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25th November 2019 by exetergreenparty
Greens pledge support to striking university staff Exeter Green Party parliamentary candidate, Joe Levy, has today expressed his support for the strike by University and College Union (UCU) members at Exeter university and 80 universities around the UK [1]. Joe Levy, who himself works for the university and is a trade union member, said: “I […]
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23rd November 2019 by exetergreenparty
Five minutes to register to vote for a government for five years Exeter Greens have called on all Exeter citizens who have not registered to vote to apply immediately as there are only a few days left before the 26th November deadline. There are thought to be more than 9 million people missing from the […]
12th November 2019 by exetergreenparty
Joe talks to Janet Kipling on BBC Radio Devon about Unite to Remain – an alliance between the Green Party, Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru – where a single remain candidate will stand in 60 seats across England and Wales. Click here to hear Joe’s interview. (3 minutes)
7th November 2019 by exetergreenparty
Joe Levy, Green Party parliamentary candidate for Exeter, has been agreed as the Remain candidate in an electoral agreement announced today. The arrangement between the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Plaid Cymru will see a single candidate stand in some 60 constituencies while Remain candidates of other parties agree to stand aside. In response to […]
16th October 2019 by exetergreenparty
Greens have called for developers of eco-friendly homes to be rewarded while those who fail to meet high environmental standards be penalised. Diana Moore, Green Party councillor in St David’s ward, says such a policy could be implemented by the council through the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) – the contribution developers pay towards local infrastructure […]
8th October 2019 by exetergreenparty
Greens have called out Devon County Council for ignoring their own Climate Emergency policy by seeking to build a new park and ride on the edge of Exeter. Park and ride on the city’s edge is a ‘business as usual’ response. It actively encourages private car use and longer car journeys. Approving this new park […]
1st October 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party have announced their candidate for a likely autumn general election which they will fight on a platform of ‘yes to Europe, no to climate change.’ Exeter resident Joe Levy, 25, stood in 2017 and will once again fight the seat for the Greens. The announcement follows a packed out Green New Deal […]
30th September 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party members have selected a former Devon County Council Special Education Needs case manager as their candidate in the upcoming County Council by-election in the Heavitree and Whipton ward. Lizzie Woodman, who has lived in Exeter for over 20 years, says the most urgent priority is to address the climate emergency and that […]
18th September 2019 by exetergreenparty
Green Councillor, Diana Moore has said there is zero progress on implementing an end to the use of single use plastics in Exeter City Council buildings and events. A motion calling for the phasing out of single use plastics was unanimously supported by councillors last April, when it was brought forward by former Green Councillor […]
16th July 2019 / 19th March 2024 by jonathandawson
Following our July AGM, we have some changes to how we manage the Party’s business. Executive Committee The AGM agreed changes to our constitution. Now, the responsibilty of managing the Party and ensuring compliance with the surprising number of legal requirements on us, is shouldered by an Executive Committee, and not, as before, a ‘monthly […]
12th July 2019 / 18th July 2019 by jonathandawson
Exeter Green Party runs on volunteers, doing things they enjoy and for some, building skills and knowledge too. The more help we get, the more we can achieve. Get in touch with our volunteer coordinator here, if you want to find out more, or have a look at the callout below. Wanted. St Davids ward […]
11th July 2019 / 6th November 2020 by jonathandawson
The city council has had private contractors running leisure facilities for some years now – and we all know how well that has gone! The new Leader of Exeter Labour, Phil Bialyk, is a self-professed opponent of privatisation and supports re-nationalisation of key services. Exeter Green Party has therefore now written to the new leader […]
Research by Exeter Greens has revealed how an Exeter City Council policy has led to developers being let off paying nearly £1 million for local services. The City Council allows developers of student housing to only pay half of what other developers pay in the form of a local tax known as Community Infrastructure Levy […]
7th July 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party say that a policy offering discounts to developers of student accommodation in the city has lost the council almost £1 million. The Community Infrastructure Charging Levy (CIL), currently applies a 50% ‘discount’ on levy fees compared to domestic construction. In St David’s ward alone, developers have only been charged £938,000 compared to […]
2nd July 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Greens have described a decision by the Labour-run council to introduce free parking in Exeter city centre on Thursday evenings [1] as ‘grossly irresponsible.’ Green Party councillor, Diana Moore, says offering free parking at a time when the council faces severe cuts to funding for vital public services, and when the council has pledged to […]
10th May 2019 by exetergreenparty
A new ‘progressive group’ on Exeter City Council, made up of Green, Liberal Democrat and Independent councillors, has been established to challenge the ‘one party state’ in the city. Following success in the local elections, which saw smaller Parties and independents take seats from both the Conservatives and Labour in Exeter – and across the […]
6th May 2019 / 6th November 2020 by
We had a historic win in the May Exeter City Council elections. Diana Moore became the city’s first elected Green councillor, in St Davids ward, after a landslide victory. She won the seat from Labour with a staggering 1455 votes (55%) compared to Labour’s 796 (30%). She secured the highest personal vote of any candidate […]
3rd May 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party are celebrating after a historic win in the City Council elections. Diana Moore has become the city’s first elected Green councillor after a landslide victory in St David’s ward. She won the seat off Labour winning 1455 votes (55%) compared to Labour’s 796 (30%). In jubilant mood, Diana said: “I feel hugely […]
18th April 2019 by exetergreenparty
Green Councillor Chris Musgrave has coordinated an unprecedented move to exercise powers granted under Exeter City Council’s constitution and call in the decision to close the Musgrave Row public toilets, near central library. Cllr Musgrave gained support from six councillors to have the decision revisited at a special scrutiny meeting to be held before the […]
8th April 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter will bid farewell to ‘the effective opposition’ when Green councillor Chris Musgrave stands down at the end of his term this May. Diana Moore, who is hopeful of winning a Green seat in St David’s ward, praised Cllr Musgrave’s track record: “Chris has been the effective opposition on Exeter City Council. He has challenged […]
8th April 2019 / 19th March 2024 by
Exeter Green Party’s Diana Moore has joined forces with the two Lib Dem and one Independent councillors,to act as a formal ‘Group’ within the Council. Known as the Progressive Group, the councillors collectively gain some powers and access, notably to sit on committees, that they wouldn’t have as individual councillors. The Group is working well. […]
Exeter Green Party welcomes the decision of Exeter Liberal Democrats to join our call to stand aside in the city council elections in the Newtown and St Leonard’s ward. This comes in the wake of the Save Clifton Hill Green Space Campaign announcing it intends to put up an independent candidate to fight Labour. We […]
15th March 2019 by exetergreenparty
Local Green Party members will join students striking from schools, colleges and university today to demand the government takes real action on climate change. The monthly strikes – which now take place monthly across the globe, have been inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who has been nominated for the Nobel Peace prize. Last month over […]
11th March 2019 / 19th March 2024 by