Ten good reasons to vote Green!
| 1 | Green Votes Count |
A Green vote can never be a "wasted vote". Over 100 Green Party Councillors have already been elected and are bringing fresh and innovative ideas to local authorities nationwide. Even if casting a Green vote does not elect a Green Councillor, it sends a signal to the other (grey) Parties that local people want Green Party policies.
One thing is certain. If you don't vote for what you want, you're never going to get it.
| 2 | Green Councillors are making a vital difference |
Many Local Authorities are too much like one party states. Electing Green Councillors will help break the monopoly of any one Party and improve local democracy and accountability.
| 3 | Green Councillors are strengthening local economies |
Green Councillors are actively supporting small, locally-owned businesses, Local Exchange Trading Schemes (LETS) and Credit Unions.
All of these help keep the community's wealth circulating within the local community, create employment locally and promote greater self-reliance.
| 4 | Green Councillors are protecting vital local services |
Green Councillors are for example, protecting services for the homeless, old folk's homes, schools, colleges and libraries from cuts supported by Labour, Tories or Liberal Democrats.
| 5 | Green Councillors are promoting local traffic reduction |
The Road Traffic Reduction Act and the Road Traffic Reduction (National Targets) Act were drawn up by the Green Party. These require Local Authorities to reduce traffic in their areas. Green Councillors now have the legal means to ensure that this happens.
| 6 | Green Councillors are promoting energy conservation |
Green Councillors are also using the Home Energy Conservation Act - another law drawn up by the Green Party, which expects Local Authorities to make energy savings of 30% within 10 years in respect of domestic properties - to cut fuel bills and reduce climate-threatening carbon dioxide emissions.
| 7 | Green Councillors are taking the lead on public health issues |
Green Councillors are for example, campaigning to reduce pollution, to stop compulsory fluoridation of water supplies and to keep genetically-modified food out of school dinners.
| 8 | Green Party Councillors are protecting our environment |
Green Councillors are active with campaigns such as: opposing excessive new house building; prioritising refurbishment of empty properties instead; pushing for affordable housing to meet local needs; leading the way on car-free and energy-efficient developments; putting public transport and the needs of pedestrians and cyclists above the desires of motorists; protecting woodland and open spaces; and obtaining 'Millennium Green' funding to restore derelict land.
| 9 | Green Councillors are helping local residents and involving them in local issues |
Green Councillors are helping with getting council house repairs sorted and obtaining grants for insulation. Green Councillors are also opposing yet more out-of-town supermarket or shopping mall planning applications.
| 10 | Green Councillors are striving to give local people better value for money |
Green Councillors are proposing sensible budgets that reduce waste, make more effective use of limited resources and achieve Green objectives: from door-to-door recycling schemes to reducing the pressure on landfill to cutting the excessive mileage allowances paid by some Councils to their staff.
Ten Good Reasons to vote Green Party in Local Elections!
