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Michael Matthew Shaw

Michael Matthew Shaw was a Green Party candidate in Denby Dale in the Kirklees local election. They received 310 votes.

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Michael Matthew Shaw's policies

Statement to voters

Since retirement from work in secondary education over 12 years ago, I have run a smallholding, using organic methods and keep bees (although they died over winter).

Full statement

I play the viola in Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra. I have supported asylum seekers and refugees in Kirklees and am very concerned about human rights and poverty. I am standing in this election because I believe that, in a Climate Emergency, sustainability has to be central to all decisions. Decisions taken today are very likely to have long-lasting effects: we must not make life worse for future generations when we look to solve today's problem. This applies in so many areas; to transport, to housing, to the way we dispose of what we no longer need and even to the way we care for those who need support. My grandchildren are all at primary school. I am frightened that, if we carry on as we are at the moment, talking about a climate emergency but not doing all we can to stop global heating, to cut emissions, to re-use materials not dispose of them, then my grandchildren will have lives that we wouldn’t want. With temperatures rising, ice melting, air quality deteriorating we all need to act now. Denby Dale may be just one very small part of the world but we have to play our part – in fact, why can’t Denby Dale be at the very front of securing the future? But, don’t think the Green Party is just about the environment – we have a full range of policies e.g. on education, on health, on industry etc. etc., on local, national and international issues. What appeals to me about the Green Party is that all our policies fit together. I hope that attracts you.

This statement was last updated on May 5, 2023.

This statement was added by Michael Matthew Shaw, their team, or by a Democracy Club volunteer, based on information published by the candidate elsewhere.

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Michael Matthew Shaw's elections

Date Election Party Results Position
2024 Denby Dale: Kirklees local election Green Party 310 votes (not elected) 3rd / 5 candidates
2023 Denby Dale: Kirklees local election Green Party 253 votes (not elected) 3rd / 5 candidates
2022 Denby Dale: Kirklees local election Green Party 259 votes (not elected) 4th / 5 candidates
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