7 July 2025 / 7 July 2025 by Stuart Jeffery
Maidstone Green Party Condemns Reform UK’s Attempt to Remove Trans-Inclusive Books from Kent Libraries Maidstone Green Party is outraged by Kent County Council’s Reform UK leader, Cllr Linden Kemkaran, and her ambition to remove books with transgender representation from the children’s section of public libraries. Cllr Stuart Jeffery, KCC Councillor and also leader of Maidstone […]
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5 May 2025 / 5 May 2025 by Stuart Jeffery
A statement from new KCC Councillor Stuart Jeffery: Thank you to EVERYONE for putting the time and effort into supporting the campaigns across our Borough and, of course, to everyone who voted Green! Across Kent we held firm in the face of a political tidal wave which all but wiped out Labour and the Tories. […]
6 March 2025 by Stuart Jeffery
Greens in Kent are calling for a democratic system that really listens to local people, provides effective public services and empowers stewardship of our natural environment – rather than more centralised and unaccountable councils. They have criticised the failure to fund local government properly and called for improvements in funding. Co-Chair of Kent Greens, Cllr […]
6 January 2025 by Stuart Jeffery
Maidstone Greens are to protest against the “Death of Local Democracy” outside County Hall in Maidstone on Thursday 9th Jan between 9am and 10am, just before Kent County Councillors decide whether to approve the current leader’s intention/wish to cancel the May local elections. Greens from across Kent will be joining this protest. The current KCC […]
16 December 2024 by Stuart Jeffery
The Green Leader of Maidstone Borough Council, Cllr Stuart Jeffery, has blasted the devolution proposals as centralisation of power and damaging to democracy but he has vowed to work with other councils and parties across Kent to make sure the changes work best for Kent residents. Cllr Stuart Jeffery (Green Leader of Maidstone Borough Council): […]
24 June 2024 / 30 June 2024 by Stuart Jeffery
14 June 2024 / 30 June 2024 by Stuart Jeffery
Maidstone Greens have welcomed Maidstone first Pride event in the town. Pride celebrates LGBTQIA+ people, welcomes diversity and protests against inequality. Local Greens joined the march through the town and joined the main event in Lockmeadow. Cllr Stuart Jeffery said, “We are all really grateful for the organisers and all who took part in Maidstone’s […]
8 April 2024 / 8 April 2024 by Stuart Jeffery
Maidstone Greens have accused the Conservatives of being “missing in action” over massive failure in bin collections following the change of provider from Biffa to SUEZ. The Greens have singled out Cabinet Member for Environmental Services, Conservative Cllr Patrik Garten, as being absent from communications to residents. Nearly a third of bin collections were missed […]
21 March 2024 / 21 March 2024 by Stuart Jeffery
Maidstone Greens and the independents in our group led the fight against the Conservatives’ Local Plan at the extraordinary Council meeting in Maidstone last night. The Greens proposed deferring the decision until after the election so that the councillors who will be responsible for its implementation would get to vote on it but the amendment […]
5 March 2024 by Stuart Jeffery
In their submission to KCC’s Minerals and Waste consultation, Maidstone Greens have expressed further concerns about KCC’s failure to understand the climate emergency. The Greens have called the draft plan a charter for environmental destruction. The draft KCC strategy supports exploration for fossil fuels in Kent and has implicit support for the destruction of the […]
