Blog posts for 2026

Oil and gas is killing us!
Jo Bird Jo Bird

Oil and gas is killing us!

Extreme heat has become the new normal in our generation.

Only the Greens will switch public subsidies from oil and gas into practical solutions.

And above all – no new oil and gas. Oil and gas is killing us! Leave it in the ground

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Justice For New Ferry
Jo Bird Jo Bird

Justice For New Ferry

I was really shocked at how badly victims of the explosion were being treated. It was like insult after injury and one injustice after another. So remember we had a meeting and we formed Justice For New Ferry.

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Focus on stop selling arms to Israel
Jo Bird Jo Bird

Focus on stop selling arms to Israel

I'm so thankful and grateful for Jewish Voice for Labour for defending me twice when I was suspended by the Labour Party for no good reason. And then finally, you know, the Labour Party changed the rules and expelled hundreds of people like me retrospectively.

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Council tax set to triple for the most vulnerable people. Green party opposes.
Jo Bird Jo Bird

Council tax set to triple for the most vulnerable people. Green party opposes.

Voting for this Council Tax Reduction Scheme means that next month, the Council will send bills to the 14,550 lowest income families in the smallest homes - demanding £555 per year more.

I'm angry that their Council Tax bill will TRIPLE. An increase of 200%. All other Wirral residents will have a 5% increase in their Council Tax bill.

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