1st September 2025 / 1st September 2025 by New Brighton
Jo Bird: Last year, Merseyrail recorded 28.3 million passenger journeys. In the same year, it paid out £44 million in shareholder profits. Jo Bird: ”Last year, Merseyrail recorded 28.3 million passenger journeys. In the same year, it paid out £44 million in shareholder profits. That’s money that could and should have been used to improve […]
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11th August 2025 / 11th August 2025 by New Brighton
Wirral Green councillor Jo Bird (pictured) has been appointed as the spokesperson on Business and Trade for the Green Party of England and Wales. Jo will be pushing for fairer and greener business policies that meet the needs of people and planet for a sustainable future. Jo said: “The Green Party has shown that there […]
30th July 2025 / 31st July 2025 by New Brighton
Yesterday we saw a gathering in Hoylake protesting changes to housing those seeking sanctuary in this country. Co-leader of Wirral Green Councillors, Gail Jenkinson (pictured centre) said “This has caused real distress to people who are already in a difficult situation. Some of the anger expressed appears to be based on misinformation, including a social […]
26th July 2025 / 26th July 2025 by New Brighton
If this was your own house and you needed some work doing, you’d draw up a specification. The driveway needs fixing, the garden, the kitchen, whatever. You’d get quotes from a number of different builders. You’d talk to them about what they would do. You’d accept one of those quotes. Then you’d expect the builders […]
11th April 2025 / 11th April 2025 by New Brighton
THE GREEN PARTY SUPPORTS FAIR AND PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION Wirral Greens consistently support a fair share of chairs of council committees for all elected political parties. At the moment, no Green councillors hold committee chair or vice chair positions in the council. The Greens are the third largest party with 14 seats on the council, only three […]
12th February 2025 / 12th February 2025 by New Brighton
The recently published budget papers lay bare the scale of the financial crisis at Wirral Council, not least yet another request for a massive government loan. Of course, social care costs are a huge burden for local authorities and Wirral is acutely affected. But this makes the failure to get a grip of our broader […]
30th January 2025 / 31st January 2025 by New Brighton
Work could start as early as next winter The project to create a seasonal wetland by slowing the flow of the upper Birket and returning it to its historic flood plain has received the go-ahead. The project will be managed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust and fully funded by the Environment Agency’s flood management scheme. A […]
10th August 2024 / 12th August 2024 by New Brighton
The Green Party is clear: * We stand with every community that’s attacked or threatened by organised political violence * We support police and emergency workers protecting people in these communities * We support community leaders and individual citizens who are working to bring […]
