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Exeter Green Party: laying out their policies in a film

The Green Party has made five pledges to Exeter’s voters for this year’s city council elections, which aim to make the city more resilient against the cuts imposed by the coalition government.

If elected, the Green Party says its councillors will seek to ensure that solar panels are placed on council property and land to generate renewable electricity.

This, say Greens, would reduce costs, provide free electricity and generate an income by exporting surplus electricity to the national grid. The party will also seek to reinstate, in full, funding for children’s play and the Exeter festivals programme, which they say could be achieved through a small increase in city centre parking charges. Increasing local green jobs, introducing weekly food waste collections and making local politics more democratic and accountable also feature in the five pledges.

Andrew Bell, press and policy officer for the party and candidate in Alphington told the PRSD: “These pledges demonstrate clearly that there is an alternative to the broad-brush cuts agenda agreed by local Conservative, Lib Dem and Labour councillors.

“The Green Party has a different approach. We believe in cuts where they’re needed, not where they hurt. So, for example, we will cut waste by introducing weekly food waste collections, while finding ways to reinstate support for children’s play and the Exeter festivals programme.

“Crucially, we will seek to make Exeter more resilient by seeking ways to increase council revenue and creating local jobs in the process.”

Exeter Green Party chair and St Thomas candidate, Audaye Elesedy said: “We are committed to an engaging fresh green alternative to politics in Exeter. I think our pledges and our campaign demonstrate that.”

Exeter Green Party has also released a short film to promote their local election campaign. The film was made at various locations around the city and features local Green Party candidates talking about issues such as local jobs and the economy, cuts to services, generating council revenue from solar electricity, waste, and local democracy.

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