Vote Blue Environment Party on 6 May

Your candidate in Chelsea & Fulham: Godfrey Spickernell

The Most Valuable Votes in Britain

The voters in Chelsea & Fulham have the most precious votes in the country. A new national party is being born in your constituency. We are an alternative to the Green Party for those who care passionately about the earth and its future, but who have sensible, moderate, centre right views, with no time for socialism. We have already met a large number of blue/green-minded people in the constituency who are sympathetic to this point of view.

We need a new party because the Green Party has failed us on two counts: first it is far too left wing, and second it has abandoned all efforts to prioritise environmental policies in this election. It may sound surprising. But if you go to their website, you will see what we mean.

Our party can triumph in its mission – which is to start a movement that will eventually replace the Green Party across the country – without needing to win this seat from the Conservatives. We have deliberately chosen a seat with one of the largest Conservative majorities in the country. It means we can borrow your Conservative and other votes without any fear of letting another party into this seat. Therefore, voting for us is the most positive choice you can make.

Even though we do not need to win to succeed, every candidate must prepare for election, so if I were elected you would get:
• a friendly, competent constituency MP
• a radical, independent free thinker, with freedom from the big party whips
• a way to tackle climate change and improve the economy at the same time
• local policies to be pursued as set out below

Read the speech given by Godfrey Spickernell at a Chelsea hustings event at St Andrew’s Church in Chelsea on 29 April 2010

It all starts in Chelsea & Fulham

Besides our national policies, we would work closely with Chelsea & Fulham’s residents to make sure that this constituency remains a great place to live, with excellent public services for all. To begin with, however, we have identified three environmentally related issues specific to Chelsea & Fulham that we would prioritise.

Heathrow Approach Noise

Much of the constituency is blighted by low-flying aircraft on final approach to landing at Heathrow. While there is little that can be done in the short term, we believe that: • the ban on night flying should be strictly enforced and if anything extended; • wider angles of approach should be used in rotation, in addition to the half daily runway alternation, giving periodic respite to more people, and prior notice should be given of the routes that will be used; • In the long term Heathrow should be replaced by an airport in the Thames estuary with good rail links to West London, and overflight of densely populated areas should be avoided as far as possible.

Flooding

• Chelsea and Fulham are low-lying areas, and Flood Street is not called that for nothing. We are assured the Thames barrier will deal with flooding at least until 2060, which is some 50 years away. As this is such an important matter we would like to make double sure that everything will indeed be fine, and to examine and promote options for even greater long-term security. Landowners often need to think more than 50 years ahead.

Transport Links

• The district line service down to Wimbledon has been inadequate for years. The constituency might benefit from a new tube line on an axis from Richmond to Green Park with various stations in Fulham, Chelsea, Sloane Square (with easy interchange to District and Circle lines) and up to Green Park (with easy interchange to other lines). • The stations at Putney Bridge and Parsons Green could be improved, and access for disabled people and the elderly made easier

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