I believe the Green Party stands for something more than the politics of the day and that is why I want to represent you.

Full statement

It refuses to cling to a status quo that is leaving our communities behind and wants to build a stronger foundation from which something new can grow, bringing us together rather than dividing us, whatever our differences.

I have lived in the Shere area for twenty-three years and am actively involved in sporting and cultural life here. I am a member and past volunteer with the Surrey Wildlife Trust, an organisation close to my heart. I worked in healthcare from 1983 until my retirement, ending my career at the Maudsley Hospital in London. Outside of that I am a keen gardener and grow my own fruit and vegetables.

Living where I do, I see close up the damage that poor farming practices and pesticide use are doing to our countryside and I feel strongly about it. The pollution of our waterways by privatised water companies is equally unacceptable to me.

What I will work towards

If elected I will:

• Push to hold water companies and sewage works to account. The River Wey has seen sewage dumps nearly one hundred times lasting over one thousand hours. That cannot go on
• Work to restrict pesticide use and challenge farming practices that damage our natural environment
• Seek to deliver more social housing with sustainable features and developments that genuinely work for the communities they are built in
• Make sure consultations with local people are properly heard and that developers stick to their agreements

I am proud to call this place home and I will work hard to protect everything that makes it special.