LOCAL ELECTIONS 2019 Green Candidates in Surrey Heath and Rushmoor

Details about our  local Green candidates in 2019

Donna Wallace - Aldershot

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Sharon Galliford

 

LIGHTWATER and Bagshot Parish – Andrew Willgoss

Andrew Willgoss

Andrew lives in Bagshot where he runs a gardening business. He tirelessly campaigns to get a better deal for Bagshot, which has consistently been neglected over the years compared to all others places in the area. He is determined to save the last green spaces in the parish from development and end the use of the village as a rat-run for passing traffic.

Above all, elect him to the Council and he will be your watchdog, scrutineer, whistle-blower and champion on any issues that threaten the well-being of the community in favour of developers or other vested interests.

LIGHTWATER – Peter Barnett

Peter Barnett

We have a very different vision. We believe that a healthy environment and sound public services are essential to our well-being. A local economy that works for all, providing decent jobs for residents, with independent shops and businesses prospering on our high streets, not forced out by high business rates, corporate chains and grid-locked roads. Transport that’s safe, clean, affordable and accessible for all, and real provision for cycling and walking To promote reduction and reuse ahead of recycling, and scrap charges on DIY waste that’s encouraging fly tipping.

The key difference between our program and that of all the other parties is that ours is truly sustainable. It does not slowly destroy our surroundings and consume finite resources, but leaves behind a decent place for future generations to enjoy. Our parish, borough and country councils have been dominated by one party for so long they take your support for granted and a lack of opposition leaves no-one to hold them to account. To re-elect them again is to send them a message that you are quite satisfied with what they are doing.

Having more Greens on Surrey County Council will make a real difference. Vote for positive change

Sharon Galliford - Surrey Heath

 

Aims and ambitions for Surrey Heath

  • building a sustainable Green economy which creates local jobs with local businesses
  • protecting the Green Belt and our wider countryside
  • reducing road traffic and air pollution by promoting sustainable, accessible and healthy alternatives including better public transport and provision for cycling and walking
  • defending our public services so that all local residents have a good quality of life
  • working with honesty and transparency to the highest possible standards

Despite Surrey being dominated by majority Conservative rule, the Government of the same party has savagely slashed funding such that the county cannot afford to maintain, let alone improve its social services, road maintenance, education, health and so on.

If elected to parliament I will work a lot harder than our current local MPs to expose the bad deal we getting and lobby for a better one.

Why should people vote for Green candidates - what sets the party apart?

Greens have a vision for the South East that's very different from everyone else. We need an economy that works for everyone at the local level – providing decent jobs for residents, and affordable, reliable public transport that's accessible for all. We want sound environmental policy, social justice, and high standards of transparency. Above all, we are forward thinkers and are alone in accepting that you cannot have infinite growth on finite planet.

Like everywhere else, Surrey Heath cannot continue to build houses and offices indefinitely. Our transport infrastructure can’t cope with the current situation. But in any case, if we want to leave a green and pleasant land to our kids and future generations, with a stable climate and a peaceful world, we’ve all got to go green eventually – sooner rather than later!

The good news, and contrary to what many would have you believe, a Green future does not involve hardships and sacrifices or going back to the Stone Age. It's all pure common sense with win-win policies.

Sharon Galliford

 

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