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Greens call for investment in high speed rail for Bradford at national conference

Delegates at Green Party conference in Manchester have backed a new Northern Powerhouse rail line with a through station at Bradford. Green Party spokesperson on transport Councillor Matt Edwards, who is leader of the Green Group on Bradford Council spoke in favour of the policy. Celebrating the vote he said: “I am delighted that the […]

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Greens call for action on “social housing crisis”

At the Full Council meeting yesterday (Tuesday 13th December), Bradford Council voted to take action to tackle the social housing crisis in the city following proposals from a Green Party councillor. The proposals were put forward by Councillor Matt Edwards, leader of the Green Group and a  councillor for Tong Ward, which has one of […]

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Green Party co-leader visits Ilkley

The Green Party co-leader visited Bradford District to discuss river pollution issues with local campaigners. Carla Denyer, the Green Party co-leader visited Ilkley to meet with campaigners and Green Party Town Councillor Ros Brown. Earlier this year, the Environment Agency gave the River Wharfe at Ilkley a water quality rating of “poor” – the only […]

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Government pushing an “anti-cycling narrative that is making things far more dangerous for cyclists”

The Green Party Transport and Healthy Streets spokesperson has accused the government of pushing an “anti-cycling narrative that is making things far more dangerous for cyclists”. This comes following statements from Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary that cyclists should have number plates, be insured and subject to speed limits. Matt Edwards, who is also a […]

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Sunak “is not fit to be Prime Minister” after bragging he took money from deprived areas

reens have responded to a leaked video showing the ex-Chancellor, Rishi Sunak boasting to Conservative Party members in Royal Tunbridge Wells that he had diverted public money out of deprived urban areas like Bradford to help wealthy towns. The leaked video was uncovered by the New Statesman magazine and shows the Tory Leadership Contender speaking […]

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Mind the gap: Greens demand closing the gulf between rail investment in South and North of England

Following Crossrail opening, Greens demand closing the gulf between rail investment in South and North of England As the £18 billion pound Elizabeth Line opens in London, the Green Party has called for significant investment in public transport outside of the Capital. Councillor Matt Edwards, the Leader of the Green Group on Bradford Council, has […]

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“Why are flights cheaper than trains to a climate change conference” asks Green Councillor.

“Why is it cheaper to fly to Glasgow than it is to get the train?” says Green Party councillor looking at attending the UN Climate Change Conference. Councillor Matt Edwards (Tong Ward) has revealed that a flight to Glasgow from Leeds Bradford, via a stop off in Dublin was around THREE times cheaper than a […]

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Green councillors demand action from mayor and councils on climate change

Green Councillors call on Mayor of West Yorkshire and Labour-led councils to face up to the realities of climate change following stark warnings in the IPCC Climate Report released today. The report by the International Panel on Climate Change, the world’s leading authority on climate science, warned that “Climate change is already affecting every region […]

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Rail cuts to London another example of leaving Bradford behind says Green councillor

A Green councillor has branded plans by the government-controlled rail operator LNER to slash rail services between Bradford to London as another example of the city being forced to play “second fiddle to Leeds”. LNER is proposing a significant timetable change that will result in services from Bradford being cut, whilst there will be an […]

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Green Councillor backs teachers call to move learning online from Monday

A Green Party councillor has backed calls from teaching unions to take steps to protect the safety of staff and students by moving to online learning from Monday. Kevin Warnes, a councillor for Shipley who is also a teacher, has backed calls from the four teacher unions to stop the reopening of schools on Monday […]

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