* Greens on 25% and surging in Bristol West
* Lucas: 'The only wasted vote is a vote for something you don’t believe in.'
* New video follows viral success of ‘Change the Tune’ election broadcast
The Green Party, the fastest-growing political party in England and Wales, has released ‘Vote for what you believe in’, its second campaign video.
The film underlines the tremendous achievements made by Caroline Lucas, the Greens’ first MP, and demonstrates how a Green grouping in Parliament can deliver real change for the common good in the next Parliament.
The film follows hot on the heels of ‘Change the Tune’, the Greens’ genre-busting boy band spoof video (1) which went viral on the internet is the most viewed party election broadcast of the 2015 General Election campaign.
Darrren Hall, PPC for Bristol West and the Green Party’s Home Affairs spokesperson (2), is on track to win in Bristol West where the Greens are polling at 25% and closing the gap on Labour. The Liberal Democrats currently hold the seat but have seen their vote slip by 28% since 2010 (3).
In the video, Lucas says:
“The only wasted vote is a vote for something you don’t believe in.
“All of the evidence suggests that there won’t be any one single party with an overall majority, so the smaller parties are going to be more important than ever. And with just a handful of Green MPs we could make a real difference, standing up for issues that none of the other parties are. Whether that’s challenging spending a hundred billion pounds on replacing Trident nuclear weapons or bringing rail back into public ownership, or having real ambitious policies to tackle the climate crisis.”
Hall adds:
“More and more I’ve heard people saying: no, I’m going to vote with my heart. Because unless you start that process, things will never change.
“We have to acknowledge the size of the climate change problem and start to tackle it today.”
The Green Party of England and Wales is polling at its highest ever levels ahead of a General Election. More people than ever before will be able to vote Green on May 7th 2015 – the Party is fielding candidates in almost 95% of constituencies.
Notes
1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq31QIMjVtU
2 Darren Hall is a former RAF Engineering Officer who then worked for the Home office for 10 years in crime reduction and drugs treatment. In 2011 he transferred into local government to become the manager of Bristol Green Capital Partnership, and in 2013 project managed the team that won the European Green Capital Award for Bristol. He is now the Executive Director of a social enterprise that operates the UK’s biggest festival of sustainability. Darren entered politics in 2014. He is a Board Member of the Bristol Community Land Trust and a founding Trustee of the Making Waves Foundation. In his spare time, Darren is a keen cyclist and surfer, and the Editor of Good Bristol magazine. https://www.greenparty.org.uk/people/green-party-spokespeople/