Local News
26 October 2022 / 21 March 2024 by North Tyneside Green Party
Communicating our work to our members, local residents and activists is a key part of what we do. North Tyneside Green Party is seeking to expand our team of volunteers by setting up a dedicated team of social media volunteers who can help us get our message our there. Social media volunteers will support the […]
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25 May 2022 / 26 June 2022 by North Tyneside Green Party
The North Tyneside Green Party warmly welcomes the announcement that funding has been secured for the creation of a ‘Seafront Sustainable Route’ between North Shields Fish Quay and St Mary’s Lighthouse. We did hope that the route would be completed by the summer and note that the local council plans to begin work ‘as early […]
4 April 2022 / 31 March 2022 by North Tyneside Green Party
The Green Party has called for a massive programme to create secure, well-paid jobs by insulating thousands of homes. In the run up to the local elections in May, the party has said there has never been a more important moment to elect Greens who will work hard to help their community deal with the […]
31 March 2022 / 31 March 2022 by North Tyneside Green Party
A ground-up approach to insulate social housing “Change for the better – cutting fuel bills, creating hundreds of new jobs and slashing carbon emissions.” The Green Party has pledged to tackle growing levels of fuel poverty and the cost of living crisis by supporting a retrofit revolution. Greens point to a ground-up model, currently being […]
8 February 2022 / 29 March 2022 by North Tyneside Green Party
It has been another challenging year, and decisions from central government continue to put significant pressure on budgetary planning. Inevitably this is leading to local tax rises, but the council also needs to ensure it’s using all the powers at its disposal to support its revenue in ways which are fair and aligned with key […]
2 February 2022 / 29 March 2022 by North Tyneside Green Party
Judy Seymour, a member of the North Tyneside Green Party, has written an article for Green World and explores how we can improve our failing system, considering what options exist beyond the ballot box. You can read the article here: https://greenworld.org.uk/article/writing-recipe-democracy
2 December 2021 / 29 November 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
The four day work week has long been a Green Party policy. Studies from around the world have found a positive benefit to wellbeing and productivity when the working week is shortened. Iceland trialled a four day week for civil service workers and found a reduction in stress and burnout. In Japan, Microsoft implemented a […]
1 December 2021 / 29 November 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
The CBI Conference was held last week and the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, spoke to address his so-called Green Industrial Revolution. Personal Anecdotes In his speech, the PM talked about his history with supercars and his disappointment with the EVs he had driven. He lamented the lack of ‘car sound’ from EVs. He also spoke […]
30 November 2021 / 2 December 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
Building to start soon on Murton fields The Planning Committee have agreed the proposals for 300+ new homes in the land owned by Northumberland Estates opposite North Tyneside Hospital (November 2021). Building is likely to start in the next few months. A further 2,700 homes are planned for the Murton Gap area between Rake Lane, […]
Local News Other Local Transport
29 November 2021 / 8 July 2023 by North Tyneside Green Party
The Government has announced that new homes in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from next year and claims this will see up to 145,000 charging points installed every year. While we welcome this as a well overdue positive statement, we have yet to see details, such as how […]
23 November 2021 / 23 November 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
The Government has forced through their Health & Care Bill. This Bill risks the core principles of the NHS; opening up privatisation and risking a postcode lottery for healthcare. It now falls to the House of Lords to force the Government to rethink the Bill. When the NHS was founded, it was on the three […]
Public Transport
19 November 2021 / 8 July 2023 by North Tyneside Green Party
The North East faces a triple hit to transport as the Government fails to deliver on promises to level up our region. We heard this week that the Government is planning to scrap HS2 phase 2b and the much hyped Northern Powerhouse Rail. In addition, also this week, our regional leaders have warned of a […]
17 November 2021 / 17 November 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
Inflation, the measure of the cost of living, has hit 4.2%. This is driven by the rising cost of food and fuel. Normal times would demand interest rate rises, but these are not normal times. Traditionally, when the rate of inflation rises, this is driven by consumer demand. Therefore the increase to interest rates reduces […]
15 November 2021 / 16 November 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
It was meant to be a ground breaking agreement – a coming together of all nations – to agree a way to resolve the climate crisis. Instead, COP26 was an anticlimax after the hype and anticipation. The pandemic had shown what individual countries could do when faced with an emergency – and it was hoped […]
1 November 2021 / 1 November 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
This year, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is being hosted by the UK in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021. It will take place against a background of accelerating climate disasters all around the world and it cannot afford to fail. We are calling on global leaders to […]
29 October 2021 / 29 March 2022 by North Tyneside Green Party
Judy Seymour, a member of North Tyneside Green Party, has written an article for Green World on Universal Basic Income and exploring three alternative systems. In the article, Judy outlines how the use of these systems in cooperation could create an ‘economic model fit for purpose’. The full article can be read here : https://greenworld.org.uk/article/ubi-just-one-tool-box
Cycling walking and wheeling
25 October 2021 / 8 July 2023 by North Tyneside Green Party
We broadly support the proposal for a ‘permanent, segregated two-way safe space along the seafront between Whitley Bay and Tynemouth’. We are pleased that the project will be ‘largely’ funded centrally by the Department of Transport’s Active Travel Fund with contributions from Sustrans. It is reassuring to have received confirmation from the council that, because […]
13 August 2021 / 13 August 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
We are delighted to announce that Martin Collins will stand for election in the Camperdown Ward on Thursday 9 September 2021. Martin is an experienced Green Campaigner – having first joined the Ecology Party (the predecessor to the Green Party) in 1978 – working with the North Tyneside Borough Green Party since 2004. Martin says: […]
8 May 2021 / 8 May 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
We are delighted with the results from Day 2 of the Local Election Results. We have confirmed and strengthened our position as North Tyneside’s third party and we have seen record results around the Borough. We will review the results in full over the coming weeks, to learn and improve on our current position. In […]
7 May 2021 / 7 May 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
The results from Day 1 are promising for North Tyneside Borough Green Party. We are the third Party in the Borough based on vote share. This follows National Polling, which places the Green Party as the third UK Party. Although it is too early to draw any meaningful conclusions, we can highlight: (i) We held […]
2 May 2021 / 30 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
“Our green spaces are really important to us, for our wellbeing, for fresh air and exercise, for our children to play in, for contact with the natural environment” – Penny Remfry, Green Party candidate for Elected Mayor. “We are lucky in North Tyneside,” Penny says “because we have some lovely parks, some quite recently renovated […]
30 April 2021 / 28 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
Jonathan Bartley: “Having a Green in the room provides a voice for the environment, the climate and social justice, areas we believe other parties are failing to match their rhetoric with meaningful action” The Green Party is expecting to make significant gains across the country in the local elections next month, as it stands a […]
29 April 2021 / 30 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
“We send 55% of our rubbish to be incinerated. That’s disgraceful,” says Penny Remfry, Green Party candidate for Elected Mayor in North Tyneside. “We should be recycling much more than the measly 35% we do at present.” In the latest copy of the North Tyneside Council’s magazine [1], the Council outlines what happens to our […]
28 April 2021 / 23 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
“Bring back Life-Long Learning” says Penny Remfry, Green Party candidate for Elected Mayor. North Tyneside used to have a lively adult education sector, but it has been decimated by government cuts and reduced to a focus on qualifications for employment only. Penny says: “There was a wide range of classes people could go to, from […]