GE Interviews: Chris Harwood - Climate Party

Thursday, 20 June 2024 01:00

Chris Harwood is the candidate for the Climate Party in Salisbury for the General Election.

In his interview with Salisbury Radio, he spoke about the single issue that the Climate Party is standing on: net zero by 2030.

When asked what the priorities for Salisbury are, he said, "Well, I think if you don't make tackling climate change quickly, then it doesn't matter what your second and third are because that ain't going to happen because climate change will just undo them.

"After that. I think because the attempts to address climate change quickly will generate wealth. You've then got the money to tackle the other issues.

"Most of the problems of people saying the council aren't doing what they're supposed to be doing is because the council don't have enough money.

"We are not currently a rich nation. We have a huge amount, nearly as much as our what we produce in a year. And so, without generating the extra wealth, we can't get on with actually tackling these things.

"The NHS obviously needs tackling councils as I've said, everything then down to potholes."

Listen to the full interview below, and you can find out more about the Climate Party here: https://theclimate.party/

Over the next week and a half, Salisbury Radio will conduct and release interviews with the candidates standing in the Salisbury constituency. Hear what they had to say about important local and national issues in the lead-up to the General Election. All seven candidates have been invited to participate.

Tune into Salisbury Radio’s Election Night Special with all the news from 10 pm on Thursday 4th July.

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