Manifesto: 2018 Council Elections

We love Ealing, and we want to keep it wonderful for you by adding a Green voice to Ealing Council.

You have three votes.  Make one of them Green where you live on 3 May to get a collaborative, innovative councillor in your area.  If elected, we promise:

  • Green spaces: 

    We will protect, enhance and grow our green spaces, both parks and natural habitats.  We want a pesticide-free Ealing, with big plans to reduce plastics and fossil fuel use.  We will do everything we can to keep Warren Farm and all Metropolitan Open Land for the common good.  London can truly be a National Park City.

  • Democracy and transparency:

    We will always listen, and put residents first in everything we do. We work for you and will publish all the data, minutes and decisions we can.

  • Housing:

    We have bold ideas that are an alternative to runaway development and high rise flats.  We will be a voice for residents.  We will provide resident-led, genuinely affordable housing on existing developed land, with holistic planning.  We’ll change the Council Tax rules to make sure homes are for people to live in, not empty shells for investors. We endorse and will deliver Community Land Trusts.

  • Cinema:

    We will actually deliver a cinema.

  • Safety:

    We will make our streets and public open spaces safer and more pleasant for everyone, with reduced traffic. Walking and cycling must be safe and accessible.  Uxbridge Road and other roads need a Healthy Streets rethink.

  • Health:

    We must save Ealing Hospital as well as the rest of the NHS. Read more here.

  • Security and wellbeing:

    We will keep you safe and healthy, working with police and voluntary groups to help the most vulnerable.

  • Air pollution:

    We will make Ealing and Hanwell more beautiful and tranquil, with less noise and air pollution.  We will divest Ealing’s fossil fuel pensions.

  • Poverty:

    We promote dignity, equality, social justice and human rights for all. Nobody in Ealing will be homeless.

  • Local business:

    We will champion and revitalise local businesses and good jobs, listening to what support local entrepreneurs need while working nationally to prevent a hard Brexit.

  • HS2:

    We will make the redevelopment of Old Oak Common a ‘people’s’ development, fighting to mitigate pollution, disruption and noise from HS2 and its construction for local residents.

  • Heathrow:

    We will genuinely oppose Heathrow expansion and the noise and pollution that would bring, while protecting local jobs and making the existing airport a better neighbour.

We love local businesses!

Local businesses in Ealing

When you think about the natural political party of business, you might not think of the Green Party straight away.  We want to change all that.

Ealing has some incredible local businesses, and we want everyone to know about them.

Over the coming months, we will be championing local businesses, particularly those who are doing something cool for sustainability.  As a sneak preview, we have lined up:

  • A florist selling plants that literally suck pollution out of the air;
  • Food shops stocking loose produce to cut plastic and waste;
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products;
  • Local restaurants and cafes that are going organic;
  • An estate agent reducing energy usage;
  • Furniture sellers upcycling some stylish and amazing creations.
  • A council contractor saving us money by processing the wood he harvests to resell it locally; and
  • A local coffee merchant taking on the giants.

Do you run, use or know an amazing local business and want to tell the world?  Please tell us about them now!

Green policies

In the meantime, with local elections coming up on 3 May 2018, you might be interested in some Green policies you can vote for right now.  These are:

  • Scrap business rates (they are unfair)
  • Set up a small business resilience fund to help small firms get through major events like floods or fires
  • Ensure Ealing Council has a designated councillor to be a ‘Small Business Champion’, giving local businesses a voice
  • Helping small businesses to identify available support to take on apprentices, such as financial assistance and guidance
  • Increase in the number of council contracts aimed at micro and small businesses
  • Review the Business Improvement Districts and make them work for the local businesses rather than the multi-nationals
  • Ensure that prime contractors pass on the payment terms of the council to their subcontracted suppliers – by building this into their contracts and monitoring if this has been fulfilled
  • Increase the number of networking and training events provided by Ealing Council to allow small businesses ‘punch above their weight’.

People who live and work locally reduce their footprint, boost their local economy and help our local town centres thrive: the Ealing Green party want to help create the next generation of local business heroes.

Actions

If you'd like to join

  1. Become a member for £3 per month.
  2. Receive a welcome email from our Secretary.
  3. Come to our monthly meeting and say hi.
  4. Get stuck in, making a fairer and greener Ealing.

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