Telford & Wrekin Green Party

Disabled People Need More Than a Welfare U-Turn

Telford and Wrekin Green Party — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:21:58 +0000

The government’s £1 billion pledge marks a step in the right direction, but without real investment and long-term protections, it risks falling short of the support disabled people truly need. By Mark Webster, Disability Officer – Telford and Wrekin Green Party The welfare reforms impact on disabled people has sparked justified concern across the country. […]

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Eight Years After Grenfell, Disabled People Are Still Being Left Behind

Telford and Wrekin Green Party — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 20:08:45 +0000

By Mark Webster Warnings were ignored before Grenfell—and they still are. Eight years after the Grenfell Tower fire claimed 72 lives, Disabled emergency evacuation in Telford and Wrekin remains dangerously inadequate, leaving vulnerable residents at risk. Despite calls for change, authorities still fail to provide guaranteed evacuation plans for hundreds of thousands—including in Telford and […]

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Labour’s Welfare Cuts: Shaun Davies and ‘Get Britain Working’

Telford and Wrekin Green Party — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:50:38 +0000

As a right-wing faction within the Labour Party pushes for drastic welfare cuts, the party faces a critical crossroads—one that could shift its commitment to social justice and risk alienating its core supporters. The emergence of the right wing “Get Britain Working” group within the Labour Party, of which Shaun Davies (pictured), the MP for […]

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Davies’ Evasive Stance

Telford and Wrekin Green Party — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:29:24 +0000

Shaun Davies’ Evasive Stance on the Climate and Nature Bill In this piece, originally written on 18 November 2024 and updated today, Telford and Wrekin Green Party Disability Officer Mark Webster calls on Telford MP Shaun Davies (Labour) to confirm his commitment to supporting the Climate and Nature (CAN) Bill, which is currently in its […]

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Open Letter: Addressing the Urgent Need for Action on Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

Telford and Wrekin Green Party — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:55:24 +0000

As residents of Telford and Wrekin, we are deeply concerned about the harmful narratives being spread by figures on the far-right and others, which have highlighted Telford through social media controversies involving Shaun Davies MP. These narratives have reignited the trauma felt by CSE (Child Sexual Exploitation) survivors and deeply affected our community. Their suffering […]

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Season’s Greetings from the Telford and Wrekin Green Party!

Telford and Wrekin Green Party — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:00:48 +0000

On behalf of the Telford and Wrekin Green Party, I would like to wish all our friends, colleagues, and supporters a very Merry Christmas and a happy, prosperous New Year. As we approach the end of another incredible year, we reflect on our achievements and look forward to continuing our work for a greener, fairer […]

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Telford Arms Fair Protest: Green Party Joins Campaign

Mark Webster — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:30:52 +0000

Introduction to the Protest On 20th November 2024, the Telford and Wrekin Green Party joined the Telford Arms Fair protest in solidarity with Quakers, CAAT, XR, STWC, and others. Despite freezing temperatures, we stood together to oppose the Specialist Defence and Security Convention (SDSC) Arms Fair. Key Players in the Arms Fair The SDSC promotes […]

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Telford Arms Fair Protest: Stand Against the Arms Industry

Mark Webster — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:58:15 +0000

On Wednesday 20th November, the Telford Arms Fair protest will take place outside the Telford Exhibition Centre, where the UK’s premier arms merchants (of death) will be hawking their goods to national and international buyers. This is an annual event that used to be held at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, but after years […]

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By-Elections 14th November 2024

Mark Webster — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:56:30 +0000

Exciting times for the Green Party! In October we celebrated winning more council seats, bringing our total to over 1150 seats and gaining control in nearly 40 councils. Now, it’s time to bring that momentum to Telford and The Wrekin! With Green councillors thriving in Cannock, Stafford, Shrewsbury, and Herefordshire, why not here? Let’s make […]

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A letter from The Coordinator regarding press bias

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:55:53 +0000

I would like to comment on the tone and content of the way in which the recent wave of Trade Union disputes have been covered by the local press. Your p.4 two page title ‘ A general strike our nation can ill afford’ December 6th clearly makes a statement about the paper’s conservative bias including […]

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