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Right, well that was intense… Having had a couple of weeks for a brief rest and catch up on non-political things, here are my thoughts on...

Many of the problems facing Dales, and Ashbourne division in particular relate to transport. Cycling Photo source:...

The Green Party opposes badger culling because it is not the most effective method of controlling Bovine Tuberculosis (bTb). Evidence...

Nature based solutions will be critical for our survival into the future. The environment around us, peatlands, woodlands, wetlands,...

With our departure from Europe, funding via the EU’s Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) has ceased. The government has a transitional...

This post is something of a rant, but I felt the need to air my views on this after the recent debacle about free school meal hampers. If...

Housing was briefly discussed in the post about flooding. Housing developments on green fields increase the risk of flooding, often in...

The Green Party believe that energy policy is very important, and it is the first policy detail section in our national manifesto. The...

‘Derbyshire Observatory’ is run by Derbyshire County Council and is a great source of data. Data is broken down by district rather than...

It is a dangerous misconception that a national economy is like a business or a household. For a start, we own our own bank and can print...

Derbyshire County Council invests £146 million in fossil fuels through its pension funds. I don’t know about you, but to me that is a lot...

The 2019 Local Economic Assessment commissioned by Derbyshire County Council showed that the local economy has been declining over the...

The following was written by Matt Buckler, an expert in upland restoration, and the Green Party candidate for Derbyshire Dales at the...