Policies

We believe parking privileges for councillors should be revoked. Having to use public transport, or experience the same problems parking that everyone else in Bristol has to endure would concentrate their minds on finding practical solutions to Bristol's transport misery - such as the creation of a Transport Authority for Bristol.

We support healthcare workers who oppose NHS privatisation. We totally oppose proposals to privatise Bristol's much-valued homecare services, and were part of the recent demonstration against the sell-off.

Greens have campaigned to keep local facilities like the Dean Lane and Jubilee swimming pools open, and support the Sustainable Communities Bill. People shouldn't have to get in their cars or travel miles on the bus to visit their local library or swimming pool.

Building a ring road would increase air and noise pollution, destroy existing green spaces and habitats, and divide South Bristol communities. We think the money should be spent on local services and improved public transport. Already having a councillor has enabled us to force the council to more than reverse its subsidy cut, and introduce plans for more frequent trains services on the Severn Beach line.

Everybody should have access to healthy, tasty food. Food grown locally is fresher, helps the local economy, and has less environmental impact. The Council's should increase resources dedicated to celebrating Bristol's local food heroes and reduce the number of 'food deserts'.

The Green Party was part of the successful opposition to the plans for Castle Park. Green space in the city is precious. The council should create more allotments where needed and plant more trees,

We opposed plans to build a new academy for 3-18 year olds in Hengrove, and helped keep New Oak primary open. Schools should be run for children and parents, not businessmen or religious interest groups. Primary age children are best taught in smaller schools, not 'education factories'.

We opposes the privatisation of ownership and/or management of social housing. We would make planning approval for all new projects of over 15 dwellings in the city subject to their containing at least 50% affordable housing. We also want to help Bristolians make their homes more energy efficient, saving money and reducing CO2. Bristol should aim to cut emissions by 3% every year across the city, not the current 0.5% over four years.

Voters tell us that speeding traffic is one of the things that worry them most. We believe all residential roads should have a speed limit of 20 mph. This has already been done in Portsmouth and Hull; why not Bristol too?

We oppose the expansion of Bristol Airport. Flights from Bristol produce more CO2 than all the traffic in Bristol. More flights mean more climate change, take money out of the region and clog up the city's roads.