This Thursday we go to the ballot box to select our representatives on the County Council. “But what’s the point in voting when nothing ever changes?” The voters of the New Forest could easily be forgiven their apathy when living in such a Conservative stronghold. Our disastrously archaic First Past The Post voting system wildly … Read more
The New Forest Green Party has 10 candidates standing in the Hampshire County Council elections on 6th May, one for each County Council seat in the New Forest district. The world is increasingly coming to the view that climate change is happening and that we are contaminating the air with pollutants and the water with … Read more
To provide sufficient water in its area Southern Water is proposing building a large-scale desalination plant with extensive supply and discharge pipes in a conservation area. What disruption will building it cause? Is the damage to the environment from its construction and subsequent operation justified? Are there better solutions? The availability of drinking water is … Read more
The government’s new document Gear Change – A bold vision for cycling and walking signals a major shift towards promoting greener travel. Increasing cycling and walking, it states, can help tackle some of the most challenging issues we face as a society – improving air quality, combatting climate change, improving health and wellbeing, addressing inequalities … Read more
Overall, the nationwide results can only be a disappointment to those of us who put the environment at the top of our priorities. Locally, however, we have run astonishingly successful campaigns, with 4.8% of votes in the East and 7.7% in the West, these are our best ever results and considerably higher than the national … Read more
Local success for the New Forest Green’s I woke up this morning to bittersweet news in the General Election. The Conservatives may have regained a majority in Parliament, but the Green Party also achieved one of it’s best results, including here in the New Forest. Together with a groundswell of enthusiasm from local members and … Read more
With less than a week to go till the general election things are really ramping up. In New Forest West, Nick Bubb and his team have been extremely busy with events going on across the constituency. Last weekend, Nick was at Lymington Market -outside Age Concern- from 0900 to 1100, or in Ringwood Community Centre … Read more
We have two robust candidates who are working hard to understand the local issues and how they can be of help. Nicola Jolly – New Forest East – More information about Nicola Nick Bubb in New Forest West – More information about Nick
13th July in Portsmouth It will be a day of workshops and panels, open to all members (new and older). On 13th July in Portsmouth the South East Green Party is holding a full of day training and networking to review our May 2019 successes and look forward to 2020. South East Greens quadrupled their … Read more
