Press Release
3rd June 2024 / 4th June 2024 by Wirral Green Party
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 […]
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Greens in the News
14th February 2024 / 14th February 2024 by Wirral Green Party
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, […]
3rd January 2024 / 3rd January 2024 by Wirral Green Party
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 […]
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11th December 2023 / 17th December 2023 by Wirral Green Party
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 […]
4th December 2023 / 11th December 2023 by Wirral Green Party
19th November 2023 / 19th November 2023 by Wirral Green Party
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 […]
14th November 2023 by Wirral Green Party
To: Managing Directors, Arriva plc, Arriva Bus, Arriva Northwest, Admiral Way, Doxford International Business Park, Sunderland, SR3 3XP Dear Sir or Madam, We are writing to object to your proposals to scrap the 418 bus service on the Wirral. The withdrawal of bus service 418 will negatively impact residents attempting to get to work, to […]
10th July 2023 / 10th July 2023 by Wirral Green Party
The Wirral Green Party today called for an end to gill netting in the area. The motion, proposed by Councillor Pat Cleary and seconded by Councillor Judith Grier, will be put before today’s full Council meeting (July 10th). Gill nets are a type of fishing net that is left unattended in the water. They work […]
5th July 2023 / 5th July 2023 by Wirral Green Party
Wirral Council is preparing to sell off ‘unneeded assets’. Ruth Molyneux, Green councillor for Bromborough said, “Some assets that could be sold by Wirral Council are suitable for a Community Asset Transfer (CAT). The CAT is out of the bag already for Bromborough Civic Centre and the relevant committee is considering two strong proposals from community organisations to […]
4th July 2023 / 4th July 2023 by Wirral Green Party
Dear The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, RE: Wirral Borough Council-Recovery of Leverhulme appeals We are writing to you as co-leaders of the Green Party councillors on Wirral Council to request that you urgently recover the seven Leverhulme appeals which are currently the subject of an ongoing public inquiry. We view the applications and appeals […]
