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4 December 2023 / 30 September 2024 by mikejelfs
The Government without any debate has almost doubled the limit on how much political parties can spend on an election to £35,000,000. The Electoral Commission are unhappy about this saying they risk damaging public trust in the political finance system. As the Green Party is funded by its members and supporters, rather than large corporations […]
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27 February 2023 / 30 September 2024 by mikejelfs
Schemes like this in Leicestershire, need to be part of the transport solution in the future. We have 30+ million cars on UK roads today, parked 95% of the time. Replacing with the same number of #ElectricCars is not the answer…. #transport #future #cars #CarSharing #ElectricVehicles
29 January 2023 / 30 September 2024 by mikejelfs
Scientists at Cambridge University, working in the field of climate mitigation, have just launched a campaign to show how we can all contribute to the essential goal of reaching net zero emissions. They have identified that it is only necessary to reduce our emissions by 6% each year in order to meet our target of […]
17 January 2023 / 30 September 2024 by mikejelfs
Leicester Local Plan – Publication Draft 2020-2036 Consultation opened on 16th Jan and closes on 27 Feb 2023. This is where you can enter you thoughts on the development of the Former Western Park Golf Course, The report admits that ‘The site is within a high-scoring portion of Green Wedge land.’ Although in the opinion […]
13 October 2022 / 30 September 2024 by mikejelfs
The current government is launching an unprecedented attack on our environment with its proposals to scrap EU legislation protecting wildlife and the environment and lift “burdensome” environmental and planning rules in the proposed low-tax investment zones. The Living Planet Report published today states that nearly 70% of animal populations have been destroyed since 1970. Hardly […]
1 September 2022 / 30 September 2024 by mikejelfs
Quoting from a Leicester Mercury Article… ‘Blaby District Councillors agreed at a meeting last month to become the first authority to officially accept within its borders a share of the 18,700 homes. This will see its own housing target almost doubled – from 5,536 to 10,992.’ View of land to be included in proposed […]
31 May 2022 / 30 September 2024 by mikejelfs
Some personal thoughts from an experienced local cyclist Click Here to read the article
30 March 2022 / 30 March 2022 by mikejelfs
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