2021 Manifesto FINAL DRAFT - Flipbook - Page 7
A Post-Covid Manifesto
And so much of what we need to do
also remains unchanged. We must
consider how we improve our
democracy, our economy, our
transport, and our housing; our
approach to the environment,
diversity, crime and public health
must all come under the spotlight
if we’re to create a society fit for the
future.
The one thing that has changed is that
we now have even less time to take
action to avoid the worst of the
climate emergency that’s waiting for
us at the end of this decade. But to
defeat the climate emergency we
must first look after our people and
give them the systems and
opportunities they need to be able to
live and work safely and securely.
I believe the Covid-19 pandemic has
woken us up to the reality that it is
possible to do things differently – if
the political will is there. A saying I’m
fond of is, “if you do what you’ve
always done, you’ll get what you’ve
always got”. That’s the real choice at
this election: whether you’re happy
with the continuation of the 150 years
of stale ideas and the political status
quo that has led us to where we are
today; or whether you’re ready to say
“no more – it’s time for a new
direction.”
This manifesto is that new direction –
I urge you to read it with an open
mind and consider what it can mean
for you and your loved ones for the
next three years.
Time for new thinking
That’s why this manifesto speaks to
the urgent need in the West Midlands
to do things differently – to be
unafraid to reimagine the way we live,
work, move and prosper in a 21st
Century metropolitan region. My three
key pledges – an end to the West
Midlands poverty scandal, a genuinely
Green Industrial Revolution, and a
transport system you can actually use
– are a bold and innovative solution to
that need.
Steve Caudwell
Green Party Candidate for Mayor the
West Midlands