Rachel Parkinson

Personal details:

Name

Ms Rachel Parkinson

ID

15906

Email

rachel.parkinson@greenparty.org.uk

Party

Green Party

Statement to voters

I am honoured to be the Green Party candidate for St Helens North. St Helens North has suffered severe cuts in public spending by the Conservative government and the response of the Labour led council has been to ear mark over half of our green belt land for warehouses, private housing and fracking. We already suffer from traffic congestion, poor air quality and flooding and these developments will make these much worse. I am standing against these developments alongside many residents in the borough. I am standing for social justice. Thousands of residents of St Helens North have suffered benefit sanctions and the bedroom tax is still being implemented despite no smaller accommodation being available. Wages are low and working hours insecure leading to many working families relying on food banks and going hungry. This must end: being unemployed or ill is not a crime. The Green Party supports paying a living wage and a fair welfare system. In St Helens North we need to invest in renewable energy, better and cheaper public transport and social housing. The Green Party will put the health and welfare of the people at the forefront of all developments and create a society that benefits all its members.

This statement was last updated on 21 May 2017 15:30.

Candidacies:

Contested the UK Parliamentary general election (8 June 2017)

St Helens North Green Party
Not elected (1220 votes)
5th / 5 candidates

Contested the St. Helens local election (5 May 2016)

Newton Green Party
Not elected (181 votes)
5th / 5 candidates

Links and social media:

Email

rachel.parkinson@greenparty.org.uk

Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/VoteRachelParkinson

Party candidate page

https://my.greenparty.org.uk/candidates/106216

Demographics:

Gender

Female

Age

56 or 57 (Born: 1968)

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