24th March 2025 by Wirral Green Party
Green Party councillor Pat Cleary said: “Targeting the most vulnerable in our society to cover the cracks in Labour’s flawed economic policy will increase poverty and make it even harder for those affected to achieve their full potential. “Putting those struggling with poor mental health under more financial stress is cruel and heartless.” Read the […]
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19th March 2025 / 19th March 2025 by Wirral Green Party
Council inaction means no extra benefit to people on low income At full Council on 17 March 2025, Green Cllr Amanda Onwuemene said: In December 2023, the Green Party Motion: Maximising Income from Benefits and Allowances to help Alleviate Poverty in Wirral, was unanimously passed by all parties. At that time circa £91 million worth […]
17th March 2025 / 17th March 2025 by Wirral Green Party
In Birkenhead’s sweeping Hamilton Square, the town’s past prosperity is evident – there are more Grade I-listed buildings here than in any square outside of London. “We’ve earned a reputation for getting stuff done, that’s much harder and takes more effort than what Reform do, but it’s a sustainable model.” Cllr Cleary is also fearful […]
4th March 2025 / 4th March 2025 by Wirral Green Party
Last night, Cllr Ruth Molyneux spoke at the Wirral Council Budget meeting. Watch her impassioned speech. Greens asked to save nature by protecting Hoylake beach and reinvesting money in our under-threat library services.
20th February 2025 / 20th February 2025 by Wirral Green Party
While Conservatives continue to advocate for raking our beaches despite clear guidance from national regulators only Greens have consistently argued for a nature-friendly, financially prudent and legal approach to beach management. Cllr Pat Cleary set the record straight at the Policy and Resources Committee on 19 February.
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 […]
5th December 2024 / 5th December 2024 by Wirral Green Party
Commercial Cockling, involving dozens of vehicles and hundreds of people, effectively strip mining the natural resources used by the tens of thousands of migratory wading birds is not sustainable or acceptable. Mockbeggar Wharf is the feeding ground for the internationally important numbers of Oystercatcher and Knot, both of which have been declared threatened species. The […]
21st August 2024 by Wirral Green Party
Gail Jenkinson, along with other Green Party councillors, spoke out in favour of regeneration on Wirral, and against building on our precious green spaces.
22nd June 2024 / 22nd June 2024 by New Brighton
