Jane ReynoldsAug 20, 20203 minThe A-Level Fiasco - One More Symptom of a Broken SystemAt first glance, the recent A-Level results fiasco seems like just one more example of ministerial incompetence in dealing with the chall...
Jane ReynoldsJul 25, 20205 minFossil Fuels: Divestment, Engagement and DerbyshireAlmost anyone who has worked for a public sector organisation in Derbyshire, for example, as a local council officer, school staff member...
Jane ReynoldsJun 17, 20204 minPersecution of wildlife in the Peak District National ParkDuring the lockdown, there has been an increase in trapping and killing wild animals. The RSPB have reported a sharp increase in the ille...
Jane ReynoldsMay 21, 20202 minA new deal for natureAt the end of 2019, Caroline Lucas, former co-leader and current sole MP of the Green Party, commissioned a “New Deal for Nature" to in...
Jane ReynoldsMar 11, 20203 minChancellor must invest in a Green New Deal to protect climate and communitiesThe Green Party are calling for a budget that will give us a realistic chance of avoiding climate breakdown and, at the same time, tackle...
Mike ShipleyMar 4, 20204 minFloods, the new normalIncreased Flooding Predicted by Climate Science In 2007, violent summer storms caused widespread flooding in England affecting 55,000 pro...
Joanna CollinsFeb 23, 20204 minClimate risk is investment riskMartin Carney, outgoing Governor of the Bank of England, is unlikely to be lying outside the offices of fossil fuel companies along with ...
Luke RobinsonJan 24, 20202 minAgreement reached between High Peak Green Party and High Peak Labour Party for the Whaley Bridge By An electoral agreement has been reached between High Peak Green Party and High Peak Labour Party whereby the Green Party candidate, Lucas...
Joanna CollinsJan 6, 20201 minAction on the climate emergencyPlans for action on the climate emergency, which was declared last year in October, will be included in High Peak Borough Counci's l plan...
Joanna CollinsNov 4, 20194 minWhere your recycling goes.Does the stuff you put in your recycling bin really get recycled? How is plastic separated from paper, cardboard from drinks cans? A quic...
Jane ReynoldsNov 1, 20191 minGreen Party candidate welcomes chance to fight general electionGreen Party candidate for High Peak, Robert Hodgetts-Haley, has welcomed the chance to fight the December general election, despite the e...
Jane ReynoldsOct 16, 20194 minHigh Peak declares a climate emergencyAt the full council meeting on October 15th, High Peak Borough Council unanimously declared a climate emergency and agreed to set up a wo...
Luke RobinsonOct 3, 20191 minHigh Peak Green Party selects a parliamentary candidateRobert Hodgetts-Haley has been selected as the prospective parliamentary for the Green party in the High Peak. A local campaigner and bus...
Jane ReynoldsOct 2, 20192 minDeclare a climate emergency in High PeakAt the council meeting on Tuesday October 15th, High Peak Borough Council will debate a motion to declare a climate emergency. The motion...
Mike ShipleySep 11, 20194 min‘Wilding’ by Isabella Tree (Picadore 2018)Wilding is the story of the conversion of the Knepp Estate in West Sussex from intensive agricultural to an extensive wildlife refuge. I...
Joanna CollinsAug 3, 20194 minGreen councillors acting on the climate emergencyIn 2007, Professor David King, then chief scientific advisor to the UK government stated. Avoiding dangerous climate change is impossible...
Jeremy WightJul 6, 20192 minClimate change and what to do about itThis spring has seen an eruption of interest and energy in campaigning about climate change, with Extinction Rebellion protests, the visi...
Mike ShipleyJun 17, 20192 minGreens Demand change in Spending Priorities to fight the Climate EmergencyA delegation of High Peak Greens attended the Party’s Spring Conference in Scarborough where they heard the Party Leaders call for urgent...
Ben EvensMay 21, 20191 minEU Elections: A Grand Day OutOn Saturday our local EU election candidate, Daniel Wimberley, took a (public) bus tour around some of the High Peak to talk to people ab...
Jane ReynoldsMay 17, 20192 minEU Elections: come & meet our local Green Party candidate on 18 MayThese are exciting times. We haven't even finished celebrating the election of our two Green Borough Councillors and we're the in middle ...
