12th August 2021 / 12th August 2021 by martynhurt
Leader of the Green Party on Burnley Council Andy Fewings, said “I am delighted to welcome Andrew to the Green Party. Andrew was one of the few I have worked with on Burnley Council who puts residents before Party colours. And that is a good match for our approach in the local Green Party. We […]
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8th July 2021 / 8th July 2021 by martynhurt
Sitting Councillor Julie Adshead resigns from Labour and joins the Greens Becomes the first Green Party councillor on Rossendale Borough Council Councillor Adshead said: “My role as a councillor has always been about putting the residents of Whitewell Ward first, and that will not change” Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Green Party are pleased to announce […]
13th May 2021 / 13th May 2021 by martynhurt
The Local Elections in Burnley this year saw a record number of Green Party wins. Andy Fewings secured the first Green Party Lancashire County Council Seat in Burnley, beating the Tories in Burnley Central West by 251 votes and unseating Labour. In the Burnley Borough Council Elections, Scott Cunliffe was elected as Councilor for Cliviger […]
18th August 2020 / 18th August 2020 by martynhurt
I know that Antony Higginbotham is a human being because I saw the look of shock and fear on his face as he realised, on election night in December 2019, that he had won his seat as MP for our town. He knows exactly how it feels to have his life uprooted and move to […]
17th May 2020 / 15th May 2020 by martynhurt
The Government’s response to Covid-19 has largely prioritised public health and wellbeing over economic growth. That’s the right thing to do. Not only now, but as we move beyond the pandemic.But Covid-19 has exposed fundamental failings of the current economic model. Many of the most important workers are paid the least; millions of UK citizens […]
16th May 2020 / 16th May 2020 by martynhurt
The obstacles faced by those wanting to use the government’s small business loan scheme has laid bare just how badly our current banking system fails us all. Banks were so slow to process loans that the governor of the Bank of England was forced to tell them to that they must “put their backs into” it. These […]
15th May 2020 / 13th May 2020 by martynhurt
In the long list of inequalities this virus has exposed, few are so stark as access to outdoor space. This can be seen at home, where wealth can buy you a substantial garden, while millions are locked down in cramped homes with no outdoor space. But leave your front door and the situation goes from […]
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 […]
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 […]
