Our country is heading down a dark path. The politics of fear and hate are driving the public agenda by blaming immigration, minorities, and other divisive issues rather than focussing on the root issues of the problems we face today. This has an impact on our ability to tackle climate change, which itself is connected to economic and social issues. To put it simply, we live in a time where everything is expensive and nothing works, billionaires are doubling their wealth, the working class can't grow their wealth, and the middle class are losing their wealth. The future of the UK looks bleak, so we need to inspire hope once again and put forward a vision of a brighter future, a GREENER future.

I rejoined the Green Party in 2025, 10 years after I first joined, which inspired me to start my career in sustainability at the time, because under this new leadership we can be a real voice for change. I come from a working class background and I've had to work hard to build a successful career so far but it's still not enough, you can't win when the game is rigged. Our societal system isn't designed to address poverty, inequality, billionaires and corporations not paying their fair share, collapsing public services and of course, climate change. The Green Party is now boldly calling this out, and offering policies to make a difference.

I was elected Chair of Barnet Green Party in early 2026 and also selected as a councillor candidate for Friern Barnet ward in the 2026 local elections. Change starts at a local level, and that is why I'm committed to addressing local issues and improving the area as a voice for residents. Hope over hate, unity over division, honesty over spin, people and planet over profit. They are just a few reasons why you should vote Green, and as our momentum keeps building we have the chance to make hope normal again.
 
Promoted by Joan Waterson on behalf of Stephen Last and Barnet Green Party, all at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ.