climate thinking
15 September 2023 by Norwich Green party
No future for Gas Green Party Councillor Jamie Osborne challenges the accepted think surrounding our use and reliance on fossil fuels Sometimes you have to wonder whether political leaders who advocate getting “every cubic inch of oil and gas” out of the North Sea to provide energy security – as Jacob Rees-Mogg recently proposed – […]
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Social Justice Thinking
An Insulation Taskforce Millions of people are living in homes that are ridiculously expensive to heat. Green councillor Jamie Osborne describes how a Green Party administration in Norwich would tackle this issue Millions simply cannot afford to heat their homes to a decent level. And that is because, with the UK having some of the […]
Ending Child Poverty Keir Starmer said “We can’t end child poverty unless we have more money to do it – and that’s not going to happen, frankly, in the first term of a Labour government.” Child poverty shouldn’t be negotiable.One in three children in Norwich are living in poverty. We need a Government that will […]
General Social Justice Wensum
5 September 2023 / 5 September 2023 by Norwich Green party
Wensum Lodge Update Wensum lodge has been the home of adult education in Norfolk for over 40 years. Many thousands of residents have taken advantage of the courses on offer. It holds a special place in the hearts of Norfolk residents and is a site that has historical and cultural significance. The County Council’s decision […]
General Social Justice
28 August 2023 / 28 August 2023 by Norwich Green party
Greens demand urgent action on £2.3m temporary accommodation bill Green councillors are calling for an urgent review into Norwich City Council’s use of privately-owned temporary accommodation, after it was revealed that the council has spent £2.3m over the last 5 years to fill gaps in the lack of council-owned housing. Local authorities are required to […]
23 July 2023 / 28 August 2023 by Norwich Green party
Fight to save Norwich’s ticket office Green Party councillor, Alex Catt has launched a petition to save the ticket office at Norwich Railway Station. Councillor Catt said: “The closure of Norwich and Norfolk’s ticket offices would affect hundreds of passengers and staff across the county. Not having a ticket office would make travelling by train […]
General Sewell
11 July 2023 / 23 July 2023 by
Greens call on all parties to withdraw support for selling off council homes Green Party councillors have criticised Norwich City Council’s Labour administration for lobbying the government to put into place policies which Labour front bench politicians wouldn’t necessarily support. At the council’s meeting in June, leading Labour councillors proposed to lobby Rishi Sunak’s Conservative […]
General Thorpe Hamlet
28 June 2023 / 23 July 2023 by
Petition to save Wensum Lodge launched by Greens Green Party councillors have called for Norfolk residents to help in a campaign to save a vital adult learning centre in the King Street area of Norwich. Norfolk County Council has today announced it is preparing to withdraw adult learning courses and is considering the future use […]
Campaigns Climate Action General Nelson
Residents to Decorate Dead Street Trees to Highlight Their Loss Residents and Nelson ward councillors will gather on Friday 23 June at 4pm to decorate some of the street trees that have died on Connaught Road with ribbons, leaves, flowers and messages to Norfolk County Council in order to highlight the loss of the city’s […]
General Nelson
20 June 2023 / 27 June 2023 by
Plea to Residents to Help Water Norwich’s Street Trees A plea has gone out to the public to water any newly planted street trees close to their homes to stop them drying out. The Woodland Trust has joined forces with the Arboricultural Association and local authority tree officers in rallying the public to water young […]