I am studying Land Economy at Lucy Cavendish College and a member of Cambridge Young Greens.

Full statement

The Greens are the fastest growing party in Cambridge, challenging the incumbents on environmental pollution, transport, and housing, the most important issue in Cambridge. As a student at Lucy Cavendish, I'm fully aware that we are not immune from this crisis, with rising college rents hitting our static maintenance loans. Yet the Lib Dem run county council and Labour run city council have both failed us on housing and the cost of living. They have failed to keep the far right out of British politics. Our representatives are out of touch because young people don't turn up to the polls, losing our opportunity to make a real difference. Local elections are often so close; this is our chance to elect a council which won’t fail on the key issues.

I am critical of the unchanging pro-growth stance of the Labour council, and I believe that electing more Green councillors is the only credible path to a fairer, greener Cambridge. Green councillors are not governed by the party whip, so are free to stand up for local residents’ priorities.

I wants to join our growing group of Green councillors in pushing for practical solutions to the pollution in the River Cam, divesting Council funds away from dirty industries, and tackling the city’s inequality crisis.