Don’t forget – Greens and other Sixth Form students are coming to share what they learnt during their mock election and what’s important to young people right now in politics. We might start with ‘WHY CAN’T I VOTE?’. Big Green Conversation at De Koffie Pot, 7 for 7.30pm on Wednesday 26th. Whatever your political affiliation, […]
Category: Hereford & South Herefordshire
News from Hereford & South Herefordshire constituency and council ward areas
Diana statement on ‘progressive alliances’
I agree that the country can’t afford another Tory government, and I’m proud to represent the party which started the ball rolling for a Progressive Alliance, enabling the LibDems to oust Zac Goldsmith in Richmond. This fast growing movement to prevent another undemocratic Conservative victory is very encouraging, but it must be intelligently targeted. The […]
It’s Diana for Hereford
Diana Toynbee has again been selected as Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for the Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency. Selected by an online ballot of the local party membership, Diana won an overwhelming mandate of 96% and will now go forward to fight the seat in the General Election on 8th June 2017. […]
Big Green Conversation 22nd March
In a late change to the advertised schedule, we will be looking briefly at the history of political parties in the UK, and evaluating their current positions. We will then look at the pros and cons of different strategies for advancing what we loosely call ‘progressive’ politiics, at both national and local level, before imagining […]
Big Green Conversation Survey
Please give us 5 minutes to complete a quick survey on our Big Green Conversations at De Koffie Pot – even if you haven’t come along yet but are interested. Thankyou! https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/G37752N […]
Herefordshire again fracking protest
Herefordshire Against Fracking are organising a protest outside Barclays in Broad Street, Hereford, on Saturday 21st from 11 until 12. They would welcome support in explaining the risk to the Wye Valley from fracking. All welcome to De Koffie Pot afterwards. […]
Let’s sort Hereford’s traffic right now
The news that Herefordshire Council has again failed to get funding to progress a bypass should make us all stop to think. Do we want to solve our traffic problems right now, or would we prefer to suffer another 20 years in traffic jams as we wait for them to find the money? Most of […]
Breaking the Austerity Myth
Come along for an upbeat evening workshop exploring the realities behind austerity on Wednesday 18th January at 7.30pm. This session will be presented by Charles Grimes of Positive Money, and is the first of the new year’s Politics & Ethics evenings at De Koffie Pot from our friends at Herefordshire Green Network. Every Wednesday evening […]
Talk Shop: You’re in charge!
Suppose you were put in charge of Hereford, Herefordshire or the Marches. What would your New Year resolutions be? Refreshments including local ales and ciders, pieminister pies and scotch eggs available downstairs in De Koffie Pot cafe. For more information, phone 07858 750936, email Perry@openupuk.org This is organised by Hereford Talk Shop (and not the […]
Motorway through Hereford?
Marches LEP and Herefordshire Council are pressing ahead with their scheme to build Hereford’s north-south bypass, including a new crossing of the river Wye to the west of the city. They applied to the Department for Transport for funding (c £1.9m) to help develop the Outline Business Case and the planning application. The application documents […]
