Bromsgrove & Redditch Green Party

06/11/2026

Just a few days ago, the Labour government ended power-sharing agreements with elected Green representatives across eleven councils, citing the Zionism is Racism motion passed at our Autumn Conference last month as the reason for the directive.

Alongside the move - that could be disastrous for residents as functional coalitions break and vital policy decisions get delayed - Labour councillors across the country have been pressured by the party's National Executive Committee with termination from the party if they disobey.

The Leader of Sheffield Council has however seen sense, and reversed their decision to end power sharing.

The national Labour Party don't seem pleased; shredding local arrangements that deliver for residents would have been an acceptable cost for an NEC intent on providing unmitigated political cover for Israel's genocide.

Labour chair Bridget Phillipson has also joined cries against the motion, insisting that it 'crosses a line', while Prime Minister Andy Burnham describes it as 'antisemitic', appearing to be unaware that their government continues to arm Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, arrest pensioners holding signs in opposition (sometimes not even that), and inflict ever-deepening cruelty upon people seeking safety - conceding to Reform's racist framing on immigration and immiserating the lives of vulnerable people.

A Labour government that bankrolls genocide, conflates the state of Israel with Judaism, and would make Sudanese refugees seeking safety in the UK wait thirty years before they can apply for citizenship has no claim to anti-racism here or anywhere else.

The case for electing Green councillors has never been clearer than now.

Fighting for their residents every day, they will always put the truth, environment and justice at the heart of local policymaking.

26/10/2026

Huge congratulations to Lula in the Brazilian presidential election 🥳

To use learnings from the first round of voting to then mobilise a base of support for the second round was a very impressive showing - and the Amazon rainforest will be breathing a great sigh of relief!

The Brazilian people have shown authoritarianism the door. This is a very hopeful sign of what can be achieved when people come together to stop the far right and defend our fundamental human rights and democracy.

There is much more to do, but consider taking a moment today to appreciate the scale of what was achieved last night 😊

21/10/2026

The Government has just approved drilling in the Jackdaw gas field. Let's take a look at just what they've agreed to!

🚫 Big tax breaks for the oil and gas giants.
❌ Sustained vulnerability to fossil-fuel price shocks.
😔 Setting a terrible example to the rest of the world.
🤨 27 jobs created.

I promise we didn't leave a zero out on that last one.

And to top it all off, we suspect Shell and Equinor will find their running shoes when the time comes to decommission North Sea infrastructure. The public will be footing the bill yet again, to the tune of tens of billions of pounds.

Only the Green Party will keep dirty fossil fuels in the ground, drive a clean energy revolution that shares the benefits evenly, and stand up to the corporations that bankroll Labour into cowardice.

As your local party, we've got your back 😉

02/10/2026

A brilliant speech from Zack Polanski to kick off the Brighton Conference. Can't wait to hear more about how the weekend progresses 😊

Comment below what stood out most to you!

28/09/2026

Welcome to the 2026 Labour Conference - where posturing is back in season ✨

Let's take a quick look at what Chancellor John Healey has been saying 👀

Firstly, we absolutely agree that it's vital to assist young jobseekers in this current labour market, provide great training opportunities and reindustrialise our economy - particularly with good green jobs that can help us to transition away from fossil fuels!

Whether welfare 'reforms' (translation: cuts) are the way to do it however is maybe a subject on which we agree less.

That is to say, we tried this one in 2016.

It didn't work.

We need to support those who need our social safety nets, not punish them because of their living circumstances!

His unwavering loyalty to the fiscal rules also puts quite the straitjacket on his ambitions, and it's a bit silly to call the current level of national debt 'an affront to our values'.

Exactly which values he's referring to here is a mystery. Anyone who can solve it would have a real achievement under their (fiscally-tightened) belt.

And let's also remember this is the same national debt that has been continuously rolled over and managed since 1694. You would be very much forgiven for wondering why the standard financial practice of the last three centuries is now up there on the Chancellor's hit list.

All in all, somewhere in between promises of growth in every postcode, fiscal rules and eerily familiar slogans, there have been some visible changes in messaging. We welcome that.

But to tell the truth: if the status quo was a man, it would be staring back at the Chancellor through the mirror.

Only Greens have the policies fit to tackle the climate crisis, address the root conditions that make jobseeking impossibly difficult for so many, and bring hope back to our young people.

In other words, when Labour come back next October pledging to Make Hope Typical Again... maybe look elsewhere!

21/06/2026

👀 You're about to see a load of Labour politicians – local and national – sing the praises of Andy Burnham. This is not the celebratory key change they would have you believe, but it is a sudden and convenient change of tune.

They have known the truth about Starmer for a long time. How could they not? Perhaps, if they had spoken up earlier, they could have made a difference. Instead they defended someone who would never have defended them (despite being a human rights lawyer. Oh dear).

Starmer's lack of conviction has stifled the Labour Party to the point that it is unrecognisable. As Greens, we are home to many who have felt that betrayal...which is why we can see it coming again from a mile off.

Burnham campaigned on a promise to be different and a message of hope (which sounds awfully familiar to us Greens). His branding and campaign style are so wildly dissimilar to Labour that he may as well have run as an independent. Have the people of Makerfield really voted Labour, or have they voted for Brand Burnham? It's looking like the latter. But what is Brand Burnham, exactly, outside of a soft Northern accent and a pair of cartoon glasses?

Should he become Prime Minister, Burnham will find being different rather difficult:

⚠️ He has committed to following Rachel Reeves' fiscal rules, which will leave him playing a frantic game of Tetris with the country's finances. This is the fiscal equivalent of rearranging a pile of poo and spraying it with Mancunian glitter.

⚠️ He can't quite bring himself to call Israel's illegal occupation of Gaza a genocide, despite a little organisation called the UN declaring it to indeed be a genocide. The lack of judgement on display here is depressing, to say the least.

⚠️ Though the country continues to struggle with sky high utility prices, he won't commit to re-nationalising energy or water, even when the public show widespread support for the policy. Instead he makes vague references to increased public control. If he can't even nationalise utilities, how will he nationalise hope? Greens know that nationalising utilities is the only way to assure energy independence and keep pricing fair.

⚠️ He talked a big game about proportional representation – our only path to a true democracy – and is now backing slowly away from it, like a bad Hinge date.

Come to think of it, what has Burnham committed to, outside of challenging Starmer and...erm...going for a pint?

If recent elections have taught us anything, it's that local politics is more important and powerful than ever. In May's local elections, many voted not for a candidate, but to, "get Starmer out." They almost did it, too. Now one by-election looks set to promote a man to MP and then Prime Minister in record speed. If you have ever felt apathy about politics and wondered whether your vote makes a difference, know this: not only does it make all the difference, but it can change who runs the country in a split second. You can give this power to whichever party you choose.

If the events that unfold over the next few months leave you feeling betrayed by your councillor, MP or party; if the inevitable infighting, drama, and Burnhamism become intolerable; the Greens are here.

You'll be welcome with us. We're ready to make hope normal again and be the REAL difference 💚

08/06/2026

🌍 There are still a few tickets left for tomorrow night's screening of The National Emergency Briefing, presented by Chris Packham!

Bromsgrove & Redditch Greens will be there 👋

Screening and discussion of the People's Emergency Briefing at Parkside Hall.

06/06/2026

The Bromsgrove and Redditch Greens are out in force at Redditch Pride today 🏳️‍🌈

There are parties that rage (cold, hot, and otherwise) against diversity and the freedom to love whomever you choose. We are not one of those parties.

In a world where it is still sometimes a crime to simply be yourself, we welcome and celebrate people as they are. And we have a really good time doing it.

Happy Pride! 👏

11/05/2026

🎵You put your right wing in, your right wing out
In, out, in, out, you're not very devout
You do the okey cokey but it's all for clout
That's what you're all about 🎶

Just a few days after the local elections, Jo Monk and her son Ashley Monk – who was elected as Reform councillor for Batchley and Brockhill – have been suspended from Reform. They haven't even been Reform members all that long, and now they're out again. What a hideous hokey cokey.

Reform absolutely knew about these issues before the election; they were well documented. Reform just happens to have waited until after the election to make the suspensions. Which is rather convenient, isn't it?

👀 One of the councillors was suspended for, "bringing the party into disrepute," which, for a Reform member, is quite the achievement.

08/05/2026

What an election campaign we've had! 💪

Over the past six weeks, Bromsgrove and Redditch Green Party has done the greenest thing of all: we have grown! From hitting over 400 members to doubling our vote share to 17% in the Redditch Borough Council Elections, it’s been quite the ride – and it’s only just beginning.

We couldn’t have done it all without our tireless candidates and activists, who have walked miles to deliver thousands of leaflets, knocked on hundreds of doors to chat with voters, shared our videos, attended our events, and spread the Green message of hope across Redditch. We may not have won any seats, but we have never had such a positive response locally and chatting to you all about Green ideas has been a joy.

A special shout out must go to Cllr Claire Davies for Webheath and Callow Hill, who has led the way for the Green movement in Redditch and will continue to inspire the rest of us.

This election has not been easy. Our opponents have not always played fair. From announcing sensationalist policies designed to frighten people into voting for them, to criticising our campaign online, other parties have shown how worried they are about the growing momentum of the Green Party. To this, we say: we’re not going anywhere. In the battle between hope and hate, we know hope will win eventually.

⏳ Now is a time for building. We’ll be developing our next election strategy and improving our vision for Bromsgrove, Redditch and villages across north Worcestershire. We need local people and their skills and wisdom to succeed. If you’re looking to find your people, and you’re all about a politics of hope, fairness and respect for our precious environment: come and join the Greens. We need you!

It's an exciting time to be a Green. We've never seen a vote share like this and we're only just getting started. To everyone who has voted for us and supported us: thank you.

And to everyone who will support us next time, because we know you're out there: we promise that the best is yet to come! 💚