The Wales Green Party today (21 March) launched its election campaign – on a bus.
Alice Hooker-Stroud, Leader of the Wales Green Party, said:
“Across the UK and further afield we see the positive impacts that the Green Party have made in councils, parliaments and assemblies. It’s time to challenge this stale government in Wales and shake up the Senedd. As a party we have never been closer to getting green voices into the Assembly.”
The launch took place on a bus provided by Mid-Wales buses in Aberystwyth. The double decker bus visited the Cwm Rheidol hydro scheme, which provides enough electricity to power 12,350 homes annually.
Over 60 members of the Wales Green Party attended the event as well as Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, Natalie Bennett and Deputy Leader and lead list candidate for South Wales Central, Amelia Womack.
Hooker Stroud added:
“We are launching our campaign on this bus to send out a loud message: no more cuts to public services. From public transport, to our healthcare, to our education, it’s time to put the public first. We have the means to create a Wales we want to see – right here, right now. Voting Green in May means shaking things up, injecting new energy into the Senedd and starting to build real change for a better future for Wales.“
The Wales Green Party's Election Commitments:
#FairEconomy - A Wales that works for everyone
#VibrantCommunities - Sustainable and resilient
#FreeEducation - For all, for life
End the programme of school closures
Support learning throughout life, both part-time and full-time
Reinvest in further education colleges
Prioritise no tuition fees for Welsh students studying in Wales
#AffordableHomes - Insulated against high bills and cold snaps
Build 12,000 new houses per year to carbon-neutral standards
Increase the amount of social housing
Strengthen tenants’ rights
Enact a 10-year plan to insulate homes and make them more energy efficient
#PublicNHS - For everyone, everywhere
Put a greater emphasis on public health
Bring greater attention to mental health support services
Keep the NHS public
Develop new approaches to social care services
#ConnectedWales - Affordable, integrated public transport
Fund public transport
Bring back the North-South rail link, and support the South East Metro
Keep fares at a level that encourages usage and provide free passes where appropriate
Oppose the M4 relief road and invest in public transport all over Wales