6th March 2025 / 6th March 2025 by Matt Edwards
Green Party councillors have put forward proposals at the Bradford Council Budget meeting, showing that more could have been done to avoid the 10% council tax increase – which is the highest in the country. Green Councillors have made it clear that they would not support any budget “where Bradford residents are being forced to […]
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25th February 2025 / 25th February 2025 by Matt Edwards
Green Party councillors have welcomed the announcement that the West Yorkshire Combined Authority has stepped in to fund vital school bus services – but have demanded answers over how proposals to cut them were made without alternatives being looked at first. Councillor Matt Edwards (Green Party – Tong Ward), who has been speaking out against […]
3rd February 2025 / 3rd February 2025 by Matt Edwards
Green councillors have responded to news that Labour-run Bradford Council has been granted permission to increase council tax by 9.99% – the biggest increase of any council in the country. Councillor Neil Whitaker (Craven) the finance lead for the Green Party on Bradford Council has said, “It is shameful that the new Labour government has […]
15th January 2025 by Matt Edwards
Green councillors have responded to news that Labour-run Bradford Council was looking to increase council tax by up to 14.99%. Councillor Neil Whitaker (Craven) who is the Green Party’s finance spokesperson has said, “I know many people are going to be very angry if they have to pay significantly more Council Tax for even […]
6th March 2024 / 12th November 2024 by bradfordgreens
Councillor Matt Edwards, the leader of the Green Party on Bradford Council, has responded to the latest Conservative budget that offers little for most people in Bradford. Councillor Edwards said, “Bradford has suffered under fourteen years of economic mismanagement by this Conservative government. Our district needs investment in public services but all this government had […]
30th October 2023 / 12th November 2024 by bradfordgreens
Following the announcement that Bradford Council faces an overspend of £68m in the coming year, the Leader of the Green Party Group on Bradford Council said: “We can’t get around the fact this announcement today is bad news for taxpayers in Bradford. We have had many years of significant Council Tax rises whilst every day […]
15th November 2022 / 30th March 2023 by Matt Edwards
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26th July 2021 / 26th July 2021 by Matt Edwards
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4th December 2020 / 5th December 2020 by Matt Edwards
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