“We live in one of the richest countries on the planet.

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Yet in South West Devon nurses are using food banks, putting a roof over our heads is all too often unaffordable, thousands of children are growing up in poverty, and a hospital or dentist appointment is like gold dust.

We need more than the few tweaks offered by the Labour Party to undo the damage of the Conservatives. We need real hope, and real change. Voting Green sends a message for the serious change this country deserves; to restore our NHS, deliver safe and warm homes for all, stop water bosses profiting from sewage in our rivers and seas, address the cost of living crisis and be ambitious in tackling the climate and nature emergencies.

My work as a councillor in Plympton gives me firsthand knowledge of the importance of good, local public services and how, over the last 14 years, residents in South West Devon have seen the consequences of austerity on these services and their own household budgets. We cannot fix our ailing public services, address rampant child poverty, fix our broken energy system and protect the planet without serious investment. A vote for the Green Party will put pressure on the incoming government to deliver the necessary investment while ensuring that the burden doesn’t fall on ordinary working families.”