Reposted by Wirral Green PartyJo Bird @jobirdjobird.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Oil profits soar while you pay the price 📈 People like you and me are paying the price for expensive energy. Greens want windfall taxes on oil profits to ease the cost-of-living crisis and fund action to deal with climate breakdown. 1179
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026At the adults social care and public health committee meeting on the 15th of September, Greens asked questions about the council's plans for day services for people with disabilities. 153
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Hi, I’m Tony Norbury, Green campaigner for Rock Ferry & New Ferry. I am listening to people’s concerns and taking action regarding fly tipping in alleys. 161
Reposted by Wirral Green PartyJo Bird @jobirdjobird.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Green Campaign Returns Merseyrail to Public Ownership 🚂 The plan to return Merseyrail to public ownership has finally been approved by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Over a year ago, the Greens supported the call of three transport trade unions. ⬇️ 2114
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Part 1/6 :Last night, Wirral Council’s Policy and Resources Committee took a cross-party decision not to grant Peak Cluster a licence to conduct surveys on specific areas of council-owned land.wirralglobe.co.ukWirral councillors unanimously reject land access for controversial carbon capture projectWirral councillors unanimously reject Peak Cluster’s request for council land access, opposing its £5bn carbon capture pipeline planned across… 162
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Here's to another year of growth. Let's make next September even more impressive. #OneYearofZack 0198
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 02/08/2026We need to talk about drugs. Tackling addition and protecting communities. 051
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Listen to people speak for a New Ferry precinct that people will be proud to walk through 021
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 10/07/2026This is what you could've had Yesterday, at a Wirral council environment committee, New Ferry Green campaigner Tony Norbury asks the Council to give the people of New Ferry the very best quality materials for the upgrade of their precinct because they have waited far to long to be given second best 042
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The recent heat wave is yet another reminder that our climate is changing, fast. Closed schools, cancelled trains and tougher working conditions are some of the obvious impacts. Today’s failure to act means tomorrow’s problems will be far worse 271
Reposted by Wirral Green PartyJo Bird @jobirdjobird.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Greens want a different approach: • Prioritising health and true recovery: Arresting people doesn’t cure addiction but effective treatment does. ⬇️ 2126
Reposted by Wirral Green PartyJo Bird @jobirdjobird.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Extreme heat has become the new normal in our generation. Only the Greens will switch public subsidies from oil and gas into practical solutions. And above all – no new oil and gas. Oil and gas is killing us! Leave it in the ground. jobird.net/2026/oil-and...jobird.netOil and gas is killing us! — Jo BirdExtreme heat has become the new normal in our generation. Only the Greens will switch public subsidies from oil and gas into practical solutions. And above all – no new oil and gas. Oil and gas i... 12916
Reposted by Wirral Green PartyJo Bird @jobirdjobird.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Justice For New Ferry. 💚 Watch the story of a community's ongoing struggle for justice after the devastating gas explosion of 2017. jobird.net/2026/justice...jobird.netJustice For New Ferry — Jo BirdI was really shocked at how badly victims of the explosion were being treated. It was like insult after injury and one injustice after another. So remember we had a meeting and we formed Justice For N... 0129
Reposted by Wirral Green PartyJo Bird @jobirdjobird.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Only Wirral Green Councillors support more cash for people on low income and in crisis. 💷 Other political parties voted against. Last March, Labour and Tories also voted to increase Council Tax bills by £555 per year for 18,000 low income households on the Wirral. 1187
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Bromborough councillor Ruth Molyneux said she would support the move though she didn’t think it would be able to replicate what was lost when the civic centre closed. She had campaigned against its closure and said the loss was often brought up on the doorstep. www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/2549552...wirralglobe.co.ukCall to see libraries return in two areas after council U-turnCALLS have been made to see libraries return to two Wirral areas that lost them years ago. Councillors have promised not to close more and are set… 140
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Tony Norbury, Green Campaigner said: People of Rock Ferry love their library and this is proof of it. A petition with over 1,800 names. 120
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Green Cllr Ruth Molyneux always supports keeping libraries open And believe me,I feel your pain. I campaigned to keep Bromborough library open. Despite more than 3,000 signatures and a great group of people, campaigners keep it open. 250
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Green Cllrs vote to save libraries Labour and conservative vote against However, we believe this budget can be made fairer and greener. Which is why we are moving the Green amendment to protect nature and save our libraries. 130
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Green Cllrs vote to save libraries Labour and conservative vote against However, we believe this budget can be made fairer and greener. Which is why we are moving the Green amendment to protect nature and save our libraries. 000
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Cllr Bird said: “Council workers have been verbally abused and faced threats of physical violence for simply doing their job. It is absolutely appalling that right-wing parties in Wirral have not condemned that. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...liverpoolecho.co.ukCouncillor asked for flags to go 'that left people scared'The councillor has been criticised by the Conservatives and Reform 243
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Return Our Merseyrail Jo Bird:”Last year, Merseyrail recorded 28.3 million passenger journeys. In the same year, it paid out £44 million in shareholder profits. That’s money that could and should have been used to improve train services, accessibility and reduce fares. 211
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Bye Bye Argos. Now let's renew Birkenhead Market Cllr Pat Cleary: “It’s no secret that the Green Councillors have always opposed the move of Birkenhead Market into the former Argos unit. 471
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Plastic Pilot Lands Some households in Greasby received a roll of blue plastic bags and were asked to fill them with items such as sweet wrappers, foil-lined packets, cheese, fish and meat wrapping, bubble wrap, cling film and plastic bags, then pop the bags in the grey bin. 131
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Boardwalk u-turn Repairs not going ahead In a previous newsletter we happily reported that Wirral Council had agreed to maintain the Red Rocks to West Kirby boardwalk. This was originally built in the 1980s to help prevent damage to the dunes and vegetation along that stretch of coast. 331
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Teledyne activists labelled terrorists Palestine Action, the group who sprayed red paint into the Teledyne factory on Tebay Road, Bromborough has been named a terrorist organisation by the government, after protesting about making parts for war planes being used by Israel to bomb Gaza. 112
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Cllr Ed Lamb and Gail Jenkinson, co-leaders of Wirral’s Green Party said they were “shocked by the findings of this daming report,” www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/2541132...wirralglobe.co.uk‘The whole process has backfired' - Anger over Birkenhead regenerationLEADING Wirral councillors have hit out at the management of a town centre scheme telling the LDRS “the whole process has backfired and… 154
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Charity campaigner joins Rock Ferry Green team Hello neighbours. I’m Claire – a local resident, parent, and longstanding community activist. I care deeply about our area and want to see it thrive. 132
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Greens ask everyone to support our shopkeepers and traders in Birkenhead 171
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 20/08/2025No more trucks in Port Sunlight After a campaign from Port Sunlight Residents Association and repeated requests from your Green councillors, Wirral Council has agreed to put a sign on the A41 roundabout to direct lorries to the correct location. 121
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 19/08/202520MPH: The results are in Green councillors have consistently supported and voted for the introduction of 20mph speed limits in residential areas. Far too many lives are lost or changed forever by traffic danger. Lowering speed where people walk and wheel is vital in changing that. 410
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 17/08/2025Wirral Green Cllrs began to sound the alarm publicly about Council secrecy, raising concerns about Birkenhead town centre and relocation of the market. www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-ho...livpost.co.ukExclusive: How Wirral Council’s multi-million pound regeneration dream crashedA Post investigation sees council insiders claim senior officials ‘put a bullet in the head’ of plans to improve the peninsula 243
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Jane: So that concern that it’s men is fine. That concern they’re all immigrants isn’t fine.I just live over the road there and I blundered into this, what do you call it, this protest on Tuesday. 1221
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 08/08/2025The Greens’ spokesperson on policing and domestic safety, Amanda Onwuemene, said: The unrest we are seeing outside hotels housing asylum seekers and in our communities is unacceptable. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 341
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Yesterday we saw a gathering in Hoylake protesting changes to housing those seeking sanctuary in this country. Co-leader of Wirral Green Councillors, Gail Jenkinson said 'This has caused real distress to people who are already in a difficult situation. 682
Reposted by Wirral Green PartyJo Bird @jobirdjobird.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Birkenhead town centre works - not OK if it was your own house 133
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Only the Greens acknowledge the very real hurt that people feel when their money is invested in genocide 720
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Greens recognise the importance of making space for young people in our public spaces. That starts from just beyond our front doors! Great to see our motion pass on Monday... 040
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Merseyside Pension Fund has taken the prudent step of no longer investing in Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest weapons company. 922
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Companies are making weapons that are killing people It seems to me that people are quite happy to have more money in their pockets, no matter what. Councillor Bird has just outlined to you that some of these companies are actually making weapons that are killing people. 573
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Birkenhead Green Party councillor Pat Cleary said the council’s leader up until May, Cllr Paul Stuart “totally had questions to answer,” adding: “Why has it taken a new leader to come in and shine a light on all of this? www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/2531298...wirralglobe.co.ukQuestions as £12m black hole for town centre scheme could be ‘the final straw’THERE are serious questions to answer about who knew what and when about a £12m black hole in Wirral Council’s finances. 175
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 12/07/2025Wirral Greens call for Council housing options report The Greens would abolish right to buy, as Labour in Wales did also. I’m glad to hear the increasing protections from Right to Buy to preserve social housing stock. 410
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Birkenhead Town Centre works are a year late and £12m over spent Cllr Pat Cleary said, “What we are seeing is just unacceptable. I’d like some admission of that. It’s just unacceptable. I’m devastated, to be honest, as a councillor for the ward that this affects. 466
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Why do Wirral Greens support 20mph? Simple, it saves lives. The initial data from Wirral Council is remarkable. A 23% reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured! Link here, including quote for Cllr Ed Lamb www.birkenhead.news/fewer-casual...birkenhead.newsFewer casualties on Wirral roads where 20mph speed limits are in placeInitial data following the introduction of 20mph speed limits on Wirral roads is showing success at reducing the number of casualties – as well the speed at which motorists are driving. An evaluati 010
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Green Cllr Molyneux challenges Council owned company to pay the real living wage to school workers 565
Reposted by Wirral Green PartyJo Bird @jobirdjobird.bsky.social · 22/06/20257 good reasons to join the Green Party 1. For wealth taxes on the super rich to support our public services. 2. For a just transition away from fossil fuels. 3. For welfare not warfare. 4. For Gaza. 5. To win lots of elections, building on 850 Councillors and 4 MPs. 2217
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Over 1,300 people sign petition to Save Rock Ferry Library Green campaigner, Tony Norbury said, “Rock Ferry Green Party organised the Save Our Rock Ferry Library petition, which I present to this committee today, for the people of Rock Ferry. 411
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 19/06/2025No end date for disruption in Birkenhead town centre Director of Regeneration indicates his report of completion in June 2026 may not be accurate 912
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Wirral Green Group Announces New Co-Leaders wirral.greenparty.org.uk/wirral-green... 3102
Wirral Green Party @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Tax Wealth - don't cut welfare Labour’s cuts to welfare will make it much harder to qualify for Personal Independence Payments. PIPs are essential support to live independent lives and are paid to people who have a long-term physical or mental health condition. 241