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Green councillors ‘dismayed’ by removal of road safety measures on Sheffield school route

Chris Jarvis 21 September 2023 Green councillors ‘dismayed’ by removal of road safety measures on Sheffield school route2023-09-21T17:18:38+01:00 Green Parties 1 Comment
Green councillors in Sheffield have expressed display at the decision to remove road safety measures on a school route. This follows a meeting of Sheffield City Council's Transport, Regeneration and…
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Record Scottish rail use shows public ready for peak fare removal, Greens claim

Chris Jarvis 20 August 2023 Record Scottish rail use shows public ready for peak fare removal, Greens claim2023-08-20T12:35:03+01:00 Green Parties No Comment
647,000 more journeys took place on ScotRail trains over the 10 day duration of the UCI World Cycle Championships compared to the same period last year. The Scottish Greens have…
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Rail fare increase: Green Party calls for fare freeze and for railways to be taken into public ownership

Chris Jarvis 15 August 2023 Rail fare increase: Green Party calls for fare freeze and for railways to be taken into public ownership2023-08-15T17:57:30+01:00 Green Parties No Comment
The Green Party of England and Wales has called for rail fares to be frozen on the day the government has announced that regulated fares will increase in January 2024.…
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How Green Councillors improved Bristol City Council’s budget

Emma Edwards 8 March 2023 How Green Councillors improved Bristol City Council’s budget2023-03-08T07:48:43+00:00 Comment No Comment
The process of setting a balanced budget is not going to be the highlight of many councillors' municipal year, regardless of party affiliation. But when the process boils down to…
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Over 200 Green Party members sign open letter condemning pro-HS2 motion

Chris Jarvis 5 March 2023 Over 200 Green Party members sign open letter condemning pro-HS2 motion2023-03-05T13:30:13+00:00 Green Parties 5 Comments
Hundreds of members of the Green Party of England and Wales have signed an open letter calling for a motion on HS2 submitted to the party's spring conference to be…
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Why Greens4HS2 want the Green Party to support HS2

Bright Green Editors 21 February 2023 Why Greens4HS2 want the Green Party to support HS22023-02-21T10:36:11+00:00 Comment 8 Comments
At the Green Party's 2023 spring conference, members will debate the party's position on the fourth episode of #BrightGreenLive, our editor Chris Jarvis interviewed Greens4HS2 members Emma Garnet and Pete…
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Why I changed my mind about HS2

Meg Shepherd-Foster 20 February 2023 Why I changed my mind about HS22023-02-20T18:39:25+00:00 Comment 11 Comments
Full disclosure: I love trains. I always have. I’m lucky enough to live close enough to HS1 to have been able to travel easily across the Channel. I once took…
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The surprising benefits of greener travel

Helen Westhead 20 September 2022 The surprising benefits of greener travel2022-09-20T11:14:02+01:00 Comment No Comment
The family and I have been on a journey towards to greener travel. About 18 months ago we traded in two old petrol vehicles, for one multi-purpose electric vehicle for…
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Mice and elephants – what really matters in the decarbonisation of transport

Steve Melia 20 November 2021 Mice and elephants – what really matters in the decarbonisation of transport2021-11-20T11:18:54+00:00 Comment No Comment
At the end of this year I am going to retire from teaching and researching sustainable transport. Since I stopped flying in 2005 I haven’t been outside Western Europe, so…
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We need direct action to overcome the government’s inaction on decarbonising transport

Steve Melia 14 August 2021 We need direct action to overcome the government’s inaction on decarbonising transport2021-08-14T20:23:01+01:00 Comment No Comment
After Extinction Rebellion’s XR actions in 2019, where I was arrested, parliament declared a climate emergency and passed the net zero legislation. Climate change raced up the political agenda. I…
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