Latest News
This is the general news page for the Dover & Deal Green Party. We campaign very actively in rural parishes and in towns, and at district level. If you wish to read news about work of the Green councillors on your town council please visit the respective page:
A Plastics Free Council
There is a general awareness across the country that plastics are damaging our environment – especially our oceans. Groups like ‘Deal With It’ are showing a brilliant example with cleaning our local beaches. How can DDC help? Deal and Dover Green Party will do what we can. As a start we will make DDC a […]
Yes to support for electric cars
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 A franchised bus service could ensure that when old buses are withdrawn they are replaced with electric buses.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 […]
Action on Climate Emergency
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 […]
Planning Policy that Works
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 […]
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 […]
Policies to Support Local Business
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 […]
No to Fracking
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 […]
Fab family afternoon gets us all thinking green
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, […]
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How can we reduce the waiting time for access to mental health services in Kent?
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. […]
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Action on Air Pollution near Deal schools
Deal Town Council’s Transport and Infrastructure Committee Chair, Councillor Mike Eddy, hosted a talk by local activist Christine Oliver at the Town Hall on Tuesday 12 March on the issue of air pollution. Deal Town Council recently passed a motion to address the issue of engine idling around schools at pick up and drop off times, which contributes to […]
