Martin Whiteside, Stroud, Green Party

link / contact details for potential supporters
cllr.john.marjoram@stroud.gov.uk


i.
what do you think is the most important issue in this election?

Climate Change

ii.
why did you make the decision to stand in this constituency and for this party (as an independent)?

Because the other parties are all the same and ineffective.

iii.
what kind of vote are you expecting on May 5th?

Vastly increased since the last election

iv.
aside from the vote what are you hoping to get out of this campaign?

Build continuing Green support in Stroud

v.
in your view what is the greatest threat to our civil liberties at the moment?

Labour and Conservative parties allied to George Bush

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?

Not without UN backing and genuinely to prevent genocide.

vii.
There is very little left to privatise in this country, if you had your way what would be brought into public hands? 

Re-nationalise railways

viii.
Some environmental campaigners have started talking about nuclear power as a way to bring down CO2 emissions - what do you think of this?

No - it is not the answer.

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? 

Fairer more dignified treatment of asylum seekers, welcomed to a multi-cultural UK and allowed to use their skills to support themselves and
the UK economy.

x.
What question do you wish was on this list but doesn't appear?

Do you support PR?

 

2005