Changing our Council’s approach: community and climate come first This article, by Councillor Robin Bennett, Leader of South Oxfordshire Council’s Green Group – where the Greens share power with the […]
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Success breeds success for Green Councillors
Since the 2021 May elections, Greens made the largest net gain of council seats in local authority by-elections of any party. What is behind this extraordinary statistic, and how have […]
What Greens can do in Power
What Greens Can do in Power The AGC recently caught up with three of Glastonbury’s Green Councillors, Mayor Jon Cousins, Lindsay MacDougall, and Mike Smyth. Jon and Lindsay are also […]
Green council leader wins prestigious award
Green Council Leader wins prestigious LGA award Green Leader of Brighton and Hove Council, Phelim Maccafferty, has won the prestigious Local Government Association Clarence Barrett Award. The Clarence Barrett Award […]
What a Green in the Room can achieve on a finely balanced council
Cllr Simon Grover was asked to write a short piece about being St Albans District Council’s only Green councillor, and leader of the 5-strong Independent & Green group. Ever keen […]
Green-led councils make progress on climate change
This article, by Cllr. Simon Pickering, was published in Greenworld on Thursday 10 Sep 2020 The council chamber was rammed full. This was the first time in 20 years of […]