26th January 2025 / 26th January 2025 by martynhurt
I am pleased to announce that I have been selected to defend the Green’s County Council seat covering the Burnley Central West division. I am originally from Nottingham, but moved at 14 due to domestic violence, and we spent several years in homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters and temporary accommodation, so I have firsthand experience […]
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25th July 2024 / 25th July 2024 by martynhurt
The issue of how to tackle flytipping within the Borough seems to have raised its head again recently, with some calling for increased enforcement patrols and more money to be thrown at tackling the problem. Unlike many who are constantly calling for more fines, I have lived in and amongst poverty for almost 40 years. […]
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 […]
6th February 2019 by Green Party Admin
