‘We’ll energise a green economy’


MAIDSTONE Greens hope to cap- italise on the decline of the Lib- eral Democrats and their alignment with Conservatives in national government. Badging themselves as the real opposition to the Conservatives, they have high hopes of gaining their first seats on the council. Now that the Lib Dems have shown their true blue colours, there is only one party of opposition in Maidstone, the Green Party. Public anger at the Con-Dem cuts is palpable and, unlike


By Stuart Jeffery, coordinator for the Greens


the 'big three', we stand res- olutely opposed to the cuts es- pecially while the super rich are allowed to avoid tax payments of up to £100bn each year. These cuts are just starting to hit local services, local services that are there to support the poorer and more vulnerable members of society. We will be calling for the £4m


due to be spent on re-paving the High Street to be put into public transport infra- structure; to set up a local energy company;


and to help insulate people's homes. Fuel prices are soaring and hitting peo-


ple hard, yet local councillors are still re- fusing to invest in energy production or energy efficiency. We need to ramp up the campaign to


make our streets safer with 20mph as the default limit on residential streets.We need to support local businesses with planning that favours them and to see the introduc- tion of a local rewards card. We need to ensure that most new homes


are affordable or for the social housing mar- ket, but that our green spaces are protected.


List of candidates looking for your vote on May 5


Allington Cynthia Robertson* (LD); Barry Ginley (Con);Wendy Hollands (Lab)


Bearsted (two seats) GillAnnan (Lab); Mike Cuming (Con); Sarah Goodwin (Green); Jim Grogan (Lab); Pat Mar- shall (Ind); Ciarin Oliver (Green); Val Springett (Con)


Boxley Malcolm Greer* (Con); Mike Beckwith (Lab); PennyKemp(Green); JohnWatson (LD);


Coxheath/Hunton Dennis Collins (Con); Robin Kinrade (Green);Marlyn Randall (Lab); David Stamp (LD); KeithWoollven (UKIP)


Detling/Thurnham Paul Blackmore (Lab); Nick De Wiggondene (Con); Geoff Licence (Ind)


Downswood/Otham Gary Cooke (Con); Steve Gibson (Lab); Gordon


Newton (Ind); Andrew Waldie (Green)


East (two seats) Dave Naghi* (LD); Caroline Burns (Green); Martin Cox (LD);Tony Denison (Con); Scott Hah- nefeld (Con); Bruce Heald (Lab);Han- nah Patton (Green)


Fant Fran Smith* (LD); Alistair Black (Con); Paul Harper (Lab); Stuart Jef- fery (Green)


Harrietsham/Lenham Tom Sams* (Ind); Jeanne Gibson (Lab); Marino Michaelas (Con)


High Street Fran Wilson* (LD); Wendy Lewis (Green); Valerie Parker (Con); Marianne Poliszczuk (Lab); John Stanford (UKIP)


Leeds Peter Parvin* (Con); Maggie Lack (Lab); Juliet Maddocks (Ind)


Loose John Amos (Lab); Susan Grigg


(LD); Denise Hay (Green); Steve Sheppard (Con)


Marden/Yalding Annabelle Black- more* (Con); EdithDavis (Lab); Carol Jacques (LD); Jim Shalice (Green)


North Mervyn Warner* (LD); Keith Adkinson (Lab); Derek Eagle (Green); Charles Elliott (UKIP); Jeff Tree (Con)


Shepway North Marion Ring* (Con); Gary Butler (BNP); Geoff Harvey (Lab); Stephen Muggeridge (Green); Geoff Samme (LD);


South John Wilson* (LD); Richard Coates (Lab); Mike Hogg (Con)


Staplehurst Richard Lusty* (Con); Ralph Austin (LD); Ian McDonald (Green); John Randall (Lab)


Sutton Valence/Langley Paulina Stockell* (Con);Sue Austin (LD); Jean Harvey (Lab)


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Referendum AT the same time as choosing who represents them in the council cham- ber, the electorate will be asked if the method for select- ing MPs should be changed. A referendum


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