The Green Party launched its regional European Election campaign in Brighton today.
At the launch, held beside a campaign bus run on used chip fat, the Green Party’s South East MEP Keith Taylor spoke of the importance of electing Greens to the European Parliament.
Keith said: “Greens in the European Parliament will always put people and our environment first. At these elections voters have a stark choice between the politics of hope offered by the Green Party or the business as usual approach favoured by others.”
The Green Party is hoping to win a second seat in South East England at the European Elections after recent opinion polls have shown the Green Party to be overtaking the Lib Dems across the UK.
Alexandra Phillips, Green MEP candidate and a councillor in Brighton & Hove, said: “Only the Greens are promising real change for the good. The other parties simply offer more of the same, with Labour and Conservatives fighting over which can cut welfare the most and which can privatise our schools and hospitals the quickest. Even Ukip, led by a former banker, is firmly locked into the old, failed ways of running the economy, even if it’s dangerously more extreme in other areas.
“We look forward to meeting as many people as we can and showing them just how important a Green vote on May 22 will be.”
The Green Party’s campaign bus will be touring the South East of England for the next two weeks ahead of the election.
Keith added: “For me, the choice is stark at this election. People can vote for one of the establishment parties, who offer different shades of business as usual. Or they can vote Green for the right kind of positive change. We believe that the EU can, and should, put people and the environment first.
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