George Monbiot, Greta Thunberg, Naomi Klein, Rowan Williams, Margaret Attwood and others propose to tackle climate change by re-investing in nature’s solutions. […]
Category: Campaigns
Sefton Park: Council goes ahead despite it all
A few weeks ago we reported that Liverpool City Council was planning to dispose of a Local Wildlife Site in Sefton Park to expand the Cricket Club. We provided details here. We’ve nothing against cricket as such, but protecting wildlife is essential, and Britain is one of the worst countries for destroying it. This article in the Independent describes why […]
Sefton Park area under threat
Wildlife Site In Sefton Park To Be Given Away By Council And Developed More green space is under threat in our city – this time in Sefton Park. Liverpool City Council plans to give an area of public open space in the park to Sefton Park Cricket Club. It will then be developed as an all-weather […]
Erection of luxury homes rejected
Campaigners have won the struggle to save part of Calderstones Park. Redrow Homes applied for permission to build 51 luxury homes on the Harthill Estate. The Labour Council, led by Mayor Joe Anderson, supported Redrow, arguing that the land in question was not part of the public park. Liverpool Open and Green Spaces (LOGS) opposed […]
Green Party members at LCRCA cycle protest
Green Party members protesting outside the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority meeting about the lack of investment in cycling across the city region on Friday, 7th December, 2018 Cllr Tom Crone spoke to Radio City Talk. Have a listen: https://twitter.com/RadioCityTalk/status/1075020313438638081?s=19 […]
Petition – Preserve the rights of EU citizens to stand and vote in local elections
Fair and effective local democracy depends on having certainty over who can stand and vote in local elections. Government should make a commitment, now, that all EU citizens legally resident in the UK should retain their rights to stand as candidates and vote in council elections after Brexit. An urgent commitment is needed because political […]
Sefton Park Meadows – The Facts
Normally we wouldn’t comment on the content of other parties’ leaflets but Greenbank Labour’s New Year 2018 leaflet contained inaccuracies which need to be corrected: Leaflet: ”Sefton Park Meadows’ to be designated as ‘Green Space’ in Local Plan’. We say: There is no such designation in the Local Plan agreed by the Council. The designation for Sefton Park […]
Tina talks – Anti-Fracking Activism and how to get involved
Liverpool Green Party is honoured and delighted to welcome Tina Rothery to Friend’s Meeting House on School Lane to discuss her anti-fracking activism and explain how we can all get involved in the movement to stop Cuadrilla in their tracks! This is a public event and open to members and non-members. Please share widely! on […]
A Big Thank You to everyone
Hi everyone, A massive thank you to everyone who helped during the campaign. And thank you to the 14,094 people who voted for us in this election. The turnout was a disappointing 26.1% over the entire region, suggesting a lack of appetite for a mayor in the devolution deal. We missed out on retaining our […]
The campaign to save Liverpool’s libraries goes on
Green Party members were among the demonstrators opposing the closure of Sefton Park library at the weekend, one of eleven community libraries that are threatened with closure by the City Council. Following the publication of the proposals by the Labour dominated Council, the Green Party pledged to campaign to retain library services at as many of […]
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