Yes to support for electric cars 23rd March 2019 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team DDC needs a clear policy on electric charging facilities. There needs to be more public charging points. In residential streets no-one should be more than a few hundred yards from a charger. A franchised bus service could ensure that when old buses are withdrawn they are replaced with electric buses. This article covered one of the […] Read more »
Action on Climate Emergency 23rd March 2019 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team 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 […] Read more »
Planning Policy that Works 23rd March 2019 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team Dover District Council (DDC) should use all its planning powers to ensure: more trees are planted there are electric car points for all new houses buildings are as far as possible insulated to the highest standards buildings are carbon neutral. DDC should resist any pressure from developers to build fast to lower standards. We will take […] Read more »
Open Government 23rd March 2019 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team 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 […] Read more »
Improving Democracy 23rd March 2019 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team 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 […] Read more »
Value for Money 23rd March 2019 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team 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 […] Read more »
Policies to Support Local Business 23rd March 2019 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team The Green Party thinks Dover District Council (DDC) should support our great local medium and small businesses, start-ups and co-operatives like Thanet Community Transport. The Conservatives may talk a lot about the free market but really use it as a cover to defend excessive profit extraction by a few large corporations. They always seem to […] Read more »
No to Fracking 23rd March 2019 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team On fracking our view is very simple – not in Eastry, Timanstone, Guston, Shepherdswell or anywhere else. Fracking is unnecessary. We should stop creating greenhouse gasses and move to renewables. Fracking is dangerous. We live on chalk lands and the noxious chemicals will probably get into our water table. It causes earthquakes which result in large […] Read more »
Fab family afternoon gets us all thinking green 19th March 2019 by Editorial Team A great time was had by all at the Green Thinking Fair on Mill Hill on Saturday 23 February. Held at St Richard’s Church Hall, the Green Thinking fair was a really upbeat and inspiring event. Mike Eddy said, “Thanks to all who joined us in Mill Hill especially the fantastic local stallholders (Anne’s reflexology, […] Read more »
How can we reduce the waiting time for access to mental health services in Kent? 15th March 2019 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team Talking point: What can be done to reduce the waiting time for access to mental health services in the region of Kent? By Mike Eddy, Green Party Councillor for Mill Hill, Deal Mind the mental health charity said in 2018 that NHS England should introduce a maximum four-week waiting time for Psychological Therapies (IAPT) care. […] Read more »