake of new analysis showing the world's oceans have broken temperature records every single day over the past year while April was the […]
8th May 2024 by eleanorlaming
Very concerning results have come in from the recent Big Plastic Count. Vast amounts of plastic are being thrown away (an estimated 1.7 billion pieces per week in the UK). https://news.sky.com/story/plastic-crisis-out-of-control-as-1-7-billion-pieces-thrown-away-weekly-in-uk-13116066 Far more plastic remnants are incinerated (58%) or landfilled or littered (25%), rather than recycled (17%), and incinerated plastic releases more carbon dioxide. […]
4th May 2024 by eleanorlaming
The Green Party have done well in the May 2024 local elections! Thanks to everyone who voted for our candidates. In South Norfolk Suzanne Wateridge was elected to the District Council in a by-election - congratulations! She will be the first Green Councillor on South Norfolk District Council. In Norwich […]
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 […]
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 […]
25th March 2024 by eleanorlaming
The prospective candidates announced so far for the next General Election for the Broadland and Fakenham constituency are as follows: Green Party - Jan Davis Liberal Democrat Party - Dr Leyla Hannbeck Labour Party - Iain Simpson Conservative Party - Jerome Mayhew Our Green Party candidate is Jan Davis, currently a councillor on Broadland District […]