Choose Green on 6th May

Why vote Green on 6th May? The Green Party will fight for a sustainable future for our country and our planet. We believe that fair is worth fighting for and we insist on a living wage, affordable housing and equality for all. Our manifesto embraces the concept of a green economy and sets out in detail how we will achieve this.

Green Party policies have been voted the most popular in a survey of 230,000 people, yet many people plan to vote for one of the major parties.  But what are our choices?

The Conservatives: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
David Cameron is a life-long Tory voter who was 23 when Thatcher became Prime Minister. He supported massive cuts in education and health funding, draconian measures against striking workers, endless privatisation and the scapegoating of single parent families, gays and lesbians and anyone else who didn’t ‘fit in’ in Thatcher’s non-existent society. He voted enthusiastically for the dismantling of the UK manufacturing industry which led to our dependence on ozone-wrecking, air-freighted, sweat-shopped goods. He applauded Thatcher as she sold off the majority of our local authority housing and implemented policies that pitched one in three children into the misery of life below the breadline.
Cameron’s shadow cabinet includes Ken Clarke, Oliver Letwin, William Hague and Francis Maude, all of whom served as cabinet ministers under the previous Conservative administration. Little has changed at the heart of the Conservative Party. Cameron doesn’t signal a new, compassionate Toryism. He’s a mean-spirited, over-privileged, would-be grim reaper of public services whose election as Prime Minister would harm the most vulnerable people in our society.
Don’t vote Conservative: they stand for everything that’s wrong.  Vote Green on 6th May.

The Labour Party: the party of destruction
Labour has on its hands the blood of many thousands of Iraqis and British troops, the economic detritus of shoring up the banks with our money and the ticking clock of impending environmental disaster, to which they have turned a deaf ear for far too long.
Don’t vote Labour: we can’t carry on like this.  Vote Green on 6th May.

The Liberal Democrats: Eco Charlatans
They have made good progress in the polls but their record on environmental matters is dismal. The Green Party last week branded the Lib Dems ‘eco charlatans’, citing Lib Dems' support for roadbuilding, airport expansion, incinerator projects, and opposition to windfarms.
Don’t Vote Liberal Democrat: they don’t care about the environment.  Vote Green on 6th May.


Trafford Green Party are fielding local election candidates in every ward and for the first time, a parliamentary candidate. In Brighton, Norwich and Lewisham there is an excellent chance of returning Green Members of Parliament. If you agree with our policies, vote Green. Let’s make a difference tomorrow.

by Christine McLaughlin