Tata battery plant step towards more sustainable transport, say Greens
19 July 2023
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer has responded to Tata’s decision to build a new electric car battery plant in Bridgwater, Somerset [1]:
“The end of the production of diesel and petrol cars is in sight, and workers in those industries need to know where their futures lie....Read More »
Inflation-matching pay rise for public sector “all gain and no pain” say Greens
18 July 2023
A new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) refutes claims by Rishi Sunak and his government that larger wage settlements for public sector workers would fuel inflation [1]. They say that inflation-matching pay rises, financed from taxation, would have zero impact on inflation.
Reacting, Green...Read More »
Greens call for rent controls to prevent soaring living costs
14 July 2023
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer has urged the government to introduce rent controls after an official survey from the Office for National Statistics found that 43% of tenants found it difficult to afford their rent between February and May [1].
Denyer said:
“Everyone deserves a place to...Read More »
It is failure to act on climate crisis which is truly “dangerous and irresponsible” say Greens
6 July 2023
Reacting to comments made by the boss of Shell in a BBC interview [1], Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said:
“Without even the vaguest hint of irony, the boss of Shell, which recently vowed to scale back on its climate change pledges [2], says it would be...Read More »
Greens call for rail ticket offices to be kept open to support travellers
5 July 2023
Responding to a consultation on the closure of ticketing offices at all rail stations, Green Party Transport spokesperson Matt Edwards said:
“Any decision to close station ticket offices would be another short-sighted decision by a government that does not care about people who use public transport...Read More »