‘We will not be intimidated by destructive actions’ says Isle of Wight Green Party chair
Garden signs have been broken down and one candidate written to about “spouting off with your single justice warrior views”
With the Isle of Wight 2021 council elections taking place next week (Thursday 6th May) the Isle of Wight Green Party have reported damage to and theft of garden signs, as well as a targeted written warning posted anonymously through the door of an IW council candidate.
The incidents of damage have been reported to police, with statements taken and crime numbers given, in a number of wards.
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Isle Of Wight Green Party Called Leftists As Election Signs Are Vandalised
By Iona Stewart-Richardson
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The Isle of Wight Green Party have been called leftists and been accused of spouting off online - in the same week that their election signs have been vandalised and destroyed.
The party also says an ‘anonymous note’ posted through the door of a county council candidate is ‘more concerning’ though.
It said:
‘As you know we voted overwhelmingly in the last election for a conservative government and to get Brexit Done and we don t want to be rude but your politics are not really welcome here [SIC].’
Government pledge to cut carbon emissions should include ban on all fossil fuel extraction
As well as cutting carbon emissions by 78% in the next 15 years, the Government should also ban fossil fuel extraction, including on the Isle of Wight, say the Green Party
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, yesterday (Tuesday) announced they would toughen its targets on greenhouse gas emissions for the next 15 years.
The Isle of Wight Green Party cautiously welcome plans to cut carbon emissions by 78% in the next 15 years, but demand that this policy immediately extends to a national moratorium on all fossil fuel extraction – including stopping oil drilling on the Isle of Wight.
All except one spoke of their support for the campaign. Isle of Wight Labour s Richard Quigley and Our Island s Jonathan Bacon both said that they did not think the school should close. Nick Stewart, for the Liberal Democrats, called the threatened closure devastating and unnecessary. The Isle of Wight Green Party s Vix Lowthion and the leader of the Island Independents coalition, Cllr Debbie Andre, both called for more to be done to support struggling rural areas. Cllr Andre said: We fully support the efforts that are being made by Chillerton and Gatcombe Parish Council and local residents to establish a new governing body for the school and to promote the school in a positive light, to increase the uptake of places and secure the future of the school for generations to come.
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