The constituency most likely to return the first UK Green Party MP on 6 May (or whenever) is Brighton Pavilion, where Caroline Lucas is the Green Party candidate. Last Saturday I travelled by rail (and bus across central London) down to Brighton with Ben Foley to help in the Brighton campaign. Brighton Pavilion is a wedge-shaped constituency in central Brighton, with the thick end of the wedge to the north. When we arrived at the Eco Centre we were immediately given bags of leaflets and maps of the areas to be delivered, and driven to the first location.
The leaflet message ran:
FEELING THE SQUEEZE? LIKE YOU, GREENS BELIEVE OUR MONEY SHOULDN'T BE SPENT ON BANKS & FOREIGN WARS: Green MPs would fight for:
- a fully functioning NHS
- your freedom and security
- a fair deal for older people
- good quality jobs
After about two hours pushing leaflets through letter boxes, we found our way to lunch in a member's house.
Then more delivering after lunch, working with two other campaigners from Brighton.
The Brighton campaign is very well organised, and local members are immensely enthusiastic. But there's a long way to go before polling day.
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