Green Reaction to Government’s Plans for devolution and the financial settlement for Councils 19th December 2024 / 18th March 2025 by eleanorlaming Reacting to the government’s financial settlement for local government, Green Party co leader Adrian Ramsay MP said: “The funding settlement is barely enough to keep councils ticking over. It does very little to ease the underlying financial stresses that local authorities are facing after years of rising costs around social care, special educational needs and […] Read more »
New planning framework “panders” to profit driven private housing developers say Greens 13th December 2024 / 18th March 2025 by eleanorlaming Responding to the planning overhaul announced by the 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 is lining their pockets. By pitting what’s happening as a binary battle between builders […] Read more »
Green Party Support for Small Business Saturday! 6th December 2024 / 18th March 2025 by eleanorlaming Small Business Saturday is on 7th December. The Green Party is calling on government to offer a support package to help firms thrive in their green transition. Small businesses are the lifeblood of communities and help make our towns and cities diverse, distinctive and unique. Many businesses want to make a success of becoming more […] Read more »