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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 […]
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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
11th March 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party has demanded Devon County Council withdraw their draft Transport Strategy for Exeter, labelling it unfit for the 21st century. In an open letter, Greens describe the strategy as ‘flawed and weak’ and call for a new plan that puts reduction of carbon emissions and addressing the city’s poor air quality at its […]
1st March 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party have responded to the ripping up of their Climate Emergency motion by Labour councillors and replacing it with their own climate motion. Councillor Chris Musgrave, who proposed the Green motion, said that while there were good points in the Labour motion, he regretted the removal of any mention of a climate emergency […]
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14th February 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party councillor, Chris Musgrave, will seek support from Exeter City Council to declare a Climate Emergency at the full council meeting on Tuesday 26th February and a pledge to make the city carbon neutral by 2030 [1]. If passed, the motion would oblige the Council to present a climate emergency strategy with a […]
1st January 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party have formally asked Exeter City Council to reverse their ill-judged decision to close down Clifton Hill Sports Centre. But Exeter’s Labour administration refused to listen to facts or local opinion. A motion by Green councillor, Chris Musgrave, calling on Exeter City Council to reverse its controversial decision to sell off and demolish […]
8th December 2018 / 11th July 2019 by
We have extracted news from the City Council that 8 months on from the publication of the Air Quality Action Plan for the city –which we criticised as weak and lacking targets – not one action has yet been taken to improve air quality. This is shocking, with almost weekly new research findings showing how […]
8th December 2018 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party have labelled the Labour-run City Council’s new Action Plan to improve Exeter’s dirty air an ‘Inaction Plan’. They say the new Plan will not achieve any significant improvements for years to come, with serious public health implications. Graph: Average (mean) levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution across all the city’s monitoring stations. 40 mg/m3 […]
29th October 2018 by exetergreenparty
Green Councillor, Chris Musgrave, is challenging Exeter Labour party to reveal the whereabouts of a missing councillor. Residents of St David’s, where Lewis Keen is a Labour councillor, have raised concerns about his absence in the ward; the fact he has no residential address in Exeter, being listed as ‘C/O Civic Centre’ [1]; and his failure to attend successive council meetings [2]. Greens point […]
17th October 2018 by exetergreenparty
A motion to Exeter City Council backing a ‘People’s Vote’ [1] on the final Brexit deal passed with a large majority at the full council meeting last night. The motion [2], put forward by Green Party councillor Chris Musgrave, secured 21 votes in favour, with only 7 against. Campaigners provided a colourful reception to councillors […]
12th October 2018 by exetergreenparty
The Green Party are putting forward a motion to Exeter City Council next Tuesday [1] urging councillors to back a ‘People’s Vote’ [2] on the final Brexit deal. Campaigners are expected to provide a colourful and noisy reception to councillors as they arrive at the Guildhall for the meeting which begins at 6pm. There has […]
21st August 2018 by exetergreenparty
The Green Party are to put forward a motion to Exeter City Council urging councillors to back a ‘People’s Vote’ on the final Brexit deal [see Green Party Motion to Exeter City Council below]. There has been increasing public support for such a vote in recent months, with one petition having reached almost 700,000 signatures. […]
20th August 2018 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party has slammed the Labour-run City Council over complacency and inaction in the face of new evidence the city’s air quality is a serious health risk. According to government agency, Public Health Devon, 12% of all nitrogen dioxide (NO2) readings in Exeter are illegal, with some sites exceeding the legal limit by nearly […]
4th May 2018 by exetergreenparty
* Greens consolidate their position as third political party in Exeter, achieving 10.5% of the vote city-wide * Community champion Diana Moore comes a strong second in St David’s with 32% of vote * Result again casts spotlight on ‘antiquated and unfair voting system’; under a proportional system Greens would have 3-4 councillors * Green […]
24th April 2018 by exetergreenparty
Green Party councillor, Chris Musgrave, will today propose a motion pledging Exeter City Council to become a ‘single-use plastic-free’ authority by the end of 2018 [1]. Labour, the ruling Party on the council, have already pledged their support [2]. The motion calls on Exeter City Council to end the purchase and provision of single-use plastics […]
23rd April 2018 by exetergreenparty
Everyone in Exeter will have a Green candidate to vote for in the City Council elections to strengthen opposition to the ‘one-party state’ Labour council. The Greens’ first priority is a better run Exeter City Council and to ensure council tax is spent more wisely. That’s the promise that the local Green Party has made […]
19th April 2018 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party has described plans by Stagecoach to scrap the £1 child add-on fare for buses in Exeter as a ‘total injustice’. The fare, which enables any child to travel with a fare paying adult for £1, was originally secured after Green Party negotiations with former Managing Director, Mike Watson. Stagecoach plan to withdraw […]
5th April 2018 by exetergreenparty
Independent analysis of air quality carried out by Exeter Green Party reveal that many parts of Exeter are experiencing illegal or close to illegal levels of air pollution. The Green Party commissioned nitrogen dioxide monitoring across Exeter during January at sites not currently measured by the City Council’s own tests. Most of the sites were […]