Is a good set of local elections. What is the best Case Scenario as we go into this General Election for the green party . We go into this General Election for the green party . Go into this General Election for the green party . Go into this General Election for the green pa . ~. ,. ,. , the green party . We are planning to stand in every the green party . We are planning to stand in every constituency the green party . We are planning to stand in every constituency possible | stand in every constituency possible so thats stand in every constituency possible so thats going to be the first time we have so thats going to be the first time we have done that. Of course the prizes we have done that. Of course the prizes winning some seats so as well as holding prizes winning some seats so as well as holding onto the seat in Brighton Paviiion as holding onto the seat in Brighton Pavilion there are three other target pavilion there are three other target seats we have in bristol, headed target seats we have in bristol, headed fish in north and Waveney Valley headed fish in north and Waveney Valley in headed fish in north and Waveney Valley in suffolk and we are looking on course valley in suffolk and we are looking on course to do well in all of those three on course to do well in all of those three at on course to do well in all of those three at a on course to do well in all of those three. At a minimum i hope we will et three. At a minimum i hope we will get more three. At a minimum i hope we will get more mp5 the next time around. That matters because it looks pretty likely i that matters because it looks pretty likely i think that labour will be the next likely i think that labour will be the next government that the question the next government that the question is what kind of Labour Government and if people want a Labour Government and if people want a Labour Government that is going to be botder Labour Government that is going to be bolder and braver than the best way to be bolder and braver than the best way to do be bolder and braver than the best way to do that is to get greens into pariiament way to do that is to get greens into parliament to hold the next government to account whoever they are and government to account whoever they are and push them to be brave and bold are and push them to be brave and hold when are and push them to be brave and bold when it comes to the challenges ahead bold when it comes to the challenges ahead. We bold when it comes to the challenges ahead. ~. , bold when it comes to the challenges ahead. ~. ,. , ahead. We have seen the government over the last ahead. We have seen the government over the last 12 ahead. We have seen the government over the last 12 months ahead. We have seen the government over the last 12 months trim ahead. We have seen the government over the last 12 months trim the ahead. We have seen the government over the last 12 months trim the net l over the last 12 months trim the net zero policy, we have seen the labour party trimmed their £28 billion green economic plan. Both in the sense point to the country simply not being able to afford what had previously been set out. Truth . Not being able to afford what had previously been set out. Previously been set out. Why are they wrong . Previously been set out. Why are they wrong . The previously been set out. Why are they wrong . The cost previously been set out. Why are they wrong . The cost of previously been set out. Why are they wrong . The cost of inaction | previously been set out. Why are l they wrong . The cost of inaction is vastly they wrong . The cost of inaction is vastly more they wrong . The cost of inaction is vastly more than the cost of action. We know vastly more than the cost of action. We know the cost of Climate Change is serious we know the cost of Climate Change is serious and significant even now in terms is serious and significant even now in terms of is serious and significant even now in terms of the costs to the local economy in terms of the costs to the local economy and the national economy, more economy and the national economy, more flooding and Freak Weather events more flooding and Freak Weather events and drugs. And certainly thats events and drugs. And certainly thats only going in one direction. Those thats only going in one direction. Those costs thats only going in one direction. Those costs are going to get higher. Everybody those costs are going to get higher. Everybody from the committee on climate everybody from the committee on Climate Change to un bodies are saying Climate Change to un bodies are saying that we know the costs of tackling saying that we know the costs of tackling Climate Change are much less than tackling Climate Change are much less than the cost of having to deal with it less than the cost of having to deal with it afterwards. We know as well its actually with it afterwards. We know as well its actually one of the best ways of getting its actually one of the best ways of getting people back to work, of making of getting people back to work, of making a of getting people back to work, of making a more prosperous economy and getting making a more prosperous economy and getting fuei making a more prosperous economy and getting fuel bills down would be precisely to do Something Like a street precisely to do Something Like a street try precisely to do Something Like a street by street Home Insulation Programme which this government after 14 programme which this government after 14 years has proved unable to do. �. ,. ,. , do. But all of those things need to be aid do. But all of those things need to be paid for do. But all of those things need to be paid for. Where do. But all of those things need to be paid for. Where are do. But all of those things need to be paid for. Where are you do. But all of those things need to be paid for. Where are you taking| be paid for. Where are you taking money from to spend on those areas . There are plenty of places we would not be there are plenty of places we would not be spending money, for example an airport not be spending money, for example an Airport Expansion on Nuclear Power an Airport Expansion on Nuclear Power on an Airport Expansion on Nuclear Power on the roads. The greens are totally power on the roads. The greens are totally upfront about saying we should totally upfront about saying we should be having a conversation about should be having a conversation about taxes on the wealthiest. It makes about taxes on the wealthiest. It makes no about taxes on the wealthiest. It makes no sense at all we tax income but not makes no sense at all we tax income but not assets. Many other countries around but not assets. Many other countries around the but not assets. Many other countries Around The World to have a form of taxation Around The World to have a form of taxation in Around The World to have a form of taxation in terms of extreme wealth and i taxation in terms of extreme wealth and i think taxation in terms of extreme wealth and i think we should look at that. Frankly. And i think we should look at that. Frankly, loss the policies i am describing pay for themselves over time describing pay for themselves over time a describing pay for themselves over time. A Home Insulation Programme wouid time. A Home Insulation Programme wouid pay time. A Home Insulation Programme would pay for its self over time because would pay for its self over time because it would pay for its self over time because it would create more employment and it would be good for peoples employment and it would be good for peoples health. They would be less demand peoples health. They would be less demand on the nhs. It would be good for the demand on the nhs. It would be good for the pockets because they would not be for the pockets because they would not be paying so much on their energy not be paying so much on their energy bills. That is why i think its even energy bills. That is why i think its even more tragic that neither this government nor it seems the incoming this government nor it seems the incoming Labour Government are willing incoming Labour Government are willing to incoming Labour Government are willing to act in the interests of both willing to act in the interests of both the willing to act in the interests of both the environment and of people. Its both the environment and of people. Its really both the environment and of people. Its really interesting because with the government and the labour party there are politicians obviously squeamish about talking about putting taxes up but he are being quite clear that you think taxes for some people should go up. For the extremely wealthy. Some people should go up. For the extremely wealthy. For some people should go up. For the extremely wealthy. For the some people should go up. For the extremely wealthy. For the top some people should go up. For thei extremely wealthy. For the top 1 , some people should go up. For the. Extremely wealthy. For the top 1 , i would extremely wealthy. For the top 1 , i would have extremely wealthy. For the top 1 , i would have no problem in saying that for them would have no problem in saying that for them taxes should go up. Countries for them taxes should go up. Countries like switzerland, that was not a countries like switzerland, that was not a radical regime and the sky didnt not a radical regime and the sky didnt fait not a radical regime and the sky didnt fall in. You have groups like the petrie didnt fall in. You have groups like the petrie artic millionaires who are what the petrie artic millionaires who are what they say they are, they are patriotic are what they say they are, they are Patriotic Millionaires who believe they should be more taxes on assets notjust they should be more taxes on assets notjust income. I would be the first notjust income. I would be the first to notjust income. I would be the first to say notjust income. I would be the first to say that ordinary people are paying a lot of tax right now and we are paying a lot of tax right now and we could have a much fairer tax system and we could have a much fairer tax system if and we could have a much fairer tax system if we and we could have a much fairer tax system if we were willing to attack some system if we were willing to attack some of system if we were willing to attack some of those with extreme wealth a bit more some of those with extreme wealth a bit more some of those with extreme wealth a bit more. Tax. Some of those with extreme wealth a bit more. Tax. Bit more. Tax. What voters are most concerned bit more. Tax. What voters are most concerned about bit more. Tax. What voters are most concerned about is bit more. Tax. What voters are most concerned about is things. Bit more. Tax. What voters are l most concerned about is things like Cost Of Living and health and education. What are the greens offering on those basic key things . On The Cost Of Living for example its energy on The Cost Of Living for example its energy bills which is one of the major its energy bills which is one of the Major Concerns people have had and we would Major Concerns people have had and we would not locked into a dependence on fossil feels then we could dependence on fossil feels then we could get dependence on fossil feels then we could get our energy bills down. So precisely could get our energy bills down. So precisely the kinds of policies that would precisely the kinds of policies that would see precisely the kinds of policies that would see is invest in green energy would would see is invest in green energy would go would see is invest in green energy would go a would see is invest in green energy would go a long way to tackle the cost of would go a long way to tackle The Cost Of Living crisis. When it comes to health. Cost of living crisis. When it comes to health, we want to keep the nhs property to health, we want to keep the nhs properly public but we also want to tackle properly public but we also want to tackle issues like a pollution. Air pollution tackle issues like a pollution. Air pollution is causing huge amount of asthma pollution is causing huge amount of asthma and ill health so we would look at asthma and ill health so we would look at some of the causes of ill health look at some of the causes of ill health as look at some of the causes of ill health as well. When it comes to Things Health as well. When it comes to things like health as well. When it comes to things like the sewage in our waters we are things like the sewage in our waters we are the things like the sewage in our waters we are the first ones to say we should we are the first ones to say we should be we are the first ones to say we should be bringing water back into public should be bringing water back into Public Ownership is a first step toward Public Ownership is a first step toward cleaning that up and making sure essentially the money that should sure essentially the money that should be going into renovating over victorian should be going into renovating over victorian infrastructure, that money should victorian infrastructure, that money should be victorian infrastructure, that money should be going into doing that not into iining should be going into doing that not into lining the pockets of distant shareholders. We believe our offer on the shareholders. We believe our offer on the doorstep is one that is resonant on the doorstep is one that is resonant with a huge number of people resonant with a huge number of people and people would like to see that botd people and people would like to see that bold view represented in parliament. | that bold view represented in parliament. That bold view represented in parliament. ,. ,. ,. ,. , parliament. I am going to ask you one more question, parliament. I am going to ask you one more question, what parliament. I am going to ask you one more question, what sort parliament. I am going to ask you one more question, what sort of i one more question, what sort of election do you think this is going to be . What do you fear, do you fear there is a danger of it becoming very personal . Do you fear they will be messages playing on scaring people . I be messages playing on scaring eole . , ~ be messages playing on scaring eole . ,. ,. ,. , people . I do think we are at a situation right people . I do think we are at a situation right now people . I do think we are at a situation right now where people . I do think we are at a i situation right now where people people . I do think we are at a situation right now where people are pretty situation right now where people are pretty turned off by the Whole Boiiticai pretty turned off by the whole political process. It looks as if politicians are taking lumps out of each other politicians are taking lumps out of each other and that is not very inspiring each other and that is not very inspiring. So i hope we will talk about inspiring. So i hope we will talk about policies rather than attacking individuals. I hope we will be able to inject individuals. I hope we will be able to inject a individuals. I hope we will be able to inject a bit of hope into this debate to inject a bit of hope into this debate because there are ways we can make debate because there are ways we can make this debate because there are ways we can make this country so much better and there make this country so much better and there are make this country so much better and there are positive policies we can promote there are positive policies we can promote. And i hope people will be honest promote. And i hope people will be honest. That is the biggest concern is that honest. That is the biggest concern is that you honest. That is the biggest concern is that you just have so much deliberate misinformation being put out there deliberate misinformation being put out there by all parties that its not helpful to the political debate. So lets not helpful to the political debate. So lets be honest, lets be upfront with the so lets be honest, lets be upfront with the British Public about the scale with the British Public about the scaie of with the British Public about the scale of the challenges we face but also make scale of the challenges we face but also make clear there are some positive also make clear there are some positive answers out there. Thank ou for positive answers out there. Thank you forjoining positive answers out there. Thank you forjoining us. Positive answers out there. Thank you forjoining us. In positive answers out there. Thank you forjoining us. In terms positive answers out there. Th