Labour’s Richard Burden holds Northfield Constituency despite significant Conservative swing
Labour’s Richard Burden has held the Northfield constituency for a fourth term despite a hefty 6.6% swing in favour of the Conservatives. Burden, who has held the Northfield seat since 1992, gained 40.3% of the vote. The Conservative’s Keeley Huxtable gained a 33.6% vote share, giving Burden a 2,782 majority in the constituency. However, Burden’s [...]
Four out of six voters say environment is not their priority
At the Court Farm Primary School polling station in Erdington, four out of six voters said they were more preoccupied by housing and anti social behaviour issues than anything else. They added that they were not concerned by environmental issues and that MP’s should have more important issues to solve before turning their attention to [...]
Climate Change £1bn Cut Action Plan – How feasible is this?
The Birmingham Post has recently reported that the new ‘Climate Change Action Plan‘ entails a proposed £1 billion energy bill cut over the next 15 years in Birmingham alone, but is this too ambitious? The proposed plan will mean that everyone will be expected to contribute to the effort, including every household, local business, and [...]
Perry Barr Hustings – Tory turns Environment issues into joke
At the recent Perry Barr Hustings Debate, environmental issues were on the agenda for all, except prospective parliamentary candidate William Norton, who could only offer jokes. At the well attended Hustings debate held at St Augustine’s Primary School in Handsworth, 5 out of the 6 PPC’s were present to answer questions ranging from immigration, to [...]
The Conservative Party’s Jo Barker wants to make Hall Green greener
Conservative Party candidate Jo Barker, is one of the dark horses in the hotly contested Birmingham Hall Green constituency. An interview was conducted with her at the Moseley Exchange to find out about her own views on the environment, as well as what the Conservative Party plans to do if they win the election. Having [...]
Sustainability Live!
The Birmingham NEC was host to this years Sustainability Live exhibition in April 2010. This event was held for and visited by businesses who are striving to help the environment through the development and improvement of their services and products. Sustainability Live, the UK’s leading event for the environment, energy, water, land and sustainability included [...]
‘Green’ exercise good for mental health
UK researchers are claiming that just five minutes of exercise in a park or other “green space” can boost a person’s mental health. According to the latest analysis, combining activities such as walking, jogging or cycling with a natural area can increase your well-being, vastly improving your general mood and self-esteem. The BBC have released [...]
Northfield Election Candidates Debate Climate Change at Hustings
The Northfield constituency saw four of it’s potential election candidate’s debate various issues at a recent hustings, with climate change and the environment high on the agenda. The hustings, co-organised by the Northfield Eco Centre, gave voters the oppotunity to question some of their candidates in the lead up to the General Election on May [...]