Season 1 · Episode 161
S1 Ep161: 6 - Building a Better Sefton - Neil Doolin and the Green Party - Making a Difference!
September 4, 20251h 0m
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Show Notes
Today at Building a Better Sefton, we speak to Neil Doolin, Green Party Councillor for Waterloo and Seaforth Ward in South Sefton. We talk about local politics, green politics, and concerns Neil has about Sefton moving forward. Neil is an excellent councillor with so much to tell.
https://greenparty.org.uk/
https://sefton.greenparty.org.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/greenpartysefton
We chat about : -
- Neil becoming an elected Councillor.
- The history of the Green Party in Sefton.
- Unhappiness with the traditional parties locally and nationally.
- Neil’s impact on the Council.
- Winter Fuel Allowance and WASPI Women.
- Sefton Labour and loyalty to the National Labour Party.
- Rimrose Valley.
- Green Party nationally.
- How the climate crisis links to local issues such as poverty and cost of living.
- Bootle Strand and issues surrounding it.
- Sefton Children’s Services.
- Investments in Southport.
- Divisions between North and South Sefton.
- Funding issues over the next three years for key services in Sefton.
- Non-transparency in council budgeting.
- Lack of scrutiny in committees.
- Difficulties and criticisms faced.
- Neil’s remarkable election story!
- Neil’s analysis of the recently disrupted Full Council Meeting in Southport.
https://greenparty.org.uk/
https://sefton.greenparty.org.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/greenpartysefton
We chat about : -
- Neil becoming an elected Councillor.
- The history of the Green Party in Sefton.
- Unhappiness with the traditional parties locally and nationally.
- Neil’s impact on the Council.
- Winter Fuel Allowance and WASPI Women.
- Sefton Labour and loyalty to the National Labour Party.
- Rimrose Valley.
- Green Party nationally.
- How the climate crisis links to local issues such as poverty and cost of living.
- Bootle Strand and issues surrounding it.
- Sefton Children’s Services.
- Investments in Southport.
- Divisions between North and South Sefton.
- Funding issues over the next three years for key services in Sefton.
- Non-transparency in council budgeting.
- Lack of scrutiny in committees.
- Difficulties and criticisms faced.
- Neil’s remarkable election story!
- Neil’s analysis of the recently disrupted Full Council Meeting in Southport.
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Please join our Facebook Page, for written pieces and our podcasts - https://www.facebook.com/groups/695280703082811
We are also on Substack – where you can access podcasts and written pieces - https://buildingabettersefton.substack.com/ - You can subscribe and contribute financially on here.
Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/timshortsefton.bsky.social
You can also contribute financially through our Ko-Fi page - https://ko-fi.com/northsouthpodcasts
You can also support our Crowdfunder - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/VWE0qPrl?utm_campaign=sharemodal&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=shortlink