13 July 2024 / 13 July 2024 by daveeldervass
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 […]
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28 June 2024 / 28 June 2024 by daveeldervass
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:
25 June 2024 / 25 June 2024 by daveeldervass
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 […]
22 June 2024 / 22 June 2024 by daveeldervass
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 […]
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.
15 June 2024 / 15 June 2024 by daveeldervass
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 […]
11 June 2024 / 11 June 2024 by daveeldervass
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 […]
9 June 2024 / 9 June 2024 by daveeldervass
Will Lavin is your Green Party candidate for Hitchin in the general election. Following the Labour and LibDem Battle Buses starting their campaigns over the weekend, Will has been riding around Hitchin greeting voters on his Big Green Battle Bike. Will intends to cycle around the constituency over the next few weeks to be a […]
1 June 2024 / 1 June 2024 by daveeldervass
We have a great chance to elect a Green MP in North East Herts in the general election on 4th July. We need more Green MPs to hold the government to account on the environment and social justice issues and represent your views in parliament. The Green Party candidate in North East Hertfordshire is […]
12 May 2024 by daveeldervass
After a step up in Green campaigning we saw record numbers voting Green in the recent Stevenage Council elections. At least 3721 people voted Green, that is 18.2% of those who voted. Paul Dawson, who will also be our parliamentary candidate in the forthcoming general election, had a standout result in Almond Hill with 28.1% […]