Janine Pinion

Green Party Campaigner for New Brighton; watercolour artist/tutor; former mental health mentor in FE/HE; gardener, swimmer, lover of wild things

[Wirral Green Party @GreenWirral]

GREEN WIN AS COUNCIL RECONFIRMS COMMITMENT TO BEING A BOROUGH OF SANCTUARY

https://t.co/Nic7g2V6EB

[Janine Pinion @JaninePinion]

#stoptheoats

[Politi_Cal @politi_cal95]

Conservative Councillor EXPOSES “cruel” and “vile” behaviour of @TheGreenParty councillors on the Wirral! @ZackPolanski - is this really what we expect from our elected representatives? 🤔

[Janine Pinion @JaninePinion]

@Ermintrude2 @TrentBridge1 I think that’s a bit cynical. I have friends who’ve adopted the correct Gaelic name their family had before it was anglicised to avoid persecution.

[Janine Pinion @JaninePinion]

Read this comment, and sign the petition. Cars are dominating our environment and lifestyles, leading to poorer air quality, noise pollution and social isolation. More walking, cycling and better public … https://t.co/14wcbODwxy via @UKChange

[Ed Barnes @edbarnesjourno]

Labour councillor @lizgrey_ has hit back at Conservatives for being “misleading in the extreme” over cycle lanes and said without a clear vision from WBC, it was “easier for the naysayers to spread rumours and misinformation that might alarm residents"
https://t.co/JpYrv41u2w

[Janine Pinion @JaninePinion]

Great news, wetland centre under way on Hoylake Carrs. @GreenWirral https://t.co/feqN4lrA7P

[Janine Pinion @JaninePinion]

Great news, wetland centre under way on Hoylake Carrs https://t.co/feqN4lrA7P

[Joshua Styles @joshual951]

https://t.co/oM2K1xL1t3

[Janine Pinion @JaninePinion]

@edbarnesjourno More pertinent to local business success is the need for good provisions, not more bargain boozers. I’d like to see incentives for start ups flourish. I speak as someone lucky to have this on my local area, with cafes and interesting shops.

[Janine Pinion @JaninePinion]

@edbarnesjourno What sort of time would that be? Not the sort of time I remember as a kid. No. Now is the sort of time many people splash out on larger newer cars, take up more parking space, less contact socially and with nature. Now is the time shopping feels like pedestrians r low priority.

[Janine Pinion @JaninePinion]

@edbarnesjourno Examples of where businesses have *improved* with car calming measures would be good for WBC to share with people. There are examples.

[Janine Pinion @JaninePinion]

@edbarnesjourno The Croft Retail is rammed so I don’t follow that argument. Encourage people to shop local, encourage businesses to offer incentives perhaps. Just please make life nicer! Instead of car dominated, more small frequent and widely spread buses for example.

[Janine Pinion @JaninePinion]

@DazzerDutch @McInTweet @BBCOne Agree! Poor fella was ripped off

[Janine Pinion @JaninePinion]

@Gmackematix I agree

[Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas]

The world feels a whole lot more terrifying this morning - especially for any hope of climate action. Right now I feel sick. But I also know we have choices on how to respond - and will try even harder to light candles rather than curse the darkness 🕯️

[Wirral Green Party @GreenWirral]

Greens oppose unnecessary raking of beaches as environmentally reckless and a waste of public money. This advice is a huge vindication. We call on @WirralCouncil to beach management that respects the law, stops wasting money and the needless damage to our precious environment.

[Cllr Pat Cleary @PatCleary2]

Merseyrail Annual Report

Profits = £44m

Dividends = £42m

Money that should be re-invested in essential public transport.

Public transport should be publicly owned. Franchise expires 2028 😀

Merseyrail reports record profits of £43.9m @LBNDaily https://t.co/VqKQ0DjyqJ

[Adrian Ramsay MP @AdrianRamsay]

This is really worrying. So many recent reports from @NaturalEngland, @WWF & @WCL_News warn of catastrophic decline in biodiversity

We need to massively step up our ambition on nature but it's not clear to me that Govt recognises how critical the situation is

[Janine Pinion @JaninePinion]

@MerseyRoads @edwardlamb And incentivised by affordable, reliable and regular public transport. Or safe walk/cycle routes.

[Jo Bird @JoBirdJoBird]

Labour, Tory and LibDem Councillors all voted to restrict members of the public to only 100 words (about 45 seconds), when daring to question councillors in a public Council meeting.

Green councillors are willing to listen to the people we are elected to serve. We voted to double the word limit.

Green Cllr Jo Bird said “Thank you Mayor.

As you know, part of the role of the Mayor – and Chairs of committees - is “to promote public involvement in the Council’s activities”.

But this motion seeks to demote the ability members of the public to ask questions of councillors on any topic – to restrict down from two minutes to only 100 words. For most people, that’s the equivalent of 45 seconds. This change would be disrespectful and unpractical.

When a member of the public takes the time and effort to speak with councillors in a Council meeting, they should be listened to and treated with respect – especially when they are expressing views we don’t understand or agree with or find uncomfortable. For some people, it can be difficult to express the context and meaning of a question in only 100 words. One size does not fit all.

Of course, there has to be some kind of limit – its 3 minutes for a councillor in a debate.

So this amendment seeks to increase the limit for questions to 200 words. Doubling the word limit would show that councillors are willing to listen to the people we are elected to serve.

And that, madam mayor, was 200 words.