Recently elected St Michaels Councillor Tom Crone appeared on the BBC’s Sunday Politics North West this weekend, debating whether we need to replace the Trident Weapons System, as it’s lifespan draws to a close. Tom appeared in a segment about the replacement of the Trident Weapons system, arguing strongly that the replacement of the system […]
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Liverpool Greens condemn the mayor’s moves to extend the bus lane trial until November, which was due to end late in July. He claimed the amount of road works in the city made a proper evaluation impossible. The decision will go to the Bus Lane Scrutiny Panel on Monday 14th July. Cllr Tom Crone has […]
Liverpool Green Party is urging Liverpool City Council’s planning department to relax guidelines on replacing windows in conservation areas after listening to the concerns of residents in Sefton Park who are facing huge costs to replace windows due to strict planning guidelines. Currently old-fashioned single glazed sash windows must be replaced by very expensive double […]
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A petition launched by St Michaels Greens has reached 100 signatures, showing the support of Liverpool Residents’ for local libraries in the city. As discussed in a previous article, we believe that libraries are an important part of our community. The Greens proposed redirecting £1.634m from two separate funds which are used for optional discretionary projects and using […]
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Labour show no respect for Liverpool as Ed Milliband displays support for the free copies of The S*n Newspaper, posted to every house in the UK without a Liverpool postcode today. In a picture posted on Twitter, Milliband is seen holding a copy of the promotional paper, proclaiming his support for the paper with the caption ‘This […]
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A Freedom of Information request has revealed that the Mayor’s decision to suspend Liverpool’s bus lanes ignored crucial evidence that five of the closed routes had been reviewed in 2009 or 2010 showing continued benefits from their use. Cllr Sarah Jennings, Deputy Leader of the Greens, who are now the biggest opposition group on the council, said: […]
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Martin Dobson, Parliamentary Candidate for Liverpool Riverside has pledged to support the NUS #DegreesofDiscrimination campaign In an event held at Liverpool Guild of Students on Friday 6th June, Martin pledged that he would not support cuts to Disabled Students’ Allowance. The Coalition Government has recently announced a series of cuts into vital support that disabled […]
Dear Mayor Anderson,As the newly elected representative for Greenbank ward, I am asking you to reconsider the decision to sell Sefton Park Meadows for housing land. In my opinion, a sizeable proportion of the vote that I received in the City Council election was due to my, and the Green Party’s opposition to the sale […]
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Former chair of Liverpool Young Greens and current Co-Convenor of Young Greens North Hannah Ellen Clare was nominated for ‘Best Activist’ at the Liverpool Guild of Students Awards this week. Hannah was nominated for her role in organising student protests against the sell off of the student loan book, and against the unfair wage ratio […]
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In a post written by Peter Cranie, the recent North West Lead candidate in the European Elections, it has been revealed that from analysis of the council results, Liverpool Greens Candidate Martin Dobson looks to come a strong second in the Liverpool Riverside Constituency in 2015. By analysis of the 7 wards Riverside contains, Peter has […]
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