The Association of Green Councillors has written an open letter to Grant Shapps, the new Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, calling on him to pause the Net Zero Review ordered under Liz Truss. The Association says: “Although Liz Truss has gone, the review is still proceeding, with the explicit aim of […]
The Green Party Autumn Conference saw several motions passed – here’s a quick round-up: ✅ Motion passed for a legal process to prosecute those most responsible for climate breakdown. ✅ Motion passed for £15 an hour Minimum Wage and support for trade union campaigns on pay. ✅ Motion passed to support positive charter of worker […]
There wasn’t huge coverage in the mainstream media of The Green Party autumn conference, so here are some motions you may have missed: on rejoining the EU, climate breakdown prosecution, a £15 minimum wage, and more. Autumn Conference 2022 round-up | Green World […]
Your Amber Valley Green councillors have been working hard to try to improve Amber Valley’s Local Plan. This determines what can be built and where for the next 10-15 years. Dave Wells, Alison McDermott and Jamie Walls have supported the work of Save the Green Belt groups, helping to get answers to their questions, and […]
Shocking amounts of sewage are being spilled into rivers in our area, from sewage works and storm overflows. Sewage is only meant to overflow into rivers in very heavy rain but we have learned that in 2021 the sewage works at Belper discharged sewage into the river 60 times, for a total of 597 hours. […]
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