Vacancies on committees due to lack of active Reform councillors
At the recent meeting of Worcestershire County Council, I asked the leader of the council, Reform councillor Jo Monk, the following question: The leader is struggling to fill several places on committees and panels with Reform councillors. If they are unable to find...
No Reform councillors agree with climate science!
Following a debate at Worcestershire County Council about the science of climate change, it was revealed that not a single reform councillor could support the statement that "man-made climate change exists." Due to a lack of time, I was unable to participate in the...
Reform’s Environment Cabinet Member doesn’t believe in climate change
Yesterday, I asked the Reform Cabinet Member for Environment, Councillor Ian Cresswell, whether he agreed that human actions cause climate change. Councillor Cresswell broadly suggested he did not believe human activity was the main driver of climate change. The...
Groups I have funded over the past year
One of the nicest things about being a county councillor is the ability to support local groups and charities via the Divisional Fund of £10k per year. I have just updated my site to include the latest payments I made in 2024-2025. You can view all the payments I have...
More investment in active travel needed
With the county council elections fast approaching, one of the areas where more Greens at county can really make a difference is in getting a greater proportion of highways investment in active travel. This is something that I have called for ever since I was elected...
More SEND provision needed
At the full council meeting on Thursday 13th February, I will be calling for an increase in SEND provision within the county. There is a rapidly increasing number of children with very complex needs entering the school system. The result is all too often children are...
Bulb Planting by Suffolk Drive on Saturday 21st December
Join me to help plant Spring bulbs in the green space at the corner of Suffolk Drive and Drovers Way on Saturday 21st December, starting at 2:15pm. If you have a trowel, please bring it!
County Council budget pressures
I don't think many people realise the high proportion of spending that goes on adult and children's services. If you look at the recent budget papers it shows that the three areas of adult care, children's services (WCF) and home to school transport (most of the cost...
The dangers of cycling in Worcester
Twice in the past 8 months I have been hit by a car whilst cycling. Both times I ended up on the road with various injuries. In the most recent case a few days ago, I ended up in the back of an ambulance. In both cases, the car driver claimed that they didn't see me,...
20mph policy review finally begins!
In January 2021, I called on Worcestershire County Council to review its 20mph policy. This call was supported. Back in June 2022, I wrote on this blog how the review was finally going to start. It never did. I have been highly critical of the council and the Cabinet...
County council CO2 emissions on the rise
The county council got positive headlines in the Worcester News today. They claimed that "THE net greenhouse emissions of Worcestershire County Council have been cut by almost half over the past year." The Worcester News needs to look at the figures provided by the...
Small businesses view of the climate crisis
The Worcester News has a regular article by Mike Goodall from the Federation of Small Businesses. This week's, titled 'Being leaner and greener', was an interesting one about small businesses and their attempts to be more sustainable. The article referenced a recent...
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