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Diana Toynbee Fracking Herefordshire Topics
17 August 2016 by Green Party Admin
Diana Toynbee supported a send off for Rick Guest, aka Gandolph, who is emulating Tolkein’s hero and, in this case going to London to raise awareness of proposed fracking and CSG/coalbed methane operations in the Wye Valley AONB, which straddles two counties of Herefordshire & Gloucestershire. Here you can see a short film of the 4 day […]
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Diana Toynbee Hereford & South Herefordshire
3 October 2015 by Green Party Admin
At a very positive and productive AGM on September 8th a large group of us reviewed the year, discussed priorities and elected a new committee. We are successfully maintaining our profile locally, and building on our excellent general election result. As well as preparing for local, national and European elections we are actively challenging the anti-nature, anti-public […]
Comment Diana Toynbee Hereford & South Herefordshire Public services
9 June 2015 by Green Party Admin
THE HEREFORD TIMES has recently been filled with reports about valuable services and projects that help the vulnerable: Citizens Advice Bureau, the Marches Access Point, and the Barnabas Deaf and Community Support Service. All reports had one common and dispiriting theme – because of funding cuts, the organisations are struggling to stay open or are […]
Comment Diana Toynbee Hereford & South Herefordshire Ross-on-Wye
5 May 2015 by Green Party Admin
We had a busy and successful time at the Ross May Fayre. As expected many visitors were yet to decide how to vote, so our mini-manifestos were popular, helping voters from outside our constituency as well. A trainee nurse grilled us about our plans for the NHS, a man seeking doughnuts was given directions, and a […]
Comment Diana Toynbee Public services Topics
27 April 2015 by Green Party Admin
The Conservatives say we must race to ‘balance the books’, and cut even more, but the Green party believes a better way of rebalancing the economy is to invest in public services and in protecting the environment, also the mark of a caring, civilised society. I don’t want ‘the job finished’ if that means more […]
Comment Diana Toynbee
26 April 2015 by Green Party Admin
Do you want to be represented in Parliament by someone forced to put party politics above our needs, including voting for brutal cuts to Herefordshire council? This year you do have a choice – vote Green, for real change. Austerity has created anxiety and insecurity, but we don’t have to accept this. Government shouldn’t use financial […]
