Carla Denyer, MP candidate for Bristol Central and co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, has urged residents to make clear their objections to the closure of ticket offices before the public consultation ends at midnight tonight [Friday 1 September]. The three-week consultation has been over proposals to close most of England’s 1,000 […]
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Responding to a consultation on the closure of ticketing offices at all rail stations, Green Party Transport spokesperson Matt Edwards said: “Any decision to close station ticket offices would be another short-sighted decision by a government that does not care about people who use public transport to get around.” Edwards, who is also Leader of […]
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The Green Party has become the only major political party to support free social care for all adults who need it in England, following an “overwhelming” vote at its annual conference. The party said the proposals would put social care “on a par with the NHS”. The policy motion (see page 112) passed by party members calls […]
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