Kingston and Surbiton Green Party Parliamentary Candidate Chris Walker

With the General Election now on the

same day as local elections in Kingston and Surbiton, the Green Party

is standing more candidates than ever before. With candidates in 15

wards and Parliamentary Candidate Chris Walker, the Green Party is set

to build on increases in recent elections locally and increase its tally

of 100 elected Councillors, MEPs and London Assembly members nationally

(see http://www.greensarecoming.org.uk/)

Kingston and Surbiton Green Party

Parliamentary Candidate Chris Walker

Message from Chris Walker, Green Party

Parliamentary Candidate for Kingston and Surbiton

I’m standing for the Green Party in

Kingston and Surbiton because I think that the three ‘grey’ parties

are letting voters down and need to be challenged. Not only are their

policies practically identical and uninspiring, they have also lost

people’s trust with a series of scandals; from expenses and party

funding, to cash for honours and tax evasion.

What’s really interesting is if you

go to one of the many websites that have sprung up which allow you to

match your views against the different parties, especially the ones

which focus on polices (for example http://voteforpolicies.org.uk/) a lot of people are greener than they thought!

People are also sometimes surprised to

find out that the Green Party has a comprehensive and fully costed set

of policies covering heath. e4ducation and employment as well as the

one’s they expect around the environment an climate change.  

For example, if you elect me, I would 

work very hard to: 

Invest in the NHS and keep

it free, including free care for the elderly, instead of cutting back

and privatising healthcareCreate more smaller, local

schools and end the selective testing which skews school intake in

KingstonRe-introduce free higher education

- abolish student fees Prioritise ‘zero waste’

by reducing packaging and introducing eco-taxes, instead of the secret

incineration plans for South West LondonSubsidise and invest in public

transport, instead of increasing fares as the Tory Mayor of London has

doneSupport local shops and re-open

Post Offices (only the Green Party has voted against selling off and

shutting down Post Offices in the European Parliament)Invest in creating 200,000

new green jobs, instead of subsidising bankers’ bonuses  

How will the Green pay for this? For

starters, we would axe:  

Trident nuclear missiles (£76bn) Super aircraftcarriers (£4bn) Eurofighter aircraft (£20bn) A400 air transporter (£3bn) National identity register

(£10bn) The Afghan war (£5bn),Motorway building and widening

(£30bn) New NHS computer systems (£20bn)  

About Chris Walker 

Chris grew up and has lived in South

West London most of his life and now lives in New Malden with his wife

and two sons, Malachy and Finlay. Chris is Director of a research and

consulting company and first became involved in politics when he

realised

that there was no real difference between the three ‘grey’ parties

and none of them were worth voting for.  

To find out more or contact Chris, visit:

http://kingston.greenparty.org.uk

Email: chriswalky@yahoo.com

Tel: 07801 817808

Address: Kingston and Surbiton Green

Party, 105 Dukes Avenue, New Malden, KT3 4HR