We want to make sure that we bring spring into all our council chambers with new hope for a greener, more caring future.

 

At an event held in Battersea Park Co-Leader Jonathan Bartley launched the Green Party’ campaign for the local elections, saying: “After the long, dark winter of Covid we want to make sure that we bring spring into all our council chambers with new hope for a greener, more caring future”

 

The party is aims to build the breakthrough local election results achieved in May 2019 pledging, to make UK homes more energy efficient, improve public transport and speed up the roll out of renewable energy.

 

He added that: “At the last local elections the Green Party doubled our number of councillors, which has proved absolutely vital over the last year as they have been the ones leading their communities and working hard to bring about a Green Recovery in their area”.

 

North Staffs Green Party are planning to stand in nine wards in May’s County Council elections: Keele, Knutton and Silverdale, Kidsgrove, Bradwell, Porthill & Wolstanton, Maybank & Cross Heath, Newcastle Rural, Audley & Chesterton), Newcastle South), Westlands & Thistleberry), Talke & Red Street.

 

A full list of candidates will be released following confirmation of applications.

 

In a statement Coordinator Jade Taylor said the party would be speaking up on issues including “Newcastle’s stinky tip, to the threat of loss to our local green spaces like Keele Golf Course, the troubles HS2 will bring to our rural villages and the need to support our underappreciated, underfunded NHS and care services”.

 

 

She added that for too long national and local government had ignored the problems caused by failing to care for the environment, and now “it’s on our doorsteps and in our homes”, the time has come for “practical action” to build a better and more sustainable future.

 

 

Green Party candidates in Staffordshire are committed to campaigning for the county to move towards establishing a zero-carbon economy, creating an integrated transport network and improving condition for workers in the care sector.

 

 

 

A spokesperson for North Staffs Green Party said, “this is a pivotal election, one at which we will decide how we recover from the difficulties of the past year”, adding that “it is vital we do so in a way that respects the environment and addressed the severe inequalities highlighted by the pandemic”.

 

 

 Ending his statement at the national launch Jonathan Bartley said: “It is Green councillors and activists on the ground, working with local communities up and down the country, who are picking up the slack and doing what they can to ensure a green recovery for all”

 

Watch a video presenting the key points from the Green Party manifesto for Staffordshire at: https://fb.watch/4Imnbb7oDB/, https://fb.watch/4Imqr6HFJz/