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Labour Abandons Their Green Plans

Labour ditches £28 billion green investment plan: A backward step for climate and economy It’s not about the economy’s capacity, it’s about political will and priorities. This is a massive backward step – for the climate, for the economy and for good quality jobs. Both the security of our planet for the next generations and the […]

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Our Streets Should be Safer

Daniel Wilson’s Cheltenham Blog Our streets should be safer Two weeks ago, an 82-year-old died after being hit by a car in Cheltenham town centre. This is not an isolated case. There have been several accidents on our roads in the past few years, with some even happening near schools. Despite this and the public […]

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The Post Office Scandal

It is incredible how long it has taken successive governments to address the clear injustice faced by hundreds of honest, hard-working people at the Post Office. We shouldn’t need a TV drama to get the Government to do the right thing and address a manifest injustice on this scale. The severity and scale of the […]

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2024 Can Be The Year For Change

It is easy to let the January blues get the better of us. Cheltenham Town and Gloucester Rugby are languishing at the wrong end of their respective tables, the days are short, we may have already abandoned dry January and the credit card bills from December’s overindulgence will shortly be with us. In this first […]

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We Need More Transparency from Lib Dems

We need more transparency from Lib Dem run Cheltenham Borough Council Those are not my words but those of the Lib Dem leader of Gloucester City Council! It would appear Cheltenham Borough Council, which co-owns Gloucestershire Airport, has been in talks to sell off the airport without consulting many of their colleagues who represent the […]

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Cheltenham Can Have a Green-led Council and a Green MP

Those are not my words but those of Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, who was in Cheltenham last week. Caroline made the point that some 20 years ago, Brighton was a two-party battleground between the Conservatives and Labour. It has since elected an MP in four consecutive general elections and twice made […]

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Homelessness is Not a Lifestyle Choice

If you talk to the rough sleepers on Cheltenham high street, you will soon realise that homelessness is not a ‘lifestyle choice’. The latest attack by the Home Secretary Suella Braverman comes on the back of a litany of extreme statements by a minister who should not be allowed to hold office. I call on […]

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Greens finish strong second in Prestbury, look to 2024

Our amazing candidate Jan Foster came a strong second in Prestbury, defeating both the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives. PAB retained the seat with a much depleted majority. It is clear that the Green message resonated with voters in Prestbury. People want change, and Jan will be working hard to earn the trust of local people […]

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Get your tickets for a special Green Forum with Jonathon Porritt now!

Join us for a special event hosted by environmentalist and former Green Party Chair Jonathon Porritt in the beautiful surroundings of the St Philips and St James Church, Leckhampton. Buy tickets here! As well as reflections from Jonathon on 50 years of the Green Party and the state of play in 2023, we will be […]

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Prestbury by-election announced

Cheltenham Green Party has just announced that Jan Foster has been selected for the Prestbury by-election. The election was called after the previous PAB councillor for the ward John Payne resigned, leading to a sudden election. Jan said “Prestbury needs an independent and hard working councillor. I would like to pay tribute to John Payne’s […]

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