Green Party reaction to launch of Devolution White Paper
Reacting to the government’s White Paper on the reorganisation of local government, Green Party MP Ellie Chowns said:
“There is much to be welcomed in this White Paper including...Read More »
Greens say local government reorganisation “steals power away from local people”
Responding to measures contained within the government’s White Paper on English Devolution, which the government will announce today, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay MP said:
“Local democracy is in urgent need of reform but this White Paper does not deliver the real change our local councils need.
“It steals power away...Read More »
New planning framework “panders” to profit driven private housing developers say Greens
Responding to the “planning overhaul” announced today by government, Green Party Co-Leader, Adrian Ramsay, said:
“This new planning framework from Government fails to tackle the housing crisis head on and instead panders yet further to the interests of private developers whose main interest is lining their pockets.
By pitting what’s happening...Read More »
The Government cannot build its way out of the prison crisis, say Greens
Responding to the Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood’s announcement that prisons may run out of space despite government plans to open 14,000 more prison places, Green Party MP Siân Berry said,
“The justice secretary is facing the reality that however fast the Government builds prisons, at the current rates of offending and...Read More »
“We remain clear, cutting services always was and still is, a political choice” say Greens
Responding to the news that Rachel Reeves is asking Ministers to identify efficiency savings worth 5% of their current budgets, Green Party Co-Leader, Adrian Ramsay said:
“Labour call their...Read More »