One of the best things about being a city councillor and county councillor is being able to fund projects for residents, local groups and charitites. Since being elected to Worcester City Council in 2023, I have been able to allocate up to £1000 per year from the Worcester Community Grant Fund. Additionally, I can now […]
Worcester Green Party slams unfair Council Tax system
At the City Council meeting on 26th March Cllr Marjory Bisset described the council tax system as unfair, out of date and badly in need of reform. The council tax system categorises properties into property value bands from A-H, based on 1991 valuations. despite significant changes to property values over the last three decades. Worcester […]
Don’t Take Human Rights for Granted
A letter to Worcester News. Printed 26th October 2022. Dear Editor, Human rights matter but are we not in danger of taking them for granted? It worries me that the UK government have been threatening to gut the Human Rights Act for years. Whilst plans for the Rights Removal Bill have been put on […]
Where Does Our Rubbish Go? – Worcester
Where does our rubbish go and could we be putting it to better use? Currently all of the rubbish we put in our black bins is taken to an incinerator in Hartlebury. This plant (known as EnviRecover, Energy from Waste Plant) then burns the rubbish to generate electricity which goes to the National Grid. According […]
Getting Women Elected Video
I met up with a group of Green Party members with a goal. Gender balance within our leadership. This means encouraging more women to stand for election. We discussed some of the things that women may worry about when standing for election and how we can best offer advice and support. Why should I stand? How do […]
Standing in the Local Elections for the First Time
I joined the Green Party in spring 2004 with the intention of getting actively involved. I lived in Reading at the time. When I went to my first meeting I got talking to the first person I met (I was early). I was astonished and rather impressed when he told me he was standing as […]
Worcester Musicians Against Food Poverty
The need for food banks was made very apparent, due to covid, in 2020. In April Trussell Trust reported an 89% increase in need for emergency food parcels compared to the previous April. They also reported an overall rise in demand of 47% between April and September. This is an ongoing pandemic and an ongoing problem. I don’t think […]
Tier 2 over Christmas
Worcester will remain in tier 2 over Christmas. It is going to be a very different Christmas for everyone this year so don’t forget to give friends, family and neighbours a call to check in. Let’s be there for each other, even though we can’t be there with each other.
Free School Meals
It’s hard to believe that our MP was one of the many MPs that voted against feeding children from lower income families over the winter holidays. However, it is fantastic to see Molly Simons from the University of Birmingham and Jaz Milward from the University of Worcester providing free packed lunches. Read more here: https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/18831579.2-worcester-tesco-workers-make-free-lunches-children/
Generation Covid
It is so important that we do everything we can to rectify the damage done to students who have missed out on education and opportunities due to the pandemic. Also, that we keep in mind the anxiety that comes with this. See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54662485