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Colin Hawksworth

"WITH soaring food and fuel prices, a financial system on the verge of collapse and mounting evidence that climate change is accelerating far faster than previously thought, true sustainability has never been more pressing.

However, the mainstream parties remain clueless in the face of these challenges.

They urge us to get out of our cars and use alternatives which they have failed to provide. They endorse local shopping and cutting down on food miles while facilitating the onward march of the supermarkets. They preach the gospel of energy efficiency yet numerous blocks of flats built to hopelessly inadequate standards have plagued large parts of Wirral.

They warn us that climate change is a pressing threat while falling over themselves to support the expansion of Liverpool airport.

A Green Council would implement real change. In Hoylake the Council wants to eat up existing farmland for a resource wasting golf resort.

Greens would instead promote Hoylake/West Kirby as the number one low carbon leisure destination in the North West with sailing, walking, cycling and beaches all easily accessible by rail.

Instead of a four storey hotel in West Kirby we would promote the expansion of family owned hotels and B&Bs that provide long term employment and increase local economic activity.

Across Wirral we would oppose the onslaught of poorly designed blocks of flats that serve the profit motive rather than the real needs of local people. We would follow the example of other Green Councillors and greatly extend free home insulation to tackle fuel poverty.

A cross-Wirral cycle network is long overdue and a Green Council would make this a reality. Safer streets would also be a priority with 20 mph limits on all residential roads."

By Colin Hawksworth, Green Party spokesperson and candidate for Hoylake & Meols

5:30pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008

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