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7 April 2023 / 24 April 2023 by Green Party Admin
Join the Eastern Region Green Party to watch Mark Thomas put the world to rights with his full length show from the renowned political comedian and activist. Can’t decide if it’s for you take a look at one of his shows from yesteryear.
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6 April 2023 / 6 April 2023 by Green Party Admin
Greens In the News The BBC updated their coverage of the launch, first published yesterday, including the addition of a great picture of Carla and Adrian at the launch event in Stowmarket. The launch was also featured on the BBC News at Six (21 mins 46 seconds in) and the News at 10 (19 minutes […]
5 April 2023 / 5 April 2023 by Green Party Admin
Co-leader Adrian Ramsay has kicked off launch day with an interview on BBC Breakfast and Radio 4’s Today programme. He spoke about our plans for a Right Homes, Right Place, Right Price Charter (Twitter) to tackle the housing crisis and ensure green spaces are protected. See our full press release here. On BBC Breakfast he […]
4 April 2023 / 5 October 2024 by Green Party Admin
The BBC reports on a proposed wet wipes ban that is part of a broader strategy the government is calling Plan for Water, which DEFRA will launch today aimed at improving England’s water quality. Co-leader Adrian Ramsay is quoted noting that the government plans “leave the water industry in private hands able to profit from […]
Hosts and visitors alike enjoyed a two-day visit to Suffolk on 9th and 10th February, by Caroline Lucas MP and Green Party Co-leader Adrian Ramsay. Starting with a packed meeting at the John Peel Centre on the Thursday evening, Adrian and Caroline tackled the urgent climate, biodiversity and cost of living issues of the day […]
4 July 2022 / 20 October 2024 by
Responding to the news that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is to use a speech today to vow to “make Brexit work”, while ruling out taking the UK back into the customs union or restoring freedom of movement [1], Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said: “At a time when the economic devastation caused by Brexit […]
24 June 2022 / 20 October 2024 by
The Green Party of England and Wales has unveiled five new spokespeople for the Party, making a 14-strong speaker team who will stand alongside the party’s leadership as experts in their areas of advocacy. The new positions include spokespeople for Transport and Healthy Streets; Peace and Global Justice; Equalities and Diversity; Housing and Communities; and […]
The Green Party has called for legally trained politicians who vote for legislation which disregards the rule of law to be suspended from the Law Society and the Bar Council. Co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay have written to the two legal professional bodies asking them to consider whether voting for legislation that breaks international […]
13 June 2022 / 20 October 2024 by
Commenting on the government’s Food Strategy for England [1], which is launched today, co-leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay, responded: “This is not really a strategy at all – it’s junk. The failure to expand free and nutritional school meals or intervene to challenge fast and highly processed food will leave millions of children […]
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30 March 2022 / 20 October 2024 by
The Eastern Green Party and Green councillors across the East are calling on the government to provide local authorities with the funds necessary to be able to provide Ukrainian refugees with proper support. The Green Party has warned that local councils and their constituents who want to help those fleeing Russia’s war in Ukraine […]
5 December 2021 / 20 October 2024 by
“Unite to remain” opportunities represent a game-changing solution to the stalemate created by the outdated British electoral system Catherine Rowett, Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for Norwich South, has said that the arrangements announced between the Greens, Lib Democrats, and Plaid Cymru should be seen as an opportunity to change UK politics and help people to […]
3 December 2021 / 20 October 2024 by
Small Business Saturday: Green Party Councillors in East of England calls for measures to help the ‘backbone of our local economies’ green their operations and improve employee welfare Small Business Saturday: Green Party Councillors and Campaigners calls for measures to help the ‘backbone of our local economies’, green their operations and improve employee welfare This […]
6 October 2021 / 20 October 2024 by
Greens in the European Parliament are using International Refugee Day to call for an end to the detention of asylum seekers and refugees, a camapign led by organisations such as These Walls Must Fall. In a joint statement, Green Party MEPs stated: “There have been continuous revelations about the bullying, racism and violence asylum seekers […]
26 June 2020 / 20 October 2024 by Green Party Admin
The twelve-strong Green Group on Mid Suffolk District Council have accepted the warning from the Government’s Committee on Climate Change that the Government is failing to implement policy to cut carbon emissions fast enough to avoid a climate change catastrophe. Greens argue that the council, controlled by Conservatives on the chair’s casting vote, has also […]
26 June 2020 / 20 October 2024 by
The 2020 Summer Conference is taking place online, meaning we can bring you more special guest speakers than ever before, from the comfort of your own home! There are also networking opportunities to help you meet other members from across the Eastern Region, and training from your Field Organiser on how you can breakthrough onto […]
15 October 2019 / 20 October 2024 by
Three Uttlesford District Councillors from the local political party Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) have joined The Green Party. The councillors making the switch are Councillors Dr Barbara Light, Paul Fairhurst, and Anthony Gerard. The transition from R4U to the Green Party of England and Wales stems from the councillors’ decision to focus on national interests; […]
19 June 2019 / 20 October 2024 by
East Green Party MEP says that People’s Vote should include everyone Newly elected Green Party MEP, Dr Catherine Rowett, has called for any potential People’s Vote on Britain’s continued membership of the EU to include EU citizens living in the UK, British citizens living in Europe and also 16 and 17s. Dr Rowett explained: “Our […]
18 June 2019 / 20 October 2024 by
Reacting to the opening of the consultation on Heathrow expansion this morning, the Green Party’s co-leaders have said this should not be happening. Sian Berry, co-leader of the Green Party and its candidate for London mayor, said: “The only answer to the Heathrow consultation is ‘no way’. “Aviation clearly has to contract, not expand, while […]
14 June 2019 / 20 October 2024 by
Newly elected MEP for the Eastern region, Dr Catherine Rowett, will tomorrow (Saturday 15th June 2019) be meeting members of the Compassion in World Farming organisation who are hosting an event at the Forum in Norwich as part of her efforts to highlight how the EU can ensure better treatment of animals. Compassion in World Farming is a […]
26 May 2019 / 20 October 2024 by
In the European election results announced on Sunday night, the Green Party won its first MEP seat for Eastern region, securing 202,460 votes. Newly elected Green MEP Catherine Rowett has issued the following statement: “The results of this election speak loud and clear: the Eastern Region has a Green MEP for the first time. This is […]
21 May 2019 / 20 October 2024 by
Jenny Jones and Catherine Rowett will meet newly elected Green councillors, Ben Foley and Lucy Bywater, at Bedford station at 9.30am to highlight Ben’s campaign for better rail links to the town. Green Party Peer Jenny Jones will visit Bedford on Wednesday 22nd May, accompanied by Green Party lead candidate in the European Elections, Catherine Rowett. The […]
Green Party Deputy Leader Amelia Womack, accompanied by the Green Party Lead candidate in the European Elections, Catherine Rowett, visited Colchester on Tuesday 14thMay. They met Colchester’s first Green councillor, Mark Goacher, of Castle Ward to highlight issues important to the Colchester electorate, such as air pollution, improving cycling infrastructure and involving residents more in […]
20 May 2019 / 20 October 2024 by
Professor Tim O’Riodan issued the following statement today: “I am voting Green in these European Elections. I support all of the Green Party candidates and hope that both Catherine Rowett and Rupert Read are selected to represent the East of England as MEPs. This country needs a positive planetary and humanity-sustaining future which can only be […]
12 May 2019 / 20 October 2024 by
In a statement issued in Cambridge the former Archbishop of Canterbury (pictured here with Catherine Rowett and Jeremy Caddick) said:
