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Greens’ Library Petition Reaches 100 Signatures

13 June 2014

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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Liverpool Greens Condemn Labour Leader’s Support of the S*n

11 June 2014

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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Freedom of Information Request finds Bus Lane Suspension unfounded

11 June 2014

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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Green Parliamentary Candidate Supports NUS Campaign To Stop Cuts For Disabled Students

10 June 2014

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 […]

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An Open Letter to Mayor Joe Anderson by Cllr Lawrence Brown

6 June 2014

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 Young Greens Co-Chair nominated for ‘Best Activist’ at the LGoS Awards

4 June 2014

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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