Green Viewpoint : Spiralling Cost of Living will not be solved by Interest Rate Hike 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 […] Read more »
Green Viewpoint: COP26 was a colossal failure, but we have some hope 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 […] Read more »
COP26 : North Tyneside 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 […] Read more »
Green World – UBI: just one tool in the box? 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 Read more »
Sunrise Cycleway – Seafront Sustainable Active Travel Route : Consultation Response 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 […] Read more »
Camperdown By-Election 2021 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: […] Read more »
Green Viewpoint : Local Election 2021 – Day 2 Results 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 […] Read more »
Green Viewpoint : Local Election 2021 – Day 1 Results 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 […] Read more »
Green Mayoral Candidate : Green Spaces 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 […] Read more »
Greens set to extend gains with record number of local election candidates 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 […] Read more »