Theme 1 of our Action Plan 2019 Dover District Council needs to take steps to ensure our district is carbon neutral by 2030. On current trends, world temperatures will overshoot the global target of restricting temperate rises to 2 degrees centigrade, which will already have extremely serious effects. Not enough is being done. Kent County […]
Category: Action Plan
Open Government
Theme 2 of our Action Plan 2019 We at Deal and Dover Green Party (DDGP) want Dover District Council (DDC) to work more openly. Local people need to be empowered so they can know what is really going on and become empowered to make a real change. All council meetings should be videoed and published […]
Improving Democracy
Theme 3 of our 2019 Action Plan In the UK, for local government, each elected member represents 2,605 people compared to 250 in Germany. Our system of government is too complex and distant. We think DDC should work with local community groups and concerns – ‘open government’. Deal and Dover Green Party would work for an […]
Value for Money
Theme 4 of our 2019 Action Plan Value for money is a Green issue – too many resources are wasted by our current distant and opaque local government. It is value for money to use planning powers to make sure new housing is Carbon neutral. Spend a bit more today to save a lot tomorrow. The […]
