What does a Green Party run council look like?
Left Foot Forward spoke to Green Party cabinet members at four local councils
Left Foot Forward spoke to Green Party cabinet members at four local councils
‘Local government remains the fabric of our country but many of the vital services we provide face an existential crisis.’
‘More than half of the emissions cuts needed rely on people and businesses taking up low-carbon solutions – solutions around buildings, energy and transport – decisions that are made at a local and individual level.’
How is the Green Party coping with running local councils?
The UK ‘needs to follow international examples’ and invest to ensure ballots are run safely.
‘It is absolutely vital to have a functioning test, track and trace system if we’re to get out of this pandemic safely’
“The age of pure representative democracy is coming to an end,” writes Vernon Bogdanor in ‘Rethinking Democracy’.
Austerity is hitting hard – but progressive councils are finding ways around it.
Affordable housebuilding has fallen to the lowest level in 24 years
The government’s expected white paper should facilitate local democracy