Gail Jenkinson, along with other Green Party councillors, spoke out in favour of regeneration on Wirral, and against building on our precious green spaces. […]
Read More… from Cllr Gail Jenkinson explains why the greenbelt is so important for Wirral
New government taskforce should prioritise Wirral’s Left Bank A government taskforce has been set up to spearhead a generation of new towns: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-taskforce-to-spearhead-a-new-generation-of-new-towns This will “create largescale communities of at least 10,000 new homes each, with many significantly larger. The new towns will help ……regenerate areas that have been held back for far too long. […]
Meeting details can be found here. Council notes the government consultation published on 30 July 2024 on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system including the proposed changes to the methodology for calculating new housing targets. Indicative figures imply an annual target for Wirral of 1,755 new […]
Read More… from Wirral Green Party – Motion for Extraordinary Council Meeting, Green Belt
Protecting Wirral’s precious greenbelt depends on regenerating Birkenhead, Green councillors will say at a Wirral Council meeting on Monday. Green councillors will call for the following: […]
Read More… from Green Councillors call for independent review into failure of Regeneration
Wirral Green Party has announced Jo Bird as their candidate for the Birkenhead constituency at the coming General Election. Greens are the clear challengers to Labour in Birkenhead. Last year in Council elections, more people voted Green than Labour. 38% voted Green and 36% voted Labour, across Birkenhead constituency including Bebington. The Greens hold 10 out of […]
Read More… from Real hope & real change: Green Party launch Jo Bird for Birkenhead MP
Cllr Jo Bird, co-leader of Wirral Green Group of councillors, said, “Green councillors welcome this Council budget for 4 reasons. Firstly, it means there are no closures of valued frontline services Secondly, the Real Living Wage uplift continues to be offered to providers of adult care Thirdly, compulsory job losses are not envisaged and fourthly, […]
Popular Wirral councillor Gail Jenkinson has joined the Green Party. Gail will now be the Green councillor for Greasby, Frankby and Irby. At the local council elections last May Gail topped the poll in her ward. She says, “It is important that I keep the promises I made when I was elected last May. I […]
Green councillor Jo Bird said, “Mazel tov to Councillors Ed Lamb, Helen Raymond and Craig Mcdonald on your first speeches to full Council. You’ve done the residents of Bebington, Eastham and Rock Ferry proud. As co-leader of the Green Group of Councillors, along with Cllr Pat Cleary, and on behalf of the Green Group, we’re […]
Read More… from Greens win Wirral Council recognition of the human right to housing
Saturday 18th November 2023. Liverpool City Centre. “Thank you Jeremy, Kenaan and Liverpool Friends of Palestine. Hello, marhaba, salam alaikum, shalom. My name is Jo Bird. I’m honoured to be the Green candidate for Birkenhead MP. In my former workplace, the Labour Party, Jewish members like me were 40 times more likely than other members […]
Read More… from No ceasefire, no vote – Jo Bird speaks at ceasefire now demonstration
