Green News

The prospect of “North Sea like" oil rates at a site in Surrey could lead to more protests from groups across the South East concerned about the environmental and community impact of plans for its unconventional extraction.

Brighton MP Caroline Lucas, alongside national Green leaders, has spearheaded the campaign launch today of the Greener In the EU campaign. At the same time Keith Taylor MEP has been talking about a survey of environmental experts which finds that staying in is vital to a healthy UK environment.

Green Party leader Natalie Bennett and North Surrey Green Party have been supporting a Surrey family seeking proper representation at their son's inquest. Natalie visited the family earlier this week and now the local MP, Kwasi Kwarteng, has taken the matter up with the Prime Minister.

The South East Green Party has welcomed a court decision not to send 13 climate-change protesters to jail for campaigning against aviation expansion. Protestors, including Rob Basto from Surrey, were found guilty of chaining themselves to a runway at Heathrow Airport last summer, and have been given suspended sentences. 

“No-one seems to be worried about the impact Heathrow is already causing, just the impact of an extra runway,” Rob Basto from Reigate said to me, as we discussed his forthcoming trial. Read this blog by Jonathan Essex, South East Region Chair.

Local campaigner gets Green and red support for sentencing hearing

Green party members from Surrey are supporting anti airport-expansion campaigner, Rob Basto from Reigate, at his court hearing next Wednesday (February 24).

Green Party leader and MEP to speak at Forest Row community energy meeting

Two Green Party politicians will visit East Sussex on Saturday (13 February) where they’ll tell an audience at the Forest Row Village Hall about the benefits of community-owned energy.

Today, Keith Taylor, our Green Party MEP for the South East and Natalie Bennett, Green Party leader are joining campaigners from Horse Hill Protection Group in Surrey to oppose imminent flow testing for oil at the site.

Thursday 28th January - The Green Party has responded to Highways England's newly launched consultation for a new multi-billion pound tunnel to be built under the Thames between Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent (1). 

The European Parliament today voted to reject draft EU rules on baby food, which would have allowed baby foods to contain far higher levels of sugar than those recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) (1).