Worcester Trades Council organised a hustings that was cancelled because of the Manchester bombing atrocity. All candidates were given the questions before the hustings and the following replies would have been given if it has gone ahead. The Green Party thanks WTUC for the original invitation and offering to send this link to the guests […]
Author: Louis
Tree Planting To Reduce Air Pollution?
International studies have shown that trees can reduce the amount of particulate matter in the air. Little hairs on the leaves trap the dirt and when the leaves drop they bring down the dirt with them. Planting trees in a city environment is not cheap. You can actually get trees very cheaply – even for […]
Why did I support a motion that brings back the committee system to Worcester City Council?
Let’s be clear what the committee system is. There are different variations but basically it is a system where councillors meet to discuss and agree council policy. Committee systems are by law populated with elected members in proportion to the number of councillors that each party holds. There is normally one overall controlling committee and […]
Overpopulation and Climate Change – A short briefing
World population is going up. How far will it go? Surely something should be done? In a free society can we compel people to have smaller families? This will seem to many a step too far to a totalitarian state akin to China’s now abandoned only one child family dictate. The fact is that the […]
Long and dark Winter evenings are the thieves friend
Two tips to reduce the chance of being burgled: 1) Make access to the back of your property difficult. Buglers will sometimes gain access to the rear of a property where there are no other properties overlooking to then take their time to break into a property. 2) Use a timer to switch on lights […]
Regressive 4% Council Tax Rise Due To Central Government Cuts
Local Conservatives on the County Council are proposing an inflation busting near 4% rise in council tax which they claim is for helping the most vulnerable by increasing expenditure on care. In the light of this rise in local council tax, it must be remembered that this comes after a 40% cut in central Government funding […]
6 Towns Credit Union – Supporting The Local Economy
I’m just writing to ask if anyone feels able to join me in supporting our local credit union now that they have established a physical presents in the city. For anyone who isn’t sure how a credit union differs from a high street bank I offer this brief explanation. A credit union can be thought […]
What is going on with the Labour Party?
The media has obsessed this last month with Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party. Corbyn is varyingly painted as a public menace, or a saviour of britain. In this piece I want to clarifying what is really going on and how we, as greens, fit into the picture. What is Labour? The Labour Party exists […]
St Mary’s School Pictures
St Mary’s School is still on the market and in case you missed the sales particulars here they are, click the link below: St Marys School
Living Over The Shop
Why have I launched an advocacy group called Living Over The Shop? During the May 2015 General Election I attended about 20 different hustings and in quite a few the question came up “What would you do about all the building on Green Field sites?” My stock answer generally went down very well with the […]