Swindon Area Green Party has today launched its manifesto for Swindon, pledging to focus on reducing harmful emissions, creating green jobs, promoting health and wellbeing, and protecting and restoring wildlife habitat if elected in May’s local elections.
The Greens’ five priorities for Swindon, as set out in the manifesto, are as follows:
- Introduce electric buses to reduce air pollution, reduce noise from bus traffic, and offer Swindon’s residents more comfortable bus journeys;
- Retrofit Swindon’s homes to reduce residents’ energy bills, reduce illness from cold and draughty homes, create new green jobs, and increase energy efficiency;
- Develop more walking and cycle paths to improve health and wellbeing, reduce air pollution, reduce traffic congestion, and improve road safety (particularly around schools);
- Collect and recycle food waste to reduce waste going to landfill, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and produce renewable energy and natural fertiliser;
- Protect and restore wildlife habitat to improve the local environment, create more green space, support local wildlife, and reverse biodiversity loss.
Swindon Greens will be standing candidates across the borough in the upcoming local elections on Thursday 6th May. The Greens are hoping to see Swindon’s first-ever Green councillor elected in a year in which environmental issues and climate change have taken more prominence than ever before.
Bradley Williams, who is standing in St Andrews, said about the launch of the manifesto, “Swindon’s Greens are passionate about helping the people of this town thrive, not just economically with the provision of green jobs, but by providing environmentally sustainable and affordable homes and businesses and an environment that is better for people and wildlife.
“We are committed to be being active in the local community, hearing the voices of constituents, and bringing their ideas and concerns to the Council. We will tackle the issues on the ground, whether it be litter, dog theft, drug dealing, or parking problems, to make a real difference to day-to-day life for Swindon’s residents.”
Swindon Greens’ full manifesto can be read here.
