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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 […]
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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 […]