Kent Greens.

13/10/2026

12/10/2026

The Leader of KCC is intent on wasting council tax money on a legal challenge to the decision to split the county into four unitary councils despite the fact that the Local Government Reorganisation process has been halted by Angela Rayner.

Elsewhere, Reform councils have challenged the decisions about how counties are to be divided where there are clearly alternative arrangements which more closely matched the required criteria.

Here in Kent the Government decided to proceed with option 4d which proposed four unitary councils. That option was compliant with all the criteria set by the Government. Reform UK had proposed a solution which was not compliant by suggesting a Kent-wide council which was three times bigger than the maximum population stipulated.

It is clear that Nigel Farage has placed pressure on Mrs Kemkaran during his mini tour of the county to follow the lead of neighbouring Reform councils.

The mystery is why challenge a decision which is on hold and could possibly be changed? The previous decision has been put on hold, effectively there is no decision to challenge. What we are left with is very expensive political posturing.

We may not agree with Local Government Reorganisation but pursuing a process through the courts which is still being reconsidered does not look like value for money.

The decision has been described as a waste of public money...

08/10/2026

The Green Party Group at Kent County Council wholeheartedly believes a future is possible where Palestinians and Israelis, and indeed all communities, can live in freedom, security and prosperity.

Today we could not be further from this, as Israel continues its genocide in Gaza and state-sponsored ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. This week has also marked the third anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks in Israel and it remains clear that British Jews feel increasingly under threat in our country.

We will stand against antisemitism wherever it rears its head.

Jewish residents have the right to feel safe and valued in our communities and we will continue to work with Jewish community organisations to make sure they know they have a place in Kent. Kent is and will remain a tolerant and inclusive county.

21/09/2026

In the turquoise corner Linden Karbon Klaptrap Kemkaran came out fighting and surpassed herself on Thursday when an avalanche of climate conspiracies cascaded out of her mouth to the befuddlement of members of the county council and those watching.

In what appeared to be an attempt to outdo Richard Tice in downplaying the climate change we are all witnessing she managed to avoid the crass comments about improved w**e quality - perhaps because she is conscious that as the owner of a vineyard she is one of the few who might benefit.

Leader of Kent County Council dismisses recent surge of wildfires and heat deaths as a "scare" and suggests the world is merely emerging from a "mini ice age"

13/09/2026

After the obscene size of the donations, effectively down payments for future favours, received by Reform UK the penny might drop.

Democracy should not be for sale to the highest bidder.

13/09/2026

The Green Group at KCC is calling for greater co-operation between the county council and Kent Police to counter the type of intimidation and what appear to be terror tactics.

The balaclava wearing men who appear to be wearing a kind of uniform are not welcome in our county.

Dover has enormous traffic issues at the best of times and the only boats which were affected by the blockade of the docks were cross channel ferries which were disrupted for many hours following the invasion last Saturday.

Previously orders have been made to prevent face covering at protests and permission is sought in advance.

The Chief Constable has yet to respond to KCC Green Group Leader, Mark Hood regarding their failure to act on the information it had in advance and the failure to make a single arrest.

Please sign the petition calling on KCC to debate this issue and tighten up processes before we have further chaos on our streets brought to Kent by outsiders.

Petition KCC to Review and Improve their response to 5th September Dover protest

04/09/2026

The water companies need to be able to raise the alarm at the earliest opportunity if they anticipate capacity issues relating to proposed development.

I fortunately the Government have refused to listen to the recommendations of the Cunliffe Report which called for them to be statutory consultees on planning applications in the same way as Kent Highways and the Environment Agency are.

Labour are not listening.

The firm loses around 100 million litres of water every day through leaks!

04/09/2026

The Green Group at KCC have brought two comprehensive motions on water supply to the county council which have had unanimous support.

The first called upon all district councils to include Water Cycle Strategies alongside their Local Plans to clearly identify where the water supply and foul water treatment could be accommodated through evidence being provided by water companies.

This was a pragmatic proposal supported by officers at the council too. We are very disappointed that despite the pressure brought by the Green Group at the borough council this was not adopted by TMBC and that it waited until earlier this year to consult with the water companies regarding their capacity to meet the demands of an additional 20,000 homes.

Had the council established that only a third of its total housing target could be supplied with drinking water it might have approached the Government calling for a more realistic target. Instead it ploughed on with additional evidence gathering for a plan which may never be submitted.

Council Tax payers will want to know why TMBC waited so long to ask the essential questions relating to the most important resource to sustain future development.

LOCAL PLAN HALTED IN ITS TRACKS

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council's Local Plan hit the buffers tonight as the Full Council agreed not to send the latest draft out for consultation in what is known as Regulation 19.

The Green Group has misgivings about a whole range of issues including the loss of agricultural, Green Belt land and the impact on highways.

The fundamental problem has been the confirmation by South East Water that it is incapable of supplying more than 6,318 new homes when 20,106 are proposed.

TMBC only applied for information from the water companies earlier this year despite the Green Group calling for a Water Cycle Strategy which would have identified a shortfall years ago. Because the required information was not requested a whole additional consultation was funded alongside additional evidence being commissioned at enormous expense.

Questions need to be answered about why nobody at South East Water was asked about their capacity and why Southern Water have still not provided more information about their capacity.

In the meantime the Local Plan is in limbo and the timeframe for any progress is anyone's guess.

The administration will now expect for a response from the Minister for Housing and Planning.

The council resolved that it was not able to agree to the progression of the Local Plan but will continue to work with South East Water, and other relevant infrastructure providers, to seek the evidence that is necessary to enable the Local Plan to move forward.

You can watch the recording of the meeting on YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmEqK4qGtHk

30/08/2026

The KCC Green Group were told about the possible desalination plant at Reculver when we met South East Water earlier this morning. It is clear that extraordinary measures are being considered to increase capacity as we face hotter summers and an additional 13,000 new homes across Kent each year due to the Governments housing targets.

Desalination plants are hugely expensive and are energy intensive. When we need to reduce demand for energy we are instead seeing a huge increase with a huge number of energy and water consuming data centres being built or proposed.

Adding desalination plants will only increase energy consumption but it is clear that they are now part of the conversation when Kent cannot find additional water resources from our water stressed environment.

It appears it wouldn't even solve the problems...

30/08/2026

You may have heard that Ingrid Dodd won a byelection in the Dover District.

She will do a fantastic job! She will stand up for you whether you voted for her or not. She spoke to so many people about local issues during the campaign and will continue to do so as a councillor. Watch this space…