7th May 2025 / 7th May 2025 by Matt Rogan
Leeds Green Party views the situation between India and Pakistan with great concern and calls upon both countries to exercise both foresight and restraint. Violence begets violence, more pain, more misery and more anguish. Leeds Green Party condemns both the killing of Indian tourists in Kashmir and also the missile attacks on civilian targets by India. […]
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10th April 2025 / 10th April 2025 by Matt Rogan
These cuts will impact the most vulnerable people in our society. Figures from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in March 2025 show that “50% of people receiving the health-related element of Universal Credit (LCWRA) are either unable to heat their home, behind on bills, or have low or very low food security, compared to 11% in […]
13th March 2025 by Matt Rogan
Leeds Green Party is deeply concerned about the potential impact of the UK Government’s decision to abolish NHS England (NHSE) on jobs in Leeds, particularly for the thousands of staff based at Wellington Place and Quarry House.
27th February 2025 / 27th February 2025 by Matt Rogan
Leeds Green Party calls for the UK government and all international partners to be clear-sighted and humane about the future of Gaza and its Palestinian population. A post made recently by President Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform, accompanied with no comment, shows an AI-generated video of Gaza with the lyrics “Donald’s coming to […]
13th February 2025 / 13th February 2025 by Matt Rogan
Cllr Penny Stables (front-left) with campaigners presenting the bus petition to WYCA (Image: Simon Hulme) On Tuesday 21st January, the office of Tracy Brabin (Mayor of West Yorkshire) received a petition signed by over 1,840 residents, calling for the restoration of the Transdev number 7 bus route to a half-hourly service. Thanks to Christine Petch, […]
17th January 2025 / 17th January 2025 by Serena Ferrari
On Tuesday, 21st January, Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, or her office, will receive a petition signed by over 1,600 residents calling for the restoration of the Transdev number 7 bus to a half-hourly service. The petition is still open for signatures. If you haven’t yet added your support, you can do so by signing the petition here: tiny.cc/No7bus30.
8th January 2025 / 10th January 2025 by Serena Ferrari
The Leeds Green Party stands in solidarity with Councillor Mothin Ali and firmly rejects the misleading implications made in a recent video circulated online.
28th November 2024 / 29th November 2024 by Serena Ferrari
This article argues that recent Labour electoral losses could have been avoided if Labour had still been a party of communities, with voices from communities heard in government. But it is largely comprised of political careerists who have no roots in any community other than their own, “Which lot are you from then? It’s a good job you’re from the Greens or I would have given you a right mouthful. I would have said that you’ve stuffed the pensioners and now we’re going to stuff you” Said on the doorstep during the Farnley & Wortley by-election, Leeds, October 2024 - won by the Green Party from Labour.
28th November 2024 by Serena Ferrari
Wetherby’s lack of a train station, mass transit, and reliable bus connectivity makes proposed parking charges a serious concern. These charges could harm the town’s economy, especially for low-wage retail and hospitality workers, who might face unaffordable costs of £600 per year. This could force many to seek employment elsewhere, impacting both the workforce and local businesses.
15th November 2024 by Serena Ferrari
A UN special committee has said that Israeli policies and practices in Gaza are “consistent with the characteristics of genocide”. The committee, set up in 1968 to monitor the Israeli occupation, also said in its annual report that there were serious concerns that Israel was “using starvation as a weapon of war.” Israel has intensified […]
