I'm one of 5 Green councillors in the London Borough of Richmond.

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In my work as a councillor I'm focusing on pushing the Council to do all it can to help residents insulate their houses and install low-carbon technology like solar panels. As a group, we have successfully pushed our Council to become a registered social landlord so that we can provide affordable housing and insist on the highest standards of energy efficiency of that housing. We've also made sure that our Council gives more help to residents on low incomes and we've highlighted the fact that the LibDem-run Council is pursuing thousands of residents for unpaid Council Tax when they are eligible for reductions. We've successfully encouraged the LibDem administration to make it easier for residents to retrofit their homes and we've also successfully pushed for more community safety officers to help prevent antisocial behaviour.
Before I became an active member of the Green Party I used to be involved in a lot of community projects like a hydro power project on the River Thames, and running energy advice projects to help people save money on their energy bills and cut carbon emissions. I also ran projects to help residents in Lewisham and Greenwich get grant funding for vital upgrades to their insulation and heating systems and until recently I worked for a renewable energy company that installs solar pv and electric vehicle chargepoints.