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Sunday 07 Mar 2010
Greens seek to be Plymouth MPs for the first time
Tony Brown and Wendy Miller have been announced as the Plymouth Green Party’s first ever Prospective Parliamentary Candidates. At the forthcoming General Election, Tony will contest the Sutton & Devonport constituency, while Wendy will stand for Moor View in the north of the city.
"This is a big step for the Greens," said Tony Brown. "People say it's always a Labour seat, but look at their record - the rich keep getting richer, leaving the rest of us in a right economic mess. Greens stand for social justice and environmental justice. You can't have one without the other. All Plymouth voters should look at our policies and think again about whom to support".
Tony currently works in Higher Education, having taught in primary schools and as a science teacher in secondary schools. When living in Cornwall he was a primary school governor, and he has also worked as a counsellor for Relate (the family and couple counselling service).
"Real Green policies would benefit Plymouth," said Tony. "Our plans for more renewable energy and waste reduction would create a lot of jobs. Our support for local businesses would keep wealth in the city. We would convert the dockyard into socially useful industries and remove the nuclear threat from the city."
Tony is committed to personal and local action. He is a great supporter of public transport, and has turned his small garden in Keyham over for the growing of vegetables. He believes in small changes at a personal level that add up to big and effective change when people work together.
Wendy has lived in Plymouth for a decade. She worked for a national health charity for many years before joining the staff of the University of Plymouth. She has recently been campaigning against building development on urban green space, and is an active member of community organisations.
Speaking on her vision of a fighting for a fairer society, Wendy said, “The Green Party supports a citizen’s income for everyone. This will end the ridiculous benefits trap that many are caught in.” She further commented, “We will recoup taxes avoided by super-rich individuals and companies and limit the foolish gambling activities of banks that jeopardise our economy, jobs and homes.”
Wendy believes in protecting the NHS from pursuit of private profit and in providing care for the most vulnerable – children and elderly – in our communities. “Whilst other parties perpetuate fear and mistrust amongst those who have the least - the oldest trick in the political book of 'divide and rule' - people in the Green Party see that there is more than enough money in our society to provide decent, warm affordable homes for everyone,” she said. “We only need to redirect funds away from people who have indecent if not obscene wealth whilst others lack enough to cover their basic needs.”
A record number of Green candidates will be standing at the next election. There is a real chance of the first Green MPs being elected - a Green vote is a vote for a fairer future.
For more information, visit the Plymouth Green Party website at: http://plymouth.greenparty.org.uk or email David at: davidwildman.plymouth@yahoo.com

Tuesday, March 09, 2010,u 14:41
Plymouth Green Party activist Tony Brown practises what he preaches.
Mr Brown, who hopes that Sutton and Devonport voters will choose him as their MP in the next General Election, uses public transport and has turned his small garden in Keyham over to vegetables.
He said he believed that small changes at a personal level added up to a big change when people work together in communities.
Mr Brown and fellow activist Wendy Miller will be Plymouth's first Green Party parliamentary candidates.
Ms Miller, who will contest the new Plymouth Moor View seat, worked for a national health charity before joining the University of Plymouth.
She has been campaigning against building development on urban green space, and is an active member of community organisations.
"The Green Party supports a citizen's income for everyone," she said. "This will end the ridiculous benefits trap that many are caught in.
"There is more than enough money in our society to provide decent, warm affordable homes for everyone," she said. "We only need to redirect funds away from people who have indecent if not obscene wealth whilst others lack enough to cover their basic needs."
"This is a big step for the Greens," Mr Brown said. "People say Plymouth is always a Labour seat, but look at their record – the rich keep getting richer, leaving the rest of us in an economic mess.
"Greens stand for social justice and environmental justice. You can't have one without the other. All Plymouth voters should look at our policies and think again about whom to support."