Diana Toynbee for Hereford Elections Ellie Chowns for North Herefordshire GE2017 Hereford & South Herefordshire North Herefordshire Topics
31 May 2017 by Green Party Admin
There has been much debate locally and on social media about tactical voting and progressive alliances. Greens have stood down in quite a few seats nationally where there is a clear challenger to the Tories, but this has not been reciprocated by other parties apart from in Brighton. There is no clear challenger in Hereford […]
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Elections Ellie Chowns for North Herefordshire GE2017 North Herefordshire Topics
Ellie Chowns, Green Party candidate for North Herefordshire at the 2017 general election, was on BBC1 Midlands Question Time on 30th May. You can watch the episode here.
Diana Toynbee for Hereford Ellie Chowns for North Herefordshire GE2017 Press releases
29 May 2017 by
Green Party parliamentary candidates issue an eve-of-poll warning that Herefordshire’s future could be at stake if voters fail to “rein in” the Conservatives. “Today’s Conservatives have forgotten how to conserve, they are failing to look after what is best about our county,” claim Diana Toynbee and Ellie Chowns. “Current Tory policy could lead to the […]
Diana Toynbee for Hereford Elections Public services
Speak for all? JESSE Norman has announced that he wants to represent the people of Hereford & South Herefordshire again. But does he actually want to speak for all of the people in our community, or just the better off? Does he actually care about those of us who are less well off? In the […]
Comment GE2017 Rob Hattersley Topics Water
27 May 2017 by Green Party Admin
Dear Theresa. I think this rubbish belongs to you. Yes, I am blaming you for the two bin bags of rubbish I collected in about 10 minutes this afternoon from the banks of the Lugg, an SSSI on the outskirts of Hereford. I was watched by a crowd of young people enjoying a barbecue, swimming, […]
Comment Elections Ellie Chowns Ellie Chowns for North Herefordshire GE2017 North Herefordshire Topics
17 May 2017 by Green Party Admin
I’m campaigning on four key issues here in North Herefordshire. I believe we need to: Reverse the devastating Conservative cuts to local services; Rethink how we treat the environment; Remodel our economy so that it works for everyone; Reform our broken political system. 1: Reverse cuts to local services Our local services have been cut […]
Comment Ellie Chowns Ellie Chowns for North Herefordshire Europe Farming GE2017 Topics Water
Dr Ellie Chowns, our candidate for North Herefordshire writes… I campaigned for Remain on the streets of Ledbury and Hereford last year, and I believe that Brexit is a serious mistake. It will cause many years of disruption to our economy, will limit opportunities for our children and young people, and is highly likely to […]
Big Green Conversation Climate change Elections Europe GE2017 Ledbury North Herefordshire Topics
12 May 2017 by Green Party Admin
Join us for a Big Green Conversation about Europe and the environment with Jill Hanna. Jill has spent many years representing the EU at high-level environmental protection negotiations all over the world, including on reforestation, the safe disposal of chemical waste, and climate change. All welcome! A NEW DATE AND VENUE FOR THE BIG GREEN […]
Big Green Conversation economy Equality GE2017 Health and NHS Housing Topics
Join us for a Big Green Conversation about the research on economic inequality and its effects on people and society, as shown in Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett’s book “The Spirit Level – why equality is better for everyone”. We’ll be exploring the connections between inequality, over-use of resources, and climate change – and thinking […]
Elections Ellie Chowns Ellie Chowns for North Herefordshire Press releases
10 May 2017 by
I sympathise with the desire of Polly Ernest (‘Get together’, HT letters, 5 May) and many others to see progressive parties unite around common ground and fight to oppose counterproductive austerity, growing inequality, environmental threats and extreme Brexit. Indeed, the Green Party has been leading the push for electoral alliances against a deeply unfair voting […]
