Mole Valley Green Party Blog

Cost of Living Crisis - Green Doctor by Chris Crook

The LGBT+ community is a part of everyday life, so lessons in school must reflect the diversity children experience in the world around them and in themselves. This helps them feel they belong and equips them to make safe, informed decisions. If they don’t get these vital tools from trusted adults, most young people will search online, where information can be unreliable and unsafe. Respecting all…

Finding great bargains in charity shops can be pretty rewarding, but every now and then we do require some new clothes. So we've put a list together of eco-friendly clothes shops so you can get some new gear without worrying (as much)!

Greenfibres https://www.greenfibres.com/pages/default.aspx

Good for bedding,…

By Janice Baker Green Party Mole Valley & Epsom & Ewell

Allow GPs to just get on with patient care, and the role of family doctors wouldn’t even be questioned as outdated.  A recent local Green Party survey found two-thirds of respondents agree that quick access to a GP is essential – it saves time, fosters trusting doctor-patient relationships and lessens the stressful need to accurately…

Simply put – yes. Council taxes for Surrey County Council, local councils and police funding have all increased, hitting the poorest hardest. Taxes for the largest Surrey mansion are just three times higher than for the smallest flat. Instead, Greens would replace council tax with land value tax – a much fairer representation of wealth.

On Wednesday 24^th April, the Dorking contingent of Extinction Rebellion and the Dorking Solar Group hosted an eye-opening event to tell others of their experiences of the on-going climate change protests in London.

At Dorking's…

With Brexit distractions, it is easy to forget other issues still exist. Indeed, the government has repeatedly used Brexit as a smokescreen to release bad news – most recently on £7,000…

The voting age should be reduced to 16. The reason is not simply to give voice to those aged between 16-18, it would be beneficial to our democracy as a whole and beneficial to all British citizens. The key to the success of any democracy is political diversity; without this the system fails. Differences in opinions prevent undue political dominance by one group.

Health…

Not enough! The Conservatives are not ‘safeguarding’ the Green Belt but in effect reserving it for future housing.

Set up mainly to protect the countryside and prevent urban sprawl, Green Belts have been given protection for decades. This is now being challenged by the Government in its efforts to free up more land for housing.

Thousands of homes have already been…

The Green Party's Holistic Review and adapting to the fast-moving, digitised, political environment.

Cost of Living Crisis - Green Doctor by Chris Crook

The LGBT+ community is a part of everyday life, so lessons in school must reflect the diversity children experience in the world around them and in themselves. This helps them feel they belong and equips them to make safe, informed decisions. If they don’t get these vital tools from trusted adults, most young people will search online, where information can be unreliable and unsafe. Respecting all…

Finding great bargains in charity shops can be pretty rewarding, but every now and then we do require some new clothes. So we've put a list together of eco-friendly clothes shops so you can get some new gear without worrying (as much)!

Greenfibres https://www.greenfibres.com/pages/default.aspx

Good for bedding,…

By Janice Baker Green Party Mole Valley & Epsom & Ewell

Allow GPs to just get on with patient care, and the role of family doctors wouldn’t even be questioned as outdated.  A recent local Green Party survey found two-thirds of respondents agree that quick access to a GP is essential – it saves time, fosters trusting doctor-patient relationships and lessens the stressful need to accurately…

Simply put – yes. Council taxes for Surrey County Council, local councils and police funding have all increased, hitting the poorest hardest. Taxes for the largest Surrey mansion are just three times higher than for the smallest flat. Instead, Greens would replace council tax with land value tax – a much fairer representation of wealth.

On Wednesday 24^th April, the Dorking contingent of Extinction Rebellion and the Dorking Solar Group hosted an eye-opening event to tell others of their experiences of the on-going climate change protests in London.

At Dorking's…

With Brexit distractions, it is easy to forget other issues still exist. Indeed, the government has repeatedly used Brexit as a smokescreen to release bad news – most recently on £7,000…

The voting age should be reduced to 16. The reason is not simply to give voice to those aged between 16-18, it would be beneficial to our democracy as a whole and beneficial to all British citizens. The key to the success of any democracy is political diversity; without this the system fails. Differences in opinions prevent undue political dominance by one group.

Health…

Not enough! The Conservatives are not ‘safeguarding’ the Green Belt but in effect reserving it for future housing.

Set up mainly to protect the countryside and prevent urban sprawl, Green Belts have been given protection for decades. This is now being challenged by the Government in its efforts to free up more land for housing.

Thousands of homes have already been…

The Green Party's Holistic Review and adapting to the fast-moving, digitised, political environment.