We all know that George Osborne’s ‘Plan A’ for deficit reduction isn’t working: unemployment reached a 17 year high in 2012; youth unemployment stands at over one million for the first time in UK history; energy costs are climbing; UK carbon emissions continue to rise; the deficit is[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Lewes Town Council’
May 10th, 2012 - 16:48 § in Greenleaf, Greens in Lewes, Housing, Lewes District Council, Lewes Green Party, Lewes Town Council, Plan B, The Green Economy / Employment
A Plan B for Lewes – complete the survey
Lewes Green Party responds to concerns about representation from Bridge ward residents. New contact announced.
On 5 May 2011, residents of Lewes Bridge ward successfully elected their first ever Green Party Town Councillor, as part of an exciting swing to the Green Party. We are now as disappointed as you to find that Matt has chosen to leave the Green Party in order to pursue an independent agenda as an [..[...]
November 1st, 2011 - 13:52 § in Alfie Stirling, Government Cuts, Greenleaf, Lewes Green Party, Lewes Town Council, Richard Rudkin, Roger Murray, Susan Murray, The Green Economy / Employment
Autumn 2011 Greenleaf
GL_Autumn_20111 November 2011 If you live in Lewes you may have aleady received your Autumn Lewes Green Party Newsletter – Greenleaf. In this seasons newsletter, members and Town Councillors write about issues that effect us all. From discussing a ‘Living Wage’ and saving the NHS [...]
October 15th, 2011 - 18:30 § in Ashley Price, Greens in Lewes, Lewes Town Council, Richard Rudkin, Roger Murray, Susan Murray
Lewes Town Council Meeting 6th October 2011: a report from Councillor Matt Kent
From the presentation of Lewes Town Councils new Quality Parish Certification prior to council by Lord Lyddon, to the thoughts on public accountability from the Town’s Chaplain, there seemed to be an overarching thread throughout Council in this session – upholding high standards of civi[...]
September 27th, 2011 - 16:02 § in Greens in Lewes, Lewes District Council, Lewes Green Party, Lewes Town Council, Susan Murray
Not fit to be a councillor
Lewes Green Party is pleased to see that Tory Councillor Donna Edmunds has now done the decent thing and stood down as lead member for communications on Lewes District Council. As we noted recently, her communication skills leave much to be desired (she described a constituent as a ‘village id[...]
September 13th, 2011 - 19:46 § in Ashley Price, Greens in Lewes, Lewes Green Party, Lewes Town Council, Richard Rudkin, Roger Murray, Susan Murray, Uncategorized
Fulfilling our Ten Point Town Council Reform Plan
Before the elections in May of this year Lewes District Green Party outlined a ten point plan for reform. There have been just three full Town Council sessions since then (one per month) and already significant progress has been made by the Green Councillors on implementing the reforms. Steve George[...]
September 13th, 2011 - 17:47 § in ESCC, Greens in Lewes, Lewes Green Party, Lewes Town Council, Roger Murray, Youth Bank
Lewes Youth Bank – Green Scheme to Help Young People is Approved
On 21st July 2011 Lewes Town Council resolved to put aside £4,000 for the setting up of a Youth Bank for Lewes. Green Party Councillor Roger Murray, who proposed the Youth Bank said “I’m delighted to have had the support of other Councillors for a scheme that is already developing great[...]
September 11th, 2011 - 11:34 § in Greens in Lewes, Lewes Green Party, Lewes Town Council, Roger Murray
Helping Lewes residents, on the big issues and the not so big
As a Party we work hard in Lewes. We campaign on the big things like saving the NHS, like getting corporations to face up to their tax responsibilities. We also campaign on the issues that are big for the town – potholes in the roads, a 20mph speed limit, Malling Community Centre and Landport [...]