Stewart Arnold signs the Pledge The Yorkshire Party will be talking its “One Yorkshire Pledge” on to the streets, starting in Northallerton on Wednesday, Yorkshire Day, to get signatures. The idea is to show the Government the level of popular support for a One Yorkshire devolution deal and get them […]
Monthly archives: July 2018
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The Yorkshire Party has been put on an election footing – but this time it is for an internal poll for the leadership. There will be six posts – including that of Party Leader – at stake in the process, which allows for nominations throughout most of August. Voting […]
Stewart Arnold The Leader of the Yorkshire Party has condemned a Government confirmation of £780m spending plans for the East Coast rail line in Yorkshire as “an inadequate rehash”. Stewart Arnold said; “Rail passengers in Yorkshire have passed through weary and are approaching angry when it comes to Government announcements on […]
When Yorkshire travels it is despite Government under-investment, poor rail company performance and an inefficient transport system, says the Yorkshire Party in its latest political analysis. The Party points first to investment. On spending – annual analysis by IPPR North, the think-tank, showed Yorkshire and the Humber received £190 per […]
Stewart Arnold Picture: Robbie MacDonald Campaigners for a One Yorkshire devolution deal have been given a double boost after the Conservative Government set out plans for North-of-the-Tyne devolution taking in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland; and Lord Heseltine, the Conservative former Minister, confirmed his support for Greater Yorkshire […]
Councillor Mike Jordan with Yorkshire Party Leader Stewart Arnold A leading Conservative councillor has quit the Tories over One Yorkshire “betrayal”. Councillor Mike Jordan, who has served on Selby District Council since 2007 and on North Yorkshire County Council since 2009, has left the Conservative Party and joined the […]
Chris Whitwood, left, demonstrates the recovery position to Ronan Dunne, CEO of O2 Telefonica, the telecommunications company Yorkshire Party Deputy Leader Chris Whitwood has applauded the Government’s decision to ensure English schoolchildren learn first aid. The move answers a long-running campaign Chris has led to equip all ages of children […]
The Scottish Parliament Building in Holyrood, Edinburgh Picture: Mary and Angus Hogg The Scottish Parliament is a model that shows how Yorkshire could be governed, Yorkshire Party Leader Stewart Arnold has told The Scotsman newspaper. In an interview with journalist Chris McCall, Stewart said: “We would want as […]
The Yorkshire Party is to visit Hull for its Autumn Conference on Friday October 12 and Saturday October 13. Friday’s half-day session will have a business and economy focus, intended as an opportunity for Party members to engage with the business community and to make the economic case for […]
The Yorkshire Party has demanded a fair deal on education spending, in a bid to equip all the region’s schoolchildren with the skills needed to compete in the 21st century. We point to the financial disparity that sees £6,965 spent on teaching each London child each year while just […]
The gathering at Katowice A call for a new political reality in the regions has been made by Yorkshire Party Deputy Leader Chris Whitwood. Chris spoke of the desire for the regions to have a clear voice and the powers to shape their own futures, when he addressed the annual […]
Jack Bannan The Party has taken an important step in its development as a political force in Yorkshire with the appointment of its first Director of Communications. Jack Bannan is from Leamington Spa, but has lived mostly in Yorkshire since moving to Leeds to study in 2009. His aim […]
Stewart Arnold Picture: Robbie MacDonald Yorkshire Party Leader Stewart Arnold has attacked “shambolic” Westminster politics and accused the Government of ignoring the clamour for real devolution. In the wake of ministers’ resignations over Brexit, Stewart said that far from seeking to build a prosperous progressives region, the Government […]
The Yorkshire Pledge is a way to show all politicians that you believe Yorkshire deserves better. We deserve better than having some of the lowest levels of education funding in the UK. We deserve better than crumbling transport networks. We deserve better than an underfunded and overstretched NHS. And we […]