3 MAY 2012 THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL ELECTIONS
You are electing 3 councillors to serve Leith. Labour and the SNP are well-established in the area. Voters wavering between those two parties and the Greens can safely choose the Greens.The Liberal Democrats and Tories are out of the running. A vote for either of those parties here is wasted. So the real contest is between a Green candidate with a real track-record of standing up for the area and a second SNP candidate. The SNP voted to close down Leith Waterworld. Isn’t one Nationalist councillor more than enough?
CAN YOU HELP?
Can you help Chas Booth and the Edinburgh Greens in Leith, by delivering some leaflets, putting up a window poster, making a donation or joining the Scottish Greens?The Scottish Green Party
(Edinburgh Branch)
16 Hawthornbank Place, EDINBURGH EH6 4HG t. 07905 147 552e. leith@edinburghgreens.org.ukw. www.edinburghgreens.org.uk@Chas4Leith@EdinburghGreensfacebook.com/EdinburghGreens facebook.com/Chas4Leith
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And remember a vote for either SNPor Lib Dems says that you are happy with the way those two partieshave botched and bungled the running of the council over the last five years.
YOUR VOTE FOR A GREEN COUNCILLOR REALLY COUNTS
VOTE GREEN
VOTE CHAS BOOTH
LEITH WARD Covering communities in Western Harbour, Newhaven, Leith, Leith Links, and Seafield.
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL ELECTIONS 3 MAY 2012
Ensure the Council supports the re-opening of Leith WaterworldPromote local shops and businesses in the face of increasing pressure from large retailersProtect and enhance the green and natural assets of Leith
IF ELECTED, CHAS PROMISES TO:
To elect Chas Booth as one of your three councillors please put a next to his name on the ballot paper.
Chas Booth, 39, has liv ed in Leith f or mor e than 5 y ear s w ith his w if e and y oung daughter . He w or ks in Leith as a f uel pov er t y campaigner andis a v olunteer w ith Gr eener Leith, w her e he is leading eff or ts to br ing a communit y -ow ned w ind tur bine to Seafield. He is also activ e in the Splashback! campaign to sav e Leith W ater w or ld.
“I am passionately committed to Leith, as demonstrated by my voluntarywork with Greener Leith and my campaigning with fellow parents to saveLeith Waterworld. You may or may not think of yourself as a Greenvoter but if you want a campaigning councillor who will stand up forthe interests of Leith, please give me your first vote.”
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We’ll defend public services provided by public bodies - opposing privatisation and demanding accountability from companies the Council works with.We’ll support a programme of green jobs, investing in energy efficiency of homes, public buildings and energy generation.We’ll protect public assets - our local schools, parks, libraries and leisure facilities.We’ll use the council’s powers to back local businesses over giant supermarkets and chain-stores, breathing new life into neighbourhoods.We’ll give more power to communities, including community councils, parent councils and residents groups.
WHAT HAVE YOU ACHIEVED LOCALLY?
I have consistently opposed the Leith Biomass plant, and I co-wrote the Greener Leith objection to the plant.In 2007 I helped in the campaign against the Seafield Stink, and highlighted the need for investment to end the odour problem at the sewage works.I’ve been a volunteer and director of environment group Greener Leith since 2009 and helped run the successful “We love Leith” campaign in 2009-10.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?
I’m leading efforts to bring Scotland’s first community-owned urban wind turbine to Leith: a project which could deliver thousands of pounds of community investment to the area.I’m also active in the Splashback! campaign to save Leith Waterworld, and, together with Green Councillors, successfully delayed the sale of the building to allow a community bid to run the pool.I’m also a keen cyclist and a member of Spokes, the Lothian cycle campaign; a volunteer cycle path Ranger with Sustrans; and I’m a director of Edinburgh-based bike recycling project, the Bike Station.
WHAT WILL YOU DO ONCE ELECTED?
I will ensure the Council supports the re-opening of Leith Waterworld, either as a community-owned social enterprise or in some other form. We cannot allow this wonderful facility to be lost to Leith.I’ll support the creation of wind turbine construction jobs at Leith docks while ensuring that local people are fully consulted on any proposals.I will continue to oppose the Leith Biomass power plant.I’ll promote local shops and businesses in the face of increasing pressure from large retailers.I will protect and enhance the green and natural assets of Leith including Leith Links and the Water of Leith, and work to enhance and expand the network of cycling and walking routes around Leith.
GREEN CANDIDATE CHAS BOOTH ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Greens in Edinburgh want to make Edinburgh a fairer and greener city and listen to the priorities of local people.
Just 18% of v otes in Leith on May 3 w ill see Chas returned as one of the w ard’s three councillors
Campaigning against Leith Water world closure with Alison Johnstone MSP and Splashback! campaigner Chris Askham
Cllr Steve Burgess
Successfully campaigned for lower car-parking charges for vehicles which cause less pollution. Steve also secured a commitment to look at ways of investing in services using income from tourism.Green councillors were first elected in Edinburgh in 2007. Since then they have worked hard to make Edinburgh a greener and fairer city.
That is with just three Green councillors. Think what more Green councillors could do! Cllr Maggie Chapman
Pioneered the “£eith Decides” scheme, giving the community more say over how money is spent in their area. Maggie was also instrumental in ensuring the Council rejected deeply unpopular changes to social care services.
Cllr Alison Johnstone
Won a commitment to invest money in school energy budgets, worked with campaigners to keep Meadowbank Stadium
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Meadowbank, and with local traders to promote and protect small independent businesses in the face of unfettered supermarket expansion.
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