#returna&e #GREENSPACES #CLEANAIR #SOCIALHOUSING #BETTERRAILWAY ndidate ca your green party DEREK MORAN CUP OLD BEXLEY AND SID ELECTION COMMUNICATION MAY 7 GENERAL ELECTION SAVE QUEEN MARY’S HOSPITAL On May 7th you can send a clear message to a government that closed our A&E and Maternity departments. Let’s not remain the only London Borough with no A&E. The steady privatisation of Queen Mary’s needs to stop. Our local hospital should serve the needs of our community. Stop the privatisation of Queen Mary’s and reinstate our much needed A&E and Maternity departments. DEREK MORAN SAYS... I live in Bexley with my partner and two young children. I am a veterinary surgeon and a partner at a veterinary practice in Welling. I initially joined the Green Party due to environmental concerns from the vanishing Arctic, the perils of fracking / shale gas, global warming and rising sea levels. These things are a legacy I do not want to leave for my children. Corporate lobbyists dictate our Government policy and we do very little to tackle this danger. Agreements like the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) would grant corporations the power to sue governments, lock-in the privatisation of public services including the NHS, and undo regulations that protect workers, the environment and food safety and standards. The austerity program is hurting families, with more cuts to come. The deficit needs to be tackled by wasting less on privatisation, subsidising ‘private’ rail, power companies and private medical companies, and tackling tax avoidance by wealthy individuals and large companies. We need to build social houses, with preference for tenders from small local businesses, which will allow young families a secure home. I want our government to be more accountable, to work for people and to work for a long-term, sustainable future. SAVE OUR GREEN SPACES At the General Election you can send a very clear message to Bexley Council. We do not want to lose our green spaces and parks. From Old Manor playground, though not in our constituency, to Old Farm Avenue, and the other 25 green spaces at threat of being sold. Only a Green Party MP will always oppose this and retain a space for our kids to play, to help local wildlife and help reduce our air pollution. REDUCE AIR POLLUTION I will fight to reduce air pollution, which increases our children’s risk of asthma and aggravates heart and lung conditions in adults, not to mention the 4,000 premature deaths caused each year in London alone. We need to reduce the cost of public transport, clean up our buses and taxis, encourage walking and cycling, and the use of electric cars. RECOVER OUR SOCIAL HOUSING All Bexley social housing is in the hands of housing associations. It should be brought back into council hands. Housing Benefit should not be turned into profits. Nationally, housing associations are predicted to make £10 billion by 2018. Good quality social housing will allow our young Key workers (Nurses, Teachers, Police) and those on lower income work, to live in the area and get the start they need. MAKE OUR RAILWAY PUBLIC I will fight to bring our railways together and back into public hands, to provide a more reliable, comfortable and affordable service. A complex system of private companies will always lead to the chaos seen at London Bridge, as profits are prioritised over the needs of passengers. Southeastern saw profits rise to £12.8 million in 2014, while receiving a government subsidy and being rated the worst train company for passenger satisfaction. @BexGreenParty bexley.greenparty.org.uk /BexleyGreenParty [email protected] ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION This publication has not been paid for by big business or corporate interests, but has been supported and funded by ordinary people and printed on 100% recycled paper. Published and promoted by Derek Moran at 122 Park View Road, Welling, Kent DA5 2AY. Printed by A Local Printer Ltd, 18 Robell Way, Water Lane Trading Estate, Storrington, West Sussex, RH20 3DN.