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Why I Vote Green Not Further Away p2 Farming matters p2 Fracking fantasy p3 Public transport p3 Green spaces p4 Green jobs GREEN VOICEPublished by North West Green Party - Winter 2014 Residents of Lancaster Cohousing and Halton village celebrate work starting on their community hydro scheme. Founded with support from Green Party For Sale: Your NHS councillors, it will generate cheaper, greener electricity for homes and businesses, plus income for the parish to invest in environmental, recreational The NHS in the North West Backdoor contracts worth and conservation projects. has surrendered £700 million £7billion have already been worth of contracts to the handed to companies such as private sector over the last Virgin, Serco, and Care UK. A two years. further £20billion “bonanza” for private firms is predicted “The NHS was founded to by corporate finance advisor, prevent disease and protect Catalyst. us when we’re sick. Now we need to protect our NHS” Our NHS is being broken up said Green Party Health and sold off but North West spokeswoman Gina Dowding. Greens are fighting back. The Labour Party began the “We were out in force at privatisation process and the mass demonstration Tory-Lib Dem government in Manchester to show the health reforms have ramped government what we think of up the sell-off. their reforms” said Euro MEP candidate Laura Bannister. The NHS was “And we’ll keep up the “ pressure to save our NHS.” founded to prevent disease and protect us Green Party MP Caroline when we’re sick. Now Lucas is working hard in The energy crisis - parliament to salvage the NHS we need to protect our and Green MEPs are busy NHS” said Green Party campaigning in Brussels for Green solutions Health spokeswoman better tax rules to ensure that countries have enough in their by Mark Rotherham Gina Dowding. budgets to pay for decent health services. workshops, offices, studios trade unions, consumer ” The Greenkeepournhspublic.com Party opposes any and shared outdoor space. groups, and businesses One in five households can’t committed to warm homes sell-off of the NHS – you can afford to heat their homes. “Forward thinking Greens are and lower bills for all. too at Within just a few years it’s Manchester: Green Party members on the frontline of the fight already solving the energy against NHS cuts and privatisation. expected that one in three crisis,” said Peter Cranie. “And Along with energy saving households will be plunged we want low cost heating measures funded by a carbon into fuel poverty. made available for every tax on big companies, the household.” Green Party has been calling “The need for clean energy is for a cap on energy prices for urgent,” said Green Euro MEP Greens are also backing the the last two years. candidate Peter Cranie. “Solar Energy Bill Revolution - a panels and super-insulation public alliance of charities, In contrast the Government would rescue nine out of 10 The need for clean has guaranteed French homes from fuel poverty, “energy is urgent,” said nuclear company EDF nearly quadruple carbon savings, Green MEP candidate twice the current market and create up to 200,000 price for its electricity. And jobs.” Peter Cranie. “Solar the ongoing cost for dealing panels and super- with toxic waste from their Two former Green insulation would reactors will be passed to the Party councillors have rescue nine out of taxpayer. already helped pioneer 10 homes from fuel the largest low carbon “The government should housing development in poverty, quadruple back real solutions not Britain. Shortlisted for carbon savings, and vested interests,” said Peter a national award, the create up to 200,000 Cranie. “On cost and safety, Halton development near jobs. renewable energy is a win- Lancaster consists of 41 win for people and the energy efficient homes and environment.” includes community facilities, ” by Julia Willis News in Brief.... Support England (CPRE). “We need stronger rules, The report calls on properly enforced, to ensure Calling Cumbria farmers Supermarkets should be supermarkets to localise that farmers get a fair Green Party EU stocking more local produce supply chains to guard price”, says West Cumbrian candidate Peter Cranie to give the region’s farmers against the volatility of businesswoman and Green and small and shoppers a better deal. global food prices. NW Party Euro MEP candidate Jill will be speaking in That’s the view of Green Greens agree it’s time to Perry. “We also need changes Ulverston on Thursday businesses Party campaigners tackle the power of the to the tax system to make life 20th February, big supermarkets, easier for small businesses.” say in the North West and provide more Coronation Hall, 7pm. who say that the support to small Green Party members across Why not make it a date, government must business and food the region are actively act on a new involved in supporting local and come along and Greens schemes that report by the promote local food projects. Find your local find out about our Green Campaign to produce. Green Party at northwest. Protect Rural Cumbrian Green greenparty.org.ukParty Euro vision for Cumbria and MEP candidate Jill Perry the European Union? Big business first, local communities last European Greens cap bankers’ bonuses Local councils in the by Mark Rotherham North West, including Salford and Trafford, only talked about,” said lend more money to small cap when finance ministers are investing taxpayers’ Europe’s Green MEPs joined Green MEP candidate Peter businesses. met in Brussels. money in the fracking forces to help introduce a Cranie. “The Bonus Cap will Green MEP Jean Lambert new law to limit bankers’ discourage bankers from said, “The EU is doing “If elected, I’ll strive to get industry – despite their gambling with investors more to address people’s the banking system working supposedly ‘impartial’ bonuses. The cap means that from this year bonuses money to try and win big concerns about the banking for ordinary people” said roles as planning can exceed salaries only payouts for themselves.” system than the current Peter Cranie, “and be a authorities. to a specified limit – and UK Government. It’s no strong voice for the Robin Under these new laws banks wonder so many right-wing Hood tax – a tax for the only with shareholders’ must set aside more money permission. politicians want us to leave people that will help fund Party leader’s New to avert the risk of a future the EU!” our NHS and our schools, credit crunch, and they must Year Message “The Greens in Europe have UK Chancellor George and fight poverty at home done what others have disclose their profits and and abroad.” taxes paid. They must also Osborne tried to block the Green Party leader Green Comment Natalie Bennett wants more support in 2014 for the people who need it most. Listen to her Fracking fantasy - a nightmare for the North-west message in full at http:// Fracking, the controversial method Hundreds of lorries making and important habitat and wildlife goo.gl/GYs911 or scan of drilling and extracting gas from thousands of journeys will be the areas, should not be underestimated. the QR code below. underground rock, could be coming scourge of local communities – where Some local farmers already fear they to your community. very few local jobs will be created. would lose their livelihoods if water becomes contaminated. From Blackpool to Bowland, St And just as it has in the USA and Helens to Salford, the industry is Canada, fracking will pose a threat Fracking is little more than a exploring all corners of our desperate and dangerous region - and government attempt to mop up the last bribes are now on the table fossil fuels available – a to persuade local councils short-term dash for gas to put pounds before with potentially catastrophic people. It’s seen by some long-term consequences. – corporations, politicians We say efforts ought to be and others who will focused on meeting climate never have to live near a change targets, generating fracking site – as a cheap Bedroom Tax our energy from renewable replacement for dwindling sources and creating Wigan-based Green North Sea oil supplies. thousands of green jobs Party member Michael And a big pay day for them instead. all. Moulding has helped That’s why the Green Party win a partial government That’s why the government is in the frontline against climb down on the ignores the evidence fracking, why our Euro controversial ‘bedroom about risks associated with election candidate Laura fracking, and listens only to Bannister and veteran tax’. People with industry propaganda and to health and the environment, which campaigner Anne Power have played disabilities who have fantasy figures. is why the European Parliament has a prominent role in protests at Barton lived in the same home So let’s be absolutely clear. called for tougher regulation and an Moss near Salford, and why we will and received housing Fracking will not reduce energy bills. outright ban on fracking in sensitive continue to resist this dirty, dangerous benefit continually since Even the government’s own advisers areas. and desperate activity. You can too by reckon our continued reliance on voting Green in 2014 1996 have now been gas will push up bills by hundreds of The North West is undoubtedly a sensitive area. Agricultural land told they are exempt. pounds more than if there was a shift Could you be fracked? Find out at towards low carbon alternatives. covers 80 percent of the region, so the threat to our rural economy, foe.co.uk/frackingmap Better public transport for all News in Brief.... Green Vision by Julia Willis Fighting for Liverpool’s • A strong North West Next generation HS2 – going nowhere fast bus lanes with the best regional faces climate Greens believe that authorities transport system.
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