May 19th 2009

A lot of people are unhappy with the major political parties. Many will
choose to use their vote in the European elections as a protest. The
Government is dishonest and sleazy with many Labour politicians looking
after themselves first. It does not represent working people anymore. The
Conservatives are remembered as the party of Thatcher. She divided the
country and destroyed jobs and industry.

There is a positive, radical and progressive alternative to the major
parties. The Green Party offers real solutions to issues like jobs, housing,
poverty, education and climate change. It is the only party with a serious
commitment to public services, civil liberties and making society fairer.
The Green Party is for people and communities taking control of their lives
to find the right answers to their problems. Everyone should have basic
human rights. An important part of this is the prevention of discrimination
based on race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or
social origin.

The Green Party, unlike some other smaller political parties, does not
believe that immigration and non white people living in Britain are to blame
for all the problems in this country. Any party which claims this is
un-British as they go against our traditions of tolerance, justice,
democracy and fairness: the very values we defended in the war against
Nazism in Germany and fascism in Italy. In fact, Green policies will help to
reduce the insecurities on which less reasonable parties depend.

Steve Barnard

Euro Election Candidate