Isla talks about student debt. It is incredible to think of the financial burden we place on young people. Check out https://www.gov.uk/student-finance-calculator to calculate how much you will pay.
Category: National Issues
Vote Green for real affordable housing
Kat talks about housing and how the Green Party will build homes that are affordable to run as well as buy. Check out this link to see what the Green Party have planned: https://www.greenparty.org.uk/we-stand-for/decent-homes.html
Stand up for our NHS
Hello everyone, It’s been a busy few days since our fantastic local election results, and the General Election campaign continues full steam ahead. Tomorrow morning on the lovely Isle of Wight, one of our target constituencies, Caroline will be announcing our major policies for rescuing, reviving and revitalising our NHS. Stand up for our NHS by helping… Continue reading Stand up for our NHS
We Deserve A Strong And Stable Environment
Dear member, Today I was proud to launch the Green Party’s environment manifesto, putting our natural world at the heart of this general election. The environment is the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food that we eat, yet it’s rarely ever talked about in British politics. We’re going to change the… Continue reading We Deserve A Strong And Stable Environment
Save the NHS
Dear member, Join Caroline Lucas in standing up for our NHS. Our NHS is on the brink of collapse. Hospitals are closing. Nurses’ pay is being frozen. People are being treated in hospital corridors. How did it come to this? Labour laid the foundations for privatisation. The Lib Dems helped push through the hated Health and… Continue reading Save the NHS
Let’s stand up for what young people need!
Dear member, Shouldn’t education be a public good, not a private commodity? Shouldn’t the system promote equality and opportunity, not elitism and division? And surely young people shouldn’t have their lives frontloaded with debt? Let’s stand up for what matters to young people I’m writing from Sheffield University, where I’ve been speaking at the launch… Continue reading Let’s stand up for what young people need!
How often do you hear this on the BBC?
Watch the video here. How often do you hear something as bold as that from a politician on the BBC? Our co-leader Jonathan Bartley has spent his evening setting out our radical vision for British politics on Question Time. Just a few minutes ago, he was the only panelist to stand up for freedom of… Continue reading How often do you hear this on the BBC?
Another world is possible – Hope Not Hate Campaign
This is a personal blog post from the website caretaker – Vineeta. I volunteer at the local New Forest Green Party and attend as many meetings as possible. This month we have started a new ‘Green Drinks’ style event where local members and non-members can come and voice their thoughts related to the green issues. This… Continue reading Another world is possible – Hope Not Hate Campaign
Proportional Representation – Sign this Petition
In recent weeks, a petition for proportional representation for Westminster has reached 90,000. We need just 10,000 more to reach the 100,000 names needed to get the case for fairer votes heard in Parliament. If you haven’t already, please add your name now. With everything that’s happened in politics over the last year, it’s clear… Continue reading Proportional Representation – Sign this Petition
Green Party Update from Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley
As Theresa May edges ever closer to plunging the country into an unknown black hole, the Greens have remained steadfast in our demands for a fairer, greener, safer society. We’re the only Party holding the government to account, and we’re the only Party standing up for a future of which we can all be proud.… Continue reading Green Party Update from Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley