I have lived in Royston for 4 years with my partner Francesca. My father was a Church of England vicar. From observing his pastoral care for the local community, I learnt that it’s important to have compassion for all people and when needed respectfully disagree with people while still working together for the greater good. […]
Category: Elections
Balgiisa Ahmed for Bedwell
There will be a by-election for a new County Councillor for the Bedwell area of Stevenage on Thursday 29th August. We are please to announce that our candidate will be Balgiisa Sheik Ahmed. Balgiisa has said: “Passionate about community well-being, I am committed to making Stevenage a safer and fairer place for everyone. I have […]
Thank you to Stevenage Green voters
A big thank you to all those who voted for the Green Party in the Stevenage Constituency in the General Election. It was an honour, and a privilege, to be the candidate. It was a marvellous and mainly a very positive experience. The vast majority of people were friendly and supportive, even those who didn’t […]
Thank you to North Herts Green voters
We thank everyone that did vote in last week’s General Election, in particular those that came out and voted for the Green Party candidates in the constituencies of Hitchin and also North East Hertfordshire. The Green Party was pleased to have had candidates in all constituencies across England and Wales except for one, thus giving […]
‘We Love Hitchin’ interviews Will Lavin
Last week Matt Porter, local podcaster, interviewed the Green Party’s parliamentary candidate for Hitchin, Will Lavin. They covered a wide range of issues including the Green Party’s policies on the cost of living, the NHS, the economy, climate change, housing, the war in Gaza, and others. Here’s the interview in full: […]
Green Party manifesto leads the way
The Friends of the Earth/Greenpeace have evaluated the main parties’ manifestos and policies, and the results are out! They evaluated the Green, Labour, LibDem, and Conservative manifestos against forty criteria in four groups: Climate and energy, Nature and environment, Homes and transport, and Justice and democracy. The Green Party romped away with first place, scoring […]
Watch Will Lavin at Hitchin election hustings
Will Lavin, our Green Party candidate for Hitchin, took part in a hustings for all candidates on Mon 17th June at St Mary’s Church, Hitchin. The event was organised by Churches Together in Hitchin and chaired by Rev Chris Bunce. You can see the whole debate on YouTube. Will’s introductory comments at 22:30 are the […]
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ITV features Hitchin election candidates
ITV ran a feature on the candidates in the new parliamentary constituency of Hitchin, including the Green Party’s Will Lavin. You can watch it on itvX. […]
Green Party Manifesto launched
Our manifesto, published today, is about the sort of country we want to live in, where we move beyond the politics of fear and distrust. Our offer to voters is Real Hope and Real Change and our manifesto lays out exactly what this looks like. The Green manifesto sets out how we will invest in […]
General Election Hustings
Come and see our Green Party parliamentary candidates in action at these hustings events: Friday 14th June, from 7 for 7:30pm to finish around 9pm, at the Friends Meeting House, 21 Cutty’s Lane, Stevenage, SG1 1UP. This is the Public Transport Question Time event, organised by the Bus Users Group Stevenage (BUGS). They can […]