Greens stand for civil liberties in Haltemprice and Howden by-election campaign - July 10th

...The Green Party has decided to stand - someone has to stand up for real civil liberties.... Greens DON'T agree with David Davis on civil liberties, because he doesn't vote for human rights. David Davis thinks 28 days detention without charge is compatible with Magna Carta and habeas corpus. It isn't. David Davis has backed all the 'Terrorism' legislation and 'public order' legislation prior to this, stripping away the political freedoms of British people. The list goes on and on.

Greens argue that David Davis's vision of civil liberties is in a whole variety of ways far too narrow. It will be difficult for him to see this himself because he is a Tory politician and thoroughly immersed in ‘old' politics.

Old-style politics stems from the imperialist scramble for global resources. This has to stop: no more wars for oil; no more government backing of unethical Corporate power which is tearing the world apart; no more cosying up to the United States (which is addicted to oil); no more scrabbling to find ‘scientific' or technical fixes like genetic modification of crops (GM) instead of dealing with the real issues.

The Green Party has been working on coherent policies for social and environmental justice since it was founded 35 years ago after the publication of ‘The Limits to Growth.' Greens know that the issues join up : ‘what goes around comes around'. If the human species is to avoid appalling competition over resources very soon, we have to choose a new kind of politics ... and fast. GREENS ARE THE TRUE DEFENDERS OF JUSTICE AND CIVIL LIBERTIES

If people truly believe in what Davis called this by-election for, THEN THEY SHOULD VOTE FOR US! To those who wish to vote for David Davis because of his stance on civil liberties, we say: Greens offer the real thing. Dr Derek Wall, Green Party Principal Speaker said: "This by-election was supposed to be about civil liberties, but it's been called by a man - David Davis - who thinks it's okay for the government to lock you up for four weeks without even telling you what you're supposed to have done!...

"David Davis also believes that you should have no right to criticise the government within a mile of Parliament. "He believes that if a child is being bullied for being gay, his school should not have a policy to protect him. "And he believes that a judge should be allowed to kill you if he thinks you've committed a serious crime.

"So The Green Party had to stand. Someone had to stand up for civil liberties." Local education and environment activist Shan Oakes is contesting the election for The Green Party. Shan has lived in Beverley, East Riding since 1975, where she was an English teacher, mother, and then an officer in the Local Education Authority of Humberside County Council working on the promotion of child welfare (Children Act 1989, then Special Educational Needs and Parent Partnership). In 1996 Shan worked for York City Council on Special Educational Needs Development and Community Safety. She believes passionately that inclusivity and fairness is the way forward, rather than authoritarian top-down control. Shan is one of the founders of Voice International, an organisation working to promote sustainability through education and is Chair of the Trustees of Hull Development Education Centre (which promotes education for a just and sustainable world). Leading Greens will be joining Shan on the campaign trail in the next few weeks, including Dr. Wall; human rights spokesperson, Peter Tatchell; target Parliamentary candidates Darren Johnson (London Assembly) and Cllr. Adrian Ramsay, and prospective MEP candidates Peter Cranie and Cllr. Rupert Read. The Green Party is the only credible alternative to the Conservatives in this by-election. So the choice is yours. For real green policies, VOTE GREEN! Visit Shan at blogpot.com! Drop in on Shan at Facebook Shan at Wikipedia! Here is the full list of candidates: Grace Christine Astley - Independent David Laurence Bishop - Church of the Militant Elvis Party Ronnie Carroll - Make Politicians History Mad Cow-Girl - The Official Monster Raving Loony Party David Craig - Independent Herbert Winford Crossman - Independent Tess Culnane - National Front Britain for the British Thomas Faithful Darwood - Independent David Michael Davis - Conservative Tony Farnon - Independent Eamonn "Fitzy" Fitzpatrick - Independent Christopher Mark Foren - Independent Gemma Dawn Garrett - Miss Great Britain Party George Hargreaves - Christian Party Hamish Howitt - Freedom 4 Choice David Icke - No party listed John Nicholson - Independent Shan Oakes - Green Party David Pinder - The New Party Joanne Robinson - English Democrats: Putting England First Jill Saward - Independent Norman Scarth - Independent Walter Edward Sweeney - Independent Christopher John Talbot - Socialist Equality Party John Randle Upex - Independent Greg Wood - Independent

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