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 […]
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Deputy Mayor defects to Greens in Camden
Deputy mayor: Why I’ve left Labour, joined the Greens and ‘come home’ Lorna Russell with Sian Berry After making the ‘difficult decision’ to leave the Labour Party, Councillor Lorna Russell […]
Green Councillors criticise new Department for ‘Levelling Up’
Following the Government’s announcement of Michael Gove’s appointment as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the removal of ‘Local Government’ from his ministerial title, Green Councillors […]
Hundreds of local people could lose right to vote under unfair Elections Bill, warns Green councillor
Hundreds of voters who live in the Stroud area could lose their right to vote if the government’s Elections Bill, which goes back to the House of Commons for its […]
Tonbridge and Malling gains another Green Councillor
Nick Stapleton, elected as one of three Councillors to represent the West Malling and Leybourne ward in 2019, has today announced he has joined the Green Party. Nick is well […]
AGC Annual Gathering and AGM
AGC Annual Gathering and AGM Saturday 11th September 2021 The AGC’s Annual Gathering and AGM will take place this Saturday, September 11th 2021, at the LGAI offices in London and […]
Lib Dem Councillor joins Greens in Bath and NE Somerset to “rejoin her true political home”
Bath and North East Somerset’s Councillor Joanna Wright has rejoined the party after a two year period as a member of the Liberal Democrats. Her defection resulted from disillusionment with […]
Saving the Planet in Brighton: one draughty home at a time
Below is a summary of an article written by Green Councillor Siriol Hugh-Jones and published in Sussex Bylines on 29th January 2021 Much has been said about the benefits of […]
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 […]
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