Green Party Calls for Step Change in Council’s Climate Change Response 3rd February 2023 / 18th March 2024 by Birmingham Green Party Three and a half years on from Birmingham City Council’s Climate Emergency declaration, City Councillors are set to debate the latest climate change progress report at Tuesday’s meeting of the City Council. The Green Party Group have criticised the Labour-run Council’s lack of urgency and piecemeal response to the climate emergency, and demanded a step […] Read more »
Druids Heath and Monyhull Councillor Slams Lack of Government Levelling Up Funding 20th January 2023 / 18th March 2024 by Birmingham Green Party Birmingham has not received any funding from the latest round of the Government’s Levelling up Funding. This included rejecting a £20 million bid for funds for Druids Heath. In response to the news, Julien Pritchard, the Birmingham Green Party Group Leader and Councillor for Druids Heath & Monyhull, said: “How can the Conservative government claim […] Read more »
Birmingham Green Party says local plan must be bolder to benefit residents 17th December 2022 / 18th March 2024 by Birmingham Green Party Birmingham Green Party Says Local Plan Must Be Bolder to Benefit Residents Birmingham Green Party councillors have called for changes to the council’s Local Plan to ensure residents benefit from warmer homes, lower bills and improved access to green space and local amenities. The Birmingham Development Plan or Birmingham Plan is the local planning policy […] Read more »
Green Party calls on Council to go much further on greener homes 17th November 2022 / 18th March 2024 by brumguvnor Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet has approved a bid to central government for over £20 million to help retrofit over 2,000 of the draughtiest council properties, and bring them up to the EPC C rating. Birmingham’s Green Party councillors are now calling on the Labour-run Council to be bolder in their plans to tackle the climate […] Read more »
Help get more Greens elected in Birmingham 28th March 2022 / 18th March 2024 by brumguvnor Birmingham Green Party is one of the longest established local Green parties in the country. In 2018, after a lot of hard work, we elected our first councillor. Since then we haven’t looked back. Having one Green in the council chamber has made a real difference. Cllr Julien Pritchard has been there, making the arguments […] Read more »
Green Party announce candidate for Erdington by-election 9th February 2022 / 4th February 2023 by brumguvnor Following the sad loss of Jack Dromey, MP for Erdington since 2010, the Green Party candidate in the forthcoming by-election on 3 March will be Siobhan Harper-Nunes. As a businesswoman and community activist, Siobhan has over 20 years’ experience of forging partnerships and supporting community organisations to secure vital funds for local projects in Birmingham. […] Read more » Birmingham Green Party Erdington by-election Siobhan Harper-Nunes
How can we really be a clean and green city? 5th July 2021 / 4th February 2023 by brumguvnor Birmingham City Council should feel ashamed of its record on recycling and waste management. The local authority lies third from bottom of the recycling league table compiled by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), with a pitiful 23.6% of waste recycled last year. To become a truly clean and green city, as […] Read more »
Action on air pollution in Birmingham is long overdue 1st June 2021 / 4th February 2023 by brumguvnor Today, Birmingham is the first city outside London to introduce a Clean Air Zone, which involves a charge for people driving into the city centre if they have older, more polluting cars. Birmingham Green Party says the CAZ is an exercise in tackling air pollution sooner rather than later. Councillor Julien Pritchard says: “Years of […] Read more »
Will the council’s climate plan ambitions go up in smoke? 27th May 2021 / 4th February 2023 by brumguvnor Birmingham City Council declared a climate emergency last year, yet they are still considering locking themselves into contracts for outdated, dirty technology that will make it impossible for the city to become carbon neutral quickly enough. Birmingham Green Party is strongly opposed to any extension of the contract to keep the Tyseley incinerator going beyond […] Read more »
