Name: Graham
Elliott
Party: Green Party
Constituency: Waveney
Contact details:
i.
what do you think is the most important issue in this election?
Climate Change, Peace and Public Services
ii.
why did you make the decision to stand in this constituency and for
this party (as an independent)?
The Green Party philosophy very closely matches my own. It
is the only party that thinks long-term.
iii.
what kind of vote are you expecting on May 5th?
Who knows? There are five candidates in Waveney.
If the electorate realise that only one of these candidates truly
supports peace and truly defends public services then I may have a dramatic
lifestyle change ahead of me!
iv.
aside from the vote what are you hoping to get out of this campaign?
Raise the awareness of green issues
v.
in your view what is the greatest threat to our civil liberties at
the
moment?
The "War on Terror"
vi.
Blair has taken us to war three times since coming to power (not
including the occasional ad hoc bombing raid) in the Balkans,
Afghanistan and Iraq. Can war ever be justified?
There may be instances when military intervention by an
International Force fully supported by the United Nations is
justified. The only instance I can think of from he last 20 years
would have been to prevent the genocide in Rwanda. None of the wars
we have been involved with in recent years have been the appropriate
way to achieve the stated goals.
vii.
There is very little left to privatise in this country, if you had
your way
what would be brought into public hands?
Railways and Water
viii.
Some environmental campaigners have started talking about nuclear
power as a way to bring down CO2 emissions - what do you think of
this?
Nuclear waste, and the risk of nuclear accidents make this
an unsustainable option. Renewable energy (wind, solar, tidal) and
massive energy conservation are essential.
ix.
Asylum and immigration will be central issues in this election.
What action on this issue would you like to see the next government
push through?
"Asylum and immigration" are symptoms of an unsafe and
unjust world. We need to tackle global poverty and conflict to
ensure nobody feels forced to take the enormous risks associated
with migrating to a richer or safer country.
x.
What question do you wish was on this list but doesn't appear?
Does the current electoral system represent the views of the
electorate?
