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Good morning. We arrived back in Keswick last night after a long drive back up from Bristol. I want to share a short story about a conversation we had at the end of our final leafleting round in one of the less well-off parts of the city. 1/
Daisy and I were in a lift with a group of other people, one lady had a pizza box in her hands. After she had stepped out we were left with one other guy. We were talking about how the smell of the pizza had made us realise how hungry we were. The guy interrupted. 2/
He said, "can I ask a favour? I've got nothing against you personally but can you please not put a leaflet through my door?" So we started talking to him, and we said of course we wouldn't. We asked him why and he said that he had no interest in voting. 3/
There's been a lot of talk about how much @TheGreenParty Green New Deal will 'cost', but let's think about what it could save per yr:
- £45bn in energy imports
- £10bn in petrol/diesel if 20% of people ditch their cars
- £6bn per year in lower public transport fares
- the planet
- £45bn in energy imports
- £10bn in petrol/diesel if 20% of people ditch their cars
- £6bn per year in lower public transport fares
- the planet
Also
- 30%+ lower home heating bills
- £bns in reduced traffic congestion
- £15bn due to reduced air pollution (currently cost economy £50bn+ per yr)
- fewer deaths & injuries from road collisions
- £10bns in lower housing costs
- £6bn per year in student loan repayments
- 30%+ lower home heating bills
- £bns in reduced traffic congestion
- £15bn due to reduced air pollution (currently cost economy £50bn+ per yr)
- fewer deaths & injuries from road collisions
- £10bns in lower housing costs
- £6bn per year in student loan repayments
And...
- £bns saved on childcare
- £10bns saved on managing poverty (currently spend £85bn per year according to @jrf_uk ) thanks to Universal Basic Income #UBI
I should have added it all up before, but we are probably saving the economy a lot of money overall
#VoteGreen2019
- £bns saved on childcare
- £10bns saved on managing poverty (currently spend £85bn per year according to @jrf_uk ) thanks to Universal Basic Income #UBI
I should have added it all up before, but we are probably saving the economy a lot of money overall
#VoteGreen2019
