Parliamentary candidates for Brent Central will
be answering questions on local and national environmental issues at
an Eco Hustings on Thursday 26th
March at Learie Constantine West Indian Association in Willesden.
The public meeting, organised by Brent Friends
of the Earth, will put Labour’s Dawn Butler together with Green
candidate Shahrar Ali, Conservative Alan Mendoza, UKIP's Stephen
Priestley and John Boyle of TUSC, in the spotlight to see just whose
policies are really the greenest. The Liberal Democrats have also
been invited.
Ian Saville, Spokesperson for Brent Friends of
the Earth says, “This election is crucial for our future. We need
firm resolve in our elected representatives to tackle climate change
by boosting our economy with green jobs and investing in renewable
energy instead of dangerous fossil fuels.”
“This meeting will be a chance for voters to
see what candidates have to say on local issues, such as proposals
for fracking in Park Royal and the expansion of Heathrow airport, and
national ones, such as climate change and energy policy. We invite
local residents to come along and ask questions on these and other
environmental issues. After all what is the point of politics if we
haven’t got a habitable planet?”
The free event takes place on Thursday 26th
March at Learie Constantine West Indian Association, 43-47 Dudden
Hill Lane in Willesden, NW10 2ET, starting at 7.30pm. The venue is 2
minutes from Dollis Hill tube station, Chapter Road exit. All are
welcome to attend. Refreshments will be available.
Update: Dawn Butler (Labour) has now confirmed attendance in addition to Shahrar Ali (Green), Alan Mendoza (Conservative) and Stephen Priestly (UKIP)
Update: Dawn Butler (Labour) has now confirmed attendance in addition to Shahrar Ali (Green), Alan Mendoza (Conservative) and Stephen Priestly (UKIP)
