Why you should vote Green in Tonbridge and Malling
05 November 2019
April Clark, Parliamentary Candidate for Tonbridge and Malling constituency explains why, even with our outdated First Past The Post electoral system, you SHOULD vote Green in Tonbridge and Malling in the forthcoming election.
01 November 2019
A young friend of the Tonbridge and Malling Green Party, Samir Hobson, came to London to march with Tonbridge and Malling Greens for a People's Vote on our relationship with the EU. He documented some of what he saw. Due to the size of the crowd, we did not get within a kilometre of Parliament.
To save my generation’s future, we must act now.
07 October 2019
Archie Mitchell – Coordinator of West Kent Young Greens, is a student at Oakwood Park Grammar School and Green Party activist. He is a keen campaigner for his local community, fundraising for and maintaining a defibrillator, and organising several annual community events. Here he expresses his concerns about how the future may unfold.
Every aspect of climate change must be addressed
24 July 2019
Fran Long worries that governments - from local to international - are talking the talk, but will they walk the walk...
Climate Change Starts Here in Tonbridge
01 May 2019
We all must consider how our short term actions impact our long term environment. This must start locally, but must 'scale up' to the entire country.
We all deserve affordable, safe and secure homes
15 March 2019
Tonbridge needs genuinely affordable homes but that requires radical change to the way we think about housing argues April Clark.
Rethinking transport for Tonbridge
06 February 2019
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council missed an opportunity to improve the High Street environment by routing traffic away from it. Now some innovative thinking is needed to ensure congestion is tackled, public transport is affordable and the town centre doesn't decline.
Looking ahead to positive change, globally and locally
09 January 2019
From the global to the local there have been environmental successes but challenges remain. Sustainability needs to be at the heart of decision making says Mark Hood.
Time to end the one-party state
19 December 2018
One party dominance of local government is bad for democracy argues Mark Hood and the "cabinet" system just makes things worse. The Green Party would bring in new voices, open up decision making and eliminate the secrecy around "commercial" deals.
20 November 2018
The draft Local Plan identifies areas for development, which will lead to more traffic, creating even more air pollution. Assessment of many of the proposed sites mentions the fact that they will have a negative impact on the High Street AQMA.