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4th September 2023 by Jan Davis
In response to a central government announcement on rules related to the issue of nutrient overload in our watercourses and on the Broads, the Group Leaders forming the partnership on Broadland District Council, including the Green Party Group Leader, wrote a letter to the Eastern Daily Press. The following is the letter which was published […]
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7th August 2023 by Jan Davis
Broadland Green Party member and parish councillor, Andrew Cawdron, writes in the EDP on the consequences of profit-driven housing developments and the lack of sensible government policy.
11th June 2023 / 11th June 2023 by Jan Davis
As reported on EDP24, at a recent meeting of the Conservative-controlled county council's cabinet, Eleanor Laming, Green councillor for Brundall on Broadland District Council, reiterated the call to reinstate the Postwick Park & Ride service. Click here to read the edp24 article
5th April 2023 by Jan Davis
Greens today (Wednesday 5 April) called for local councils across the country and the government to sign up to a new Right Homes, Right Place, Right Price Charter to beat the housing crisis and ensure green spaces are protected. [1] The Green Party launched its Local Election campaign 2023 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, where easy to […]
8th January 2023 / 8th January 2023 by Jan Davis
There is a petition to persuade the Government to take all action necessary to prevent new North Sea oil and gas exploration. This includes preventing new licences being granted as a result of the current Offshore Licensing Round, and revoking powers for any new licenses for exploration to be granted.
19th October 2022 / 20th October 2022 by Jan Davis
It has been suggested by the deputy leader of Conservative-led Norfolk County Council that we should build three Small Module Reactors (SMRs) in Norfolk to solve our energy crisis. In a letter to the EDP, Broadland Green Party councillor, Jan Davis, asks if this is really the answer and who would want a nuclear power […]
18th October 2022 / 20th October 2022 by Jan Davis
In an article published in the EDP on the 17th October, Jamie Osborn, Green Party County, and City Councillor argues the issuing of new offshore oil and gas licences to reduce energy bills is a fallacy. It is unnecessary when we have renewables that are far cheaper and will reduce our carbon footprint in the […]
12th October 2022 / 20th October 2022 by Jan Davis
Green parish councillor Andrew Cawdron wrote to the EDP blasting the new Truss government putting growth, growth, growth ahead of saving the planet. Read Andrew's punchy letter below.
4th October 2022 / 20th October 2022 by Jan Davis
Green Councillor Eleanor Laming wrote to the EDP in response to the Bishop of Norwich expressing his strong views in support of many conservation and environmental bodies being extremely worried at the direction of Conservative policy to undermine the environmental and ecological protections currently in place. Even current policy does not provide adequate protection and […]
22nd December 2021 / 10th January 2022 by Jan Davis
Green Party member, Gil Murray, highlights how some people simply see environmental concerns as an obstacle to building roads, in a letter to the EDP in December.
8th December 2021 / 20th December 2021 by Jan Davis
Martin Goodhew, Broadland Green Party member, has written to the big supermarkets and the EDP with an idea to support and assist environmentally friendly shopping. Read his letter to the EDP.
4th March 2021 / 4th March 2021 by Jan Davis
The Green Party called for: - A Green New Deal - Green Jobs - Carbon taxes - A Universal Basic Income (UBI) - A Frequent Flyer Levy & much more Everybody has the right to a good job, a fair wage, and a secure home on a healthy planet. We can tackle unemployment and the […]