Anne Gayfer says
Hi, today South Lincolnshire Green Party has published the East Midlands Green Party response to the Combined Authority Proposal for East Midlands.
The consultation for the “East Midlands Devolution Deal” closed on 9th January 2023. It will see a new, additional authority for “the Area” which comprises the counties of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, including the cities of Derby and Nottingham. The proposal is being sold on the basis of bringing in an extra £1.14 billion over the next 30 years and a new mayoral authority to oversee the Area.
We do not believe that the imposition of a mayoral authority on the people of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, without proper democracy and accountability, will further Green Party aims.
Furthermore, it will draw investment and activity from the authorities that are not covered by the proposal, which include Lincolnshire and Leicester City.
East Midlands Green Party is one 9 regional Green Parties in England and can be contacted via coordinator@eastmidlands.greenparty.org.uk or mobile: 07776 456380.
Ann Gayfer was the Green Party candidate for the Grantham & Stramford constituencey at the last General Election
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