Climate Change Climate Emergency Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
25 July 2024 / 28 November 2024 by Geoff Mason
Climate change is an existential threat to human life, yet the UK government’s climate actions to date have been woefully inadequate. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s Climate Emergency Declaration in 2019 was a clear statement of intent but we need to see further action to back this up. Tunbridge Wells Climate Coalition was formed by Tunbridge […]
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Climate Change General Election
27 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Geoff Mason
John explains how we’re different to the other parties on climate change. ‘The Green Party believes that whether we’re in opposition making sure that Labour do the right thing, or whether even in power, we need to stop developing any more oil and gas, and also cancel the recently-approved Rosebank field. We don’t need any […]
Candidates Climate Change General Election Policies
28 May 2024 / 12 June 2024 by Geoff Mason
Our fabulous candidate sets out his priorities below: ‘I’m delighted to have been selected as the Green Party’s General Election candidate here, and if elected will work for a fairer, greener Tunbridge Wells. Britain is a wonderful country – but only if you ignore the politics and the inequalities. Since 2010 the Government has starved Local Government of the funding […]
Campaigning Climate Change Local Elections Policies Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
19 April 2024 / 19 April 2024 by Geoff Mason
Jenny Fox ‘Having grown up in Tunbridge Wells and now living in beautiful Lamberhurst, I know what wonderful communities the local villages contain and their wellbeing must be maintained. I am keen to encourage an environment that works for both people and animals using resources in a sustainable and efficient way. As I work in […]
Mike Calvert ‘I have lived in Tunbridge Wells for over 20 years and work as a lawyer in London. We all know that climate change has to be addressed urgently. And we all know that not enough is being done. What we need from our politicians, local and national, is leadership and ambition. We can […]
Climate Change Climate Emergency Local Elections Policies Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
17 March 2024 by Geoff Mason
Mike Calvert our Campaigns Manager writes about the climate emergency and how we urgently need Green solutions.
Climate Change Climate Emergency General Election Policies Trees
15 February 2024 by Geoff Mason
Across Tunbridge Wells there are homeowners and community groups doing their best to preserve our trees and plant new ones - but all that comes to nought while we have a national Government that encourages the large-scale chopping down and burning of trees in Drax power station via massive public subsidies.
Climate Change Climate Emergency CoP28 Housing Policies
4 January 2024 by Geoff Mason
John Hurst, Tunbridge Wells Green Party's Parliamentary Candidate responds to Greg Clark's column in last week's edition of the Times of Tunbridge Wells.
Climate Change Climate Emergency Policies
28 September 2023 by Geoff Mason
Only the Green Party has the political will to take the action demanded by the science and by the public and build a fairer, greener country.
Climate Change Local Elections Policies Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
12 April 2023 / 17 April 2023 by Geoff Mason
Mike Calvert writes ‘climate breakdown is the most important challenge we will face in our lifetimes. It threatens our security and the very foundations of our society. Don’t take my word for it – David Attenborough warned recently: “If we continue on our current path, we will face the collapse of everything that gives us […]
