LADYWELL WARD News and views from the Green Party delivered to over 6,000 homes in Ladywell and Brockley GREEN NEWS www.lewisham.greenparty.org.uk ELECTION Elect Darren and SPECIAL the Greens on May 6t h Darren At the last council elections Greens Johnson went from having just one seat on MP Candidate for Lewisham Council to six. May 6th Lewisham Deptford not only gives us a real opportunity to elect more Green councillors in Lewisham, but also to have Darren elected as your MP. We have been very heartened by the warm response we have received on the doorstep. If you have voted for us before, we thank you for your Cllr Sue Luxton support and hope that you will vote for us again. If you have not Ladywell Ward Councillor voted for us before, we urge you to switch to the Greens this time. Re-elect your Ladywell Ward Green Team - CHARLOTTE DINGLE, CLLR SUE LUXTON and CLLR UTE MICHEL. Elect DARREN as your MP. If you would like to display a Cllr Ute Michel Labour ’s rail chaos Vote Green poster in your window or want more Ladywell Ward Cuts to local rail services have caused real anger. But we information about the Green Councillor would not be in this mess if Labour had actually done Party contact us as follows. what the majority of the British public wanted - brought Tel: the rail network back into public ownership. We have the 020 8690 0658 most expensive rail fares in Europe while privatised rail Email: companies rake in big profits and bonuses. [email protected] Darren Johnson, local councillor and MP candidate for Website: Lewisham Deptford, says, “The privatised rail companies www.lewisham.greenparty.org.uk have shown themselves to be completely unaccountable to Donate to our campaign the travelling public. It’s time to put an end to the chaos of Please send cheques to Charlotte Dingle rail privatisation and bring the rail network back into public ‘Lewisham Green Party’ at 202 Ladywell Ward control. Labour have had 13 years to do this but have Malpas Road, London SE4 1DH Green Candidate refused to take real action to improve public transport.” GREEN STRENGTH IN LEWISHAM DEPTFORD Greens are the main challengers to Labour here. Greens have six councillors in the Lewisham Deptford parliamentary constituency. Lib Dems have only two councillors in Lewisham Deptford and the Conservatives have none at all! What we stand for R tackling poverty pay with a Living Wage for all R bringing in a guaranteed non-means tested weekly pension of £170 R keeping our NHS and schools in public hands – no more botched privatisation schemes R creating new jobs in caring for the elderly, house-building, public transport and green industries R providing free insulation for every home to tackle climate change, cut fuel bills and create jobs R boosting recycling by collecting kitchen and garden waste R saving money by scrapping Trident, ID cards and road-building schemes HOW TO VOTE GREEN Lib Dem Leader If you have a postal vote – send it in now. Postal votes must be received by May 6th – but they may also be dropped into any praises Margaret Lewisham polling station on Polling Day. Polling stations are open from 7am until 10pm. Thatcher’s Legacy Call us on 020 8690 0658 if you need a lift to the polling station. (Guardian March 11th 2010) No polling card? Don’t worry. You can still vote if you are on the register of electors – call us on 020 8690 0658 and we Lib Dem leader, Nick Clegg, has horrified many can check for you. potential supporters by praising Margaret Thatcher’s economic legacy in a recent interview. This is on top of recent remarks Election for Lewisham Deptford MP that he wanted to make “savage cuts” to (white ballot paper) public services. Johnson Green MP candidate for Lewisham Deptford, Darren Paul Darren Johnson said, “Since Charles Kennedy Green Party Candidate X stepped down the Lib Dems seem to have completely lost their way. They are no longer the progressive force they once were. Although Election for Mayor of Lewisham 1st 2nd the Lib Dems try to woo disillusioned Labour (peach ballot paper) Choice Choice supporters, voters should not be fooled. Thankfully, in this constituency you have a real Walton choice. It is the Greens who have been 7 Dean Maurice providing a strong alternative to Labour here.” Green Party Candidate X Election for Ladywell Ward councillors (yellow ballot paper) GREEN PARTY The state of the parties in Ladywell Ward 46 % Dingle Charlotte Eleanor Rainger Labour Results in Ladywell Ward at the last 3 Green Party Candidate X local council elections in 2006 33 % Luxton 6 Susan Rosemary Liberal Green Party Candidate X Democrat Conservative 13 % Michel 9% 8 Ute Martha Green Party Candidate X Vote for the Green Party on May 6th Promoted by J Hicks on behalf of Lewisham Green Party candidates at, 77 Duncombe Hill, London SE23 1QY. Printed on recycled paper by PMS Printers, 10 Willow Way, London SE26 4QP.