Maidstone Greens are furious that the Council’s environment committee1 has recommended reducing the Air Quality Management Area2 in the town and say it will lead to more deaths. The Greens point to the failure of local actions to tackle pollution, continuing high numbers of deaths and that the Borough exceeds World Health Organisation limits across 90% of […]
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Maidstone’s Green councillor, Stuart Jeffery, has reacted angrily to the announcement that businesses won’t have to comply with local planning rules under the Conservatives announcement of “Investment Zones”, of which Kent is one. He has called the announcement ecocide. Cllr Jeffery will be asking what the Conservatives on Maidstone Borough Council think of the new […]
The new Pollution Patrol initiative from Kent Air is nice to see, but it gives the false impression that councils are taking decisive action to protect our health, say local Greens in Maidstone. MBC Cllr Stuart Jeffery (Green Party), “We need to be teaching children about the appalling impact that air pollution has on people’s health and the Pollution Patrol looks […]
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The Green and Independent Group at KCC had cause to celebrate on Thursday afternoon, as another hurdle was cleared in their attempt to stop the administration at KCC from cutting subsidies to vital bus services across the county. Today’s Scrutiny Committee call in had been requested by Green Party councillor Rich Lehmann and seconded by […]
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A proposal from Maidstone’s Green Councillor, Stuart Jeffery, to tackle water pollution from sewage spills into the River Medway received full support at a Council meeting last night. The proposal asked Maidstone Borough Council to focus its efforts with Southern Water to ensure that the sewage system is able to cope with demand. Suggestions from other […]
Local Greens in Maidstone have welcomed a call by the Environment Agency for Chief Executives and Board members of the most seriously polluting water companies to be jailed but the Greens point out that the only way problems can be properly addressed is by reverting water companies to government ownership. In addition, Green councillor Stuart […]
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stuartjefferyUncategorizedJuly 7, 2022 Open letter to Helen Grant MP – sent 08:00 7th July 2022 Dear Helen There is a national crisis of confidence in government, a crisis that is destroying trust between the electorate and those elected, a crisis that has made the UK an international laughing stock, a crisis that has been manufactured […]
Maidstone Greens have showed their solidarity with local rail workers at the picket line at Maidstone East. Meeting the team on the picket line, Cllr Stuart Jeffery said, “This is a fight that must be won. The RMT are not asking for anything outrageous, just a reasonable pay rise and for their jobs, conditions and […]
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Maidstone’s new Green councillor has expressed outrage at an ‘obscene’ rise in councillor’s allowances pushed through at the Council’s Annual Meeting. The huge increases in special allowances and a basic 8% rise will cost Maidstone £124,000, money that now cannot be spent on services for local people. Cllr Stuart Jeffery: “At a time when people […]
Maidstone Greens have broken through onto Maidstone Borough Council with the election of Stuart Jeffery in Bridge Ward with just over 50% of the vote. Green Cllr Stuart Jeffery said: “It is a historic day. Maidstone Borough Council has its first ever Green councillor. I am honoured and thrilled to have been elected by the […]
