We can't tackle a recession by stopping spending money. Yet we now have the ugly spectacle of the two main parties and the Lib-dems trying to "out- cut" one another. This scandalously deflects atten- tion from the real issues. 2.5 million people are jobless, including nearly a million 16 to 24 year[...]
Archive for December, 2010
December 20th, 2010 - 17:59 § in Greenleaf
Greenleaf general election 2010
Like the Tories, who the Lib Dems are pledged to support if the Tories win the election, the Liberal Democrats will unleash gales of destruction on the social fabric, with nothing in place to support the weak and the vulnerable. [...]
Greenleaf Autumn 2010
As Caroline Lucas Green MP for Brighton Pavilion said of Lib Dem voters recently: “Could they really have imagined that they would be voting for a party that would become an apologist for the most brutal,savage cuts in a generation? Cuts that are knowingly aimed at the most vulnera- ble... that,[...]
December 20th, 2010 - 17:32 § in Greens in Lewes
Susan Murray – Green Party town and district candidate for Castle Ward, Lewes
Susan Murray – Green Party town and district candidate for Castle Ward, Lewes Susan is active at many levels in the Green Party. She is co-chair of Lewes Green Party. She is the treasurer of the Confederation of SE Region Green Parties, which involves legal responsibility for expenditure durin[...]
December 20th, 2010 - 13:50 § in Government Cuts, The Green Economy / Employment
Keep Child Benefit Universal
KEEP CHILD BENFIT UNIVERSAL The prime minister told the Conservative Party conference of the impending cuts, “I wish there was another way. I wish there was an easier way. But I have to tell you there is no other responsible way.” In fact there is an easier and better way, a way that will avoid [...]
December 20th, 2010 - 13:49 § in Fairer Votes / Yes to AV, Greens in Lewes
A Successful Green Party Conference Says Yes to AV
Green Lewes town councillor Susan Murray recently attended the annual Green party conference in Birmingham. She says: “I chaired a fringe session at conference on changes to the voting system for parliament at conference. Having been involved in Charter88 and now Unlock Democracy for more year[...]
December 20th, 2010 - 13:48 § in Greens in Lewes, The Green Economy / Employment
Lewes District Must Follow Birmingham in Massive Job Creation
Birmingham’s futuristic new energy plan shows direction we must take for sustainable prosperity Lewes Green Party is calling for Lewes District Council to launch a local “Green New Deal” scheme to cut the district’s carbon emissions while creating hundreds of jobs. A £100m Green New Dea[...]
December 20th, 2010 - 13:48 § in Student Fees
Student Protests: Picture of the future?
Lewes Green Party wants our young people to enter adult life after University without the crippling debts offered to them by the Coalition. Imposing the highest average tuition fees in the world upon students will increase indebtedness and depress savings. A better option to help sustain Higher Educ[...]