Sacking the chancellor will not solve economic and political crisis, Greens warn
14 October 2022
Responding to reports that Prime Minister Liz Truss will today sack Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said:
“Everybody knows the Chancellor was not the only one to blame for the disastrous mini-budget which has caused so much panic in the markets and turmoil...Read More »
Social rent cap must not leave councils out of pocket, say Green Party councillors
12 October 2022
Green Party councillors who are members of ruling administrations in England have written to Simon Clarke, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, asking for a guarantee that councils will not be out of pocket as a result of the proposed cap on social...Read More »
Solar farm ban shows Tories are the ‘anti-renewables coalition’ say Greens
10 October 2022
Responding to news that Liz Truss’s ministers are planning to ban solar farms from most of England’s farmland [1], Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said:
“It is clear that the Tories and their fossil fuel friends have turned into the anti-renewables coalition. The fact that this attack...Read More »
Expanding North Sea oil and gas has no connection to reality of climate change, Greens warn
7 October 2022
Responding to Business Secretary Jacob Rees Mogg’s opening up of a new North Sea Oil and Gas exploration round [1], Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said:
“The government’s claim that burning ever more fossil fuels from the North Sea will help the UK meet its international...Read More »
‘Destructive’ Investment Zones will fail to create fairer greener communities
6 October 2022
Green councillors across England and Wales are urging their councils to reject ‘Investment Zones’, which are a core element in the Conservatives’ ‘Growth Plan.[1]’ Greens say the plans, which aim to accelerate housing and infrastructure through a new streamlined planning system, threaten both local democracy and...Read More »