14th May 2020 / 13th May 2020 by martynhurt
Lockdown has meant most of us spending much more time than usual close to home. We are noticing how cars dominate, and how pavements are often not wide enough to maintain social distancing. Less traffic has cut air pollution and reduced injuries and deaths from collisions, while a growing body of research shows that death […]
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13th May 2020 / 13th May 2020 by martynhurt
The principle behind a basic income is simple but transformative: at its root, the idea that everyone has value. That’s why Caroline Lucas has long campaigned for it, and was one of over 100 MPs who wrote to the Chancellor to urge him to introduce a Recovery Universal Basic Income in response to the coronavirus […]
12th May 2020 / 8th May 2020 by martynhurt
Over the last 40 years, a series of political choices have encouraged us to treat our homes as little more than financial assets. That’s exacerbated inequality between those who own a home and those who don’t and left the fundamental right to a roof over our head in the hands of a dysfunctional market, with […]
11th May 2020 / 11th May 2020 by martynhurt
Leaky homes, more than 10% of households living in fuel poverty and people having to choose between staying warm or putting food on the table. That is the true picture of household energy use in the UK, and it isn’t good enough. Working from home, or being laid off, has cut overall energy use but […]
10th May 2020 / 8th May 2020 by martynhurt
Our current food system is riddled with risks, inequalities and fragilities. Some of these are being exposed and exacerbated by the current pandemic. Farmers have been forced to pour milk down the drain or plough crops back into the field, whilst supermarket profits have soared yet an estimated 3 million Britons have gone hungry. Our health […]
9th May 2020 / 8th May 2020 by martynhurt
The £60 million in bonuses paid out to the family of Easyjet’s founder just weeks before the company secured a £600 million loan from the Treasury, while Richard Branson lobbies for government support from his Caribbean island, tells you everything you need to know about bailouts: the public take the risk, while the private sector […]
8th May 2020 / 8th May 2020 by martynhurt
Nine priorities for government action to ensure short- term responses to the coronavirus crisis create resilient green foundations for a better future The Coronavirus crisis has changed everything. It has reminded us who and what really matters in our lives. It has laid bare the profound weaknesses of an economy which has systematically eroded our […]
13th April 2020 / 13th April 2020 by martynhurt
10th March 2020 / 10th March 2020 by martynhurt
After hearing concerns from many local people about thes speed of traffic in the area, the Trinity Greens team decided to see just how bad the situation is. Equipped with a fully functional Speed Gun and some “20 Is Plenty” signs, they monitored speeds on several reported hotspots and recorded the speeds of vehicles that […]
21st February 2020 / 21st February 2020 by martynhurt
Labour, Lib Dems and Tories work together to block democracy Under the pretence of a “clarification” to Burnley Council’s constitution, an undemocratic power grab is underway…. Burnley council has a “Cabinet” model of making decisions. This means that one leader is selected by a vote of all of the elected Councillors and then that Leader […]
