🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The Prime Minister and Chancellor are giving public sector workers a pay rise, but are insisting it comes from “existing budgets”, which could mean CUTS. [1] The pay rises will cost £3 billion, which is exactly how much the Treasury loses every year because of non-dom tax perks. [2] The solution is […]
Our food supplies depend on pollinating insects – we need to protect them! Why not take part in Butterfly Conservation’s project (14 July-6 Aug) to map/count butterflies in the UK and raise awareness of our great need to help pollinators by planting moth and butterfly friendly plants? https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/ […]
Reacting to comments Keir Starmer allegedly made at a shadow cabinet meeting that he “hates tree-huggers,” Green peer Jenny Jones promptly posted a tweet of herself hugging a tree! As she pointed out, the tree-huggers of the Green Party also support teachers and doctors getting a decent pay rise, tax the rich, repeal nasty legislation […]
North Herts and Stevenage Green Party hosted the latest in our series of Truth for A Change talks in June 2023, on the question of Representative Democracy: Do we need it? What would it look like? Whether you missed them or would just like to refresh your memory, you can now watch our talks on […]
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Did you know you can now recycle empty medicine blister packets at Superdrug’s Pharmacy branches? Our nearest facilities are at: – 39/41 Queensway, Stevenage, SG1 1DN, England, phone: 01438 312338 (besides Boots and opposite Primark) – 69-73 The Arndale Centre, Luton, LU1 2TJ, England, phone: 01582 402834 – 184-186 Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1BJ, […]
Don’t worry if you missed our talks in May – you can still see the talks in our videos below! The first was from Dr Richard Randle-Boggis, on Agrivoltaics = Farming + Solar Panels. He has an MSc in Clean Technology and a PhD in Biology, and his current research focus is on agrivoltaics – […]
A message from Friends of the Earth: We’re in a climate crisis. Human induced climate change, caused by emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, is already causing dangerous and widespread disruption. Transport is the UK’s largest source of greenhouse emissions and, mile for mile, flying is the most damaging way to travel for the […]
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Thank you to everyone who voted for a Green candidate in the local election in North Hertfordshire and Stevenage in the hope of Fairer, Greener Community where we live! And especially grateful thanks from the target candidates Deolinda Eltringham (Hitchin Bearton) and Jim Borcherds ( Stevenage Old Town). The number of voters casting their vote […]
North Herts and Stevenage Green Party have been approached by Tina Walker, Chair of Cycling UK Stevenage to give answers to 3 questions about cycling in Stevenage. We feel that it is important that there is greater public participation in local politics and feel that these are issues to put before the widest possible audience. […]
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Lots of compost on sale is now peat free – hurray! Please choose this – you are playing your part in preserving peatlands which are very valuable carbon sinks and which help biodiversity and help combat global warming by locking in CO2, which our planet desperately needs to do! Thanks to Katrina Nice for this […]
