We’re pleased to share our ambitions for what we’d like to achieve on Gloucestershire County Council. We believe these broad themes – which cover everything from healthcare, education and transport to the environment, the economy and farming – make the Greens the best party to vote for.
- Preventative-led Public Health & Care at a community scale – providing improved Social Care for the most vulnerable;greater prominence for preventative work, including social prescribing
- Education for the Future – raising attainment for all young people, embedding sustainability and nature recovery into Gloucestershire’s educational system; investing in youth programmes
- Safe Streets and Better Public Transport – prioritising maintenance and safety of the road network; improving public transport and active travel opportunities; strategic planning for effective, low-carbon transport infrastructure
- Nature & Green Spaces – properly funding and delivering the Gloucestershire Local Nature Strategy, alongside the new National Forest, and continually increasing the area under nature protection; supporting the county’s growing expertise in natural flood management, and pushing for all County Council-owned land, including farms and verges, to be managed for nature and climate
- A Thriving Local Economy– supporting local businesses of all sizes; maximising public procurement from the county’s sustainable businesses;
- Clean, green jobs – further developing the low carbon economy, to bring jobs and income to the county
- Buildings Fit for the Future – working to convert homes and public buildings to low-carbon heating systems: boosting jobs, reducing bills; ensuring all new county buildings meet the Building With Nature standard
- Waste Less, Pollute Less – making ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ central to the Council’s planning in all areas; supporting the reduction of single use, promoting and funding community-led initiatives such as composting schemes, and minimising the residual waste sent to the incinerator, including securing any possible changes to the contract to incentivise this
- Food & Farming – lobbying for proper funding for farmers, including the restoration of the Sustainable Farming Incentive; supporting farmers including in relation to the Government’s new Land Use Strategy, the 25-Year Farming Roadmap and its Food Strategy; recognising the role good, local food has to play in public health; promoting community food projects; halting the sell-off of the county farms
- Local government reorganisation – engaging fully with the process and considering all the options for new unitary councils, while consulting residents, and supporting the option that gives the best future for local communities. Supporting Town and Parish councils as they prepare for the new Unitary arrangements.