GREEN PARTY SELECTS FIRST EVER GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE FOR BRACKNELL

The East Berkshire Green Party has selected its first ever Green Party General Election Candidate for the Bracknell parliamentary constituency. He is David Young who has lived in Birch Hill for 25 years. David was a company secretary before he retired and has been a Green Party candidate in five local elections in Birch Hill and Hanworth.

David said 'I am thrilled to have been selected as a general election candidate for Bracknell. It seems essential that we cherish our children and grandchildren by giving them a planet that will be fit for human habitation in 50 years time. The other political parties mostly care about increasing their share of the votes at the next election. By standing as a Green Party candidate, I will give an option to those voters who think that long term issues are more important.'

From David Young, East Berkshire Green Party Secretary, 9 Haywood, Bracknell. Tel 01344 456489.

David Young is the Green Party candidate for Hanworth. For 6 years he has been a governor at Birch Hill Primary School. He has been active in our community since he moved to Birch Hill in 1982, and been an adviser on all topics at the Bracknell Citizens Advice Bureau, Secretary of the Birch Hill and Hanworth Community Liaison Group and worked physically with the Bracknell Conservation Volunteers.

David Young has been at the forefront of three campaigns that have improved the environment in Hanworth and Birch Hill. South Lake is now cleaner, abandoned supermarket trolleys are collected sooner and there is less litter. He and others do regular litter picks.

David's present concern is the lack of affordable housing in the Bracknell area. This leads to local shortages in many occupations. The high cost of housing affects most people's lives, as they have to spend a large proportion of their disposable income on their homes. Now we need more dwellings on brown field sites, particularly for key workers and young people starting out in adult life.

David, 62, keeps fit by jogging (his 2005 Bracknell Half Marathon time was 1 hour, 57 minutes). He was an I.T. specialist and chartered secretary during his working life. He is married to Pauline who worked for Fujitsu/ICL for 25 years. Between 1982 and 1995 their sons Chris and Alex went to Birch Hill and Easthampstead Park Schools, and then on to Oxford University. The family supports Reading Football Club.

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Promoted and printed by David Young, 9 Haywood, Bracknell RG12 7WG

A message from David Young, the Green Party candidate:

May I thank residents who've done one or more of the following:

· Reported abandoned supermarket trolleys and full litter bins

· Cleared up after their dogs have made a "mess"

· Removed glass and litter from the local paths and open spaces

· Signed the petitions after the closures of the Johnstone Court Day Care Centre for the elderly and the toilets at Birch Hill Shops

· Supported my 5 year campaign to improve Bracknell recycling.

If you elect me I will:

· Continue to suggest yet more improvements to the Borough recycling schemes (we should aim for zero waste)

· Ask for a zero tolerance policy towards antisocial behaviour

· Campaign for additional affordable housing on brown field sites

· Demand that new Bracknell buildings are fully energy efficient

· Call for the introduction of a 10p levy at local supermarkets on all new plastic bags taken by customers: 5p to be retained by the supermarket to reduce prices, 5p to reduce Council Tax.

Voting for the Green Party says that old dogmas and "spin" as practised by other political parties are not the answer to today's problems. We must take back control of our own lives and not allow ourselves to be ruled by the power of big businesses and the media, remote central government and the lottery of market forces – is anyone proud of what our rail and road systems have been allowed to become under both Conservative and Labour?

Only by voting for the Green Party can we keep up the pressure for real change to meet the needs of the planet for future decades.

Green Party councillors have been elected across the UK. Dr Caroline Lucas is one of our representatives in the European Parliament.

You are welcome to contact me at 9 Haywood (phone 456489) to tell me about local matters you are concerned about.

You can protect future generations by voting Green Party.

Please vote for me, David Young. Many thanks.